Family Income and Expenditure Survey — Households with two or more people — Classification by purpose, classification by purpose (by size of the employer of the household head)
Family Income and Expenditure Survey — Households with two or more people — Classification by purpose, classification by purpose (by occupation of the household head)
Family Income and Expenditure Survey — Households with two or more people — Classification by purpose, classification by purpose (by age group of the household head)
Family Income and Expenditure Survey — Households with two or more people — Classification by purpose, classification by purpose (by quintile of the household head's regular income)
Family Income and Expenditure Survey — Households with two or more people — Classification by purpose, classification by purpose (by annual income quintile)
FY Reiwa 8 First Meeting on the Role of Blue Carbon in Contributing to the Prevention of Global Warming — International trends surrounding blue carbon and J Blue Credit® to be discussed at a public lecture
独立行政法人自動車事故対策機構(ナスバ) has newly selected organizations to provide consultation and support services! — One organization has been added this time, bringing the total to 16 organizations
Published ・ Source Japan | 国土交通省
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The number of organizations providing consultation and support services will be 16
Third round of applications opens for the Subsidy for Improving Labor Productivity at Small and Medium-Sized Logistics Operators (Program to Promote Logistics Data Coordination for Joint Transportation and Securing Return Cargo, etc.)
Support for groups of regional housing producers and others undertaking model initiatives in preparation for disasters! — Applications open for the Model Project for Ensuring Safety and Security to Maintain Livelihoods (Regional Model Implementation Track)
Discussing the future of architecture in 2050 and beyond in a series of symposia! — Details finalized for the 3rd session, “From the Perspective of Urban Districts and Community Development”
FY Reiwa 8 projects selected for the “Promotion Program for the Development of High-Quality Wooden Buildings, etc.” — Projects introducing leading-edge design and construction technologies for wood construction selected
A new initiative for “community development that makes use of waterfronts” gets underway: 11 “river town development” plans nationwide newly registered!
Published ・ Source Japan | 国土交通省
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11 newly submitted “river town development” plans registered
Supporting “environmental learning by the water”: “waterfront school” concept in 尼崎市, Hyogo Prefecture, newly registered, bringing the nationwide total to 289 locations
Published ・ Source Japan | 国土交通省
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The total number of “waterfront schools” nationwide has reached 289.
New initiative to develop local disaster prevention hubs gets underway: plans for “River Disaster Prevention Stations” and “MIZBE Stations” newly registered at 2 locations
Holding the Reiwa 8 nationwide matching event of the “Eliminating Transportation Deserts” Public-Private Partnership Platform: “Eliminating transportation deserts is growth investment” — Notice of cancellation of the Kumamoto venue
Holding “LINKS: POWER of DATA x DATA 2026,” an open data utilization challenge in the field of land, infrastructure, transport and tourism: Entries for the kickoff event are now open!
Published ・ Source Japan | 国土交通省
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Date and time: Friday, August 28, Reiwa 8, 19:00–20:00
(Deadline: August 27)
Companies mentioned:Plug and Play Japan株式会社、ライフイズテック株式会社
Third call for proposals for the Reiwa 8 Project to Promote the Development of Decarbonized Circular Economy Systems (including the Demonstration Project for Building Resource Circulation Systems for Plastics and Other Materials) (indirect subsidy project)
Published ・ Source Japan | 環境省
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From Friday, August 7, Reiwa 8, through Tuesday, September 15 of the same year
Second call for proposals for the Reiwa 8 demonstration project to establish collection and processing systems for lithium-ion batteries and other items
Published ・ Source Japan | 環境省
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Original1件あたり原則として800万円(税抜)を上限とします。
Approximately 4 projects are expected to be selected.
Call for participants in the “Reiwa 8 Demonstration Project for a Model to Create Demand for Surplus Renewable Electricity During the Day”: A demand response demonstration focused on each person’s interests and concerns
Published ・ Source Japan | 環境省
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Toward achieving net zero by 2050
Demonstration period (scheduled): October–November, Reiwa 8
In response to a question about what they consider important when using digital wage payments, approximately 36% said they value being able to convert their balance into cash in 1-yen increments rather than in banknote denominations.
Individuals who died in captivity have been identified by cross-checking records on detainees provided by the ロシア連邦政府 and others against Japanese records
Published ・ Source Japan | 厚生労働省
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9 people who died in Siberia and 2 who died in Mongolia have been newly identified, bringing the total to 11 people
A total of 41,238 people have been identified to date in the Siberia and Mongolia regions
北島 “Baked Confectionery: Kobouro” (sold at the company’s stores in Saga Prefecture, Hakata Daimaru, Fukuoka Mitsukoshi, and Kokura Izutsuya) - Exchange/Refund
[Residential fire] [Residential fire on Wenchang Street, Shalu District, Taichung City, at 06:08 on the 7th; extinguished; 1 man with minor injuries taken to hospital] Initial/final report
[News monitoring—charcoal-burning suicide] [Suicide by charcoal burning on Yuantong South Road, Tanzi District, Taichung City, at 06:44 on the 6th; 1 woman found clearly dead and not taken to hospital, while 3 other women were hospitalized for carbon monoxide poisoning] Initial/final report
Published ・ Source Taiwan | 內政部消防署
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1 person (female, 30 years old) found clearly dead and not taken to hospital
Original其中3女(8歲、12歲、27歲)皆一氧化碳中毒送中國醫藥大學附設醫院
The Fire Department deployed 3 vehicles and 5 personnel
[Residential fire] [Residential fire on Section 3, Keelung Road, in Xinyi and Daan districts, Taipei City, at 15:54 on the 6th; extinguished; 1 woman found clearly dead and not taken to hospital] Initial/final report
A graphic circulating online claiming to show the “number of oil product inspections in Taipei, Taichung, Tainan and Kaohsiung” contains inaccurate data and uses inconsistent baselines, making direct comparisons difficult
Published ・ Source Taiwan | 台灣事實查核中心
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Taipei has only 1 lard factory
Before the oil scandal broke, a total of 42 inspections had been conducted in Taichung
A total of 37 inspections were conducted in Tainan
Taipei conducted 5 inspections in total
Taichung conducted 79 inspections
Tainan conducted 17 inspections
Taipei: 1 business
Taichung: 26 businesses
Tainan: 19 businesses
Kaohsiung: 11 businesses
Taichung independently counted 38 businesses at the end of July
For 台糖 oil factories, reporters cross-referenced data from the Kaohsiung City Government and the Ministry of Economic Affairs and found that between 2022 and June 2026, a total of samples were tested
Taiwan rescue team heads to Türkiye to take part in integrated drone and swiftwater rescue training
Published ・ Source Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
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The 10 rescuers from Taiwan came from 內政部消防署特種搜救隊, 台北市政府消防局 and 屏東縣政府消防局
The area has mountain ranges nearly 4,000 meters high
AKUT has a total of 30 branches across Türkiye
At the time, Taiwan’s Fire Agency Special Search and Rescue Team Deputy Leader Huang Bocun led the Taiwan National Search and Rescue Team, comprising 130 people in two groups and 5 search-and-rescue dogs
The team worked alongside the AKUT search-and-rescue team for nearly 20 consecutive hours in the severely affected area of Adıyaman (Adiyaman)
Could U.S. Treasury yields finally get some relief? Treasury hints it may reduce long-term bond issuance
Published ・ Source Taiwan | 鉅亨網
The U.S. Treasury has signaled a reduction in long-term bond issuance, drawing market attention. The move aims to ease upward pressure on long-term interest rates and could mark a turning point in its funding strategy.
Companies mentioned:道明証券、デutsche Bank、Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce、BNP Paribas、Alphabet
Lai Ching-te: Monthly 5,000 allowance for ages 0-18 to launch next year; urges, “If not have children now, when?”
Published ・ Source Taiwan | 鉅亨網
President Lai Ching-te announced that a monthly growth allowance of 5,000 yuan will be provided to children aged 0 to 18 starting in fiscal 2027. He said the measure would strengthen child-rearing support to address the declining birthrate and urged the public: “If not have children now, when?”