【Oct. 17】Fuji, Lake Yamanaka. A night where 10,000 fireworks meet the light of Akira Hasegawa, a pioneer of projection mapping | IMMERSIVE HANABI MAGIC × AKIRA HASEGAWA
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Approximately 10,000 fireworks
OriginalSSボックス席（1シート最大4名）400,000円（税込）
S pair seats (2 people) 150,000 yen (tax included)
A seats (1 person) 30,000 yen (tax included)
B seats (1 person) 12,000 yen (tax included)
C seats (1 person) 6,000 yen (tax included)
Photographer seats (1 person) 24,000 yen (tax included)
Media invitation: “2026 Japan-Taiwan Innovation Summit Together, Go Big” — Taiwan’s minister in charge of national strategy and Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike to give speeches on the same stage on August 18
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Original2026年8月17日（大阪）、18日・19日（東京）の3日間
Approximately 40 Taiwanese startups
Companies mentioned：Startup Island TAIWAN、台湾・行政院国家発展委員会（NDC）、日本貿易振興機構（ジェトロ）、Phasetrum、HCmed Innovations、株式会社 パシフィック ブリッジ メディア アンド コンサルティング（PBMC）
【Radio app GERA】A special program featuring rock band member Cody・Lee(李)高橋響 is set to stream! 9番街レトロ’s 京極風斗 will appear in the first half, and たかさき of ニートと居候とたかさき will appear as a duo in the second half
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The average price of newly built condominiums in Tokyo’s 23 wards is 160 million yen
BMSG TRAINEE to hold “BMSG TRAINEE SHOWCASE 2026 WINTER” over 2 days in December at Yokohama BUNTAI, its largest venue to date. The group’s second solo concert this year
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5 members: YUTA, KEI, RAIKI, TAICHI, and KANTA
YUTA / KEI / RAIKI / TAICHI / KANTA / KAIRI / KEITO / COTA / RYOMA / AOI / HAL / YU / KEISHIN / RYOTO / ISANA / LEON / KAITO
Companies mentioned：BMSG、BMSG TRAINEE、SKY-HI、STARGLOW、THE LAST PIECE、B-Town
SKE48’s Yua Kawamura appointed ambassador for the “Golden Cup 2026”
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“Golden Cup 2026”
Original2026年12月18日（金）・12月19日（土）
Participating teams: The top 4 teams in each gender division (8 teams in total) from the Reiwa 8 National High School Sports Festival Handball Competition
【Admission gift announced!】A special one-day screening of “Looking at the Stars of This Summer” on Friday, August 21! Attendees will receive an original postcard!
Dance terrorist group O-MENZ LIVE 2026 “U.N.L.I.M.I.T.E.D” at Pacifico Yokohama: From an electrifying daytime show to a nighttime performance heralding a new chapter――
【English conversation】Learn through familiar topics! Boost your listening skills in 15 minutes over lunch! Free weekly Thursday seminars: “Chris’s Lunchtime English Conversation [Everyday Life and Buildings] [Healthcare English]”
ORICO announces the 6-in-1 MagSafe-compatible M.2 NVMe docking station—combining direct iPhone ProRes recording, 10Gbps transfers, 4K output, and 100W PD charging in one device Copy
uka Moon study 28/Aug, appearing with the full moon, opens for advance reservations!
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Price: 2,750 yen (tax included)
Capacity: 10mL
Price: 19,800 yen (tax included)
Companies mentioned：トータルビューティーカンパニー uka、uka、uka公式オンラインストア、uka東京ミッドタウン 六本木、uka 広尾店、uka park side suite、ukacojp/store、uka store、Care & Share、uka store Sapporo Stellar Place、uka store Sendai PARCO2、uka store Shibuya RAYARD MIYASHITA PARK、uka store NEWoMan SHINJUKU、uka store NEWoMan YOKOHAMA、uka store Nagoya Takashimaya GATE TOWER MALL、uka store Kyoto ShinPuhKan、uka store Osaka LUCUA 1100、uka store DAIMARU SHINSAIBASHI、uka store AMU Plaza Hakata
＜SUMMER SONIC 2026＞Streaming schedule and additional performers announced! Exclusive live streaming on WOWOW On Demand! Experience the excitement on-site from your own front-row seat.
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SUMMER SONIC celebrates its 25th anniversary
Sept. 27 (Sun.), noon
Broadcast and streaming on Oct. 24 (Sat.)
Broadcast and streaming on Oct. 25 (Sun.)
Broadcast and streaming on Oct. 31 (Sat.)
Archive streaming available for 30 days after the broadcast and streaming end
【Toda City・September-only campaign】Collection of outgrown strollers, baby beds and bouncers｜Up to 1,000 yen off when families with children declutter baby items｜まるっと本舗 junk removal
To mark the 20th anniversary of the TV anime, the “The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya ABEMA Channel” will launch for the first time. All 28 TV anime episodes and the theatrical film “The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya” will stream free daily for 4 days starting Aug. 16 (Sun.)
Everything about self-pay clinic management, all in one place. “ドカリー（Docally）,” a growth-support platform guiding the country's 100,000 clinics toward becoming primary care providers for preventive care, launches today, Aug. 13
Regarding the capital alliance with 株式会社FRONTEO and the launch of a PoC to identify candidate target molecules for microRNA nucleic acid drugs and elucidate their mechanisms of action in treatment-resistant cancers
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20–25 bases
Approximately 2,600 types
Companies mentioned：株式会社PURMX Therapeutics、株式会社FRONTEO、Drug Discovery AI Factory (DDAIF)、MIRX002、miR-3140-3p、悪性胸膜中皮腫、頭頸部扁平上皮がん、日本医療研究開発機構
“KYOMAF MUSIC LIVE2026,” a music event held in collaboration with the anime festival Kyomaf, announced! Kalafina, known for numerous anime theme songs including “Magia,” will perform in a special one-night-only concert!
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Reserved seats: ¥6,500 (tax included
U-22 seats: ¥5,500 (tax included
Companies mentioned：Kalafina、T.N.T、株式会社STORYPOD、キョードーインフォメーション、KYOMAF MUSIC LIVE2026実行委員会
Shinker representative Hikaru Soneda to speak at “BIRDS NIGHT / SESSION” in Fukuroi on Sept. 25, discussing practical ways to attract new customers and increase repeat business
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Sept. 25, 2026 (Fri)
Capacity is limited to the first 40 people
Established: Oct. 3, 2022
Companies mentioned：Shinker、THE BLUE OCEAN、Peatix、島田掛川信用金庫、静岡イノベーションベース（SIB）、浜松未来総合専門学校
[Moomin] New arrival! Delicate embroidery captures the warm bonds between Little My and Snufkin, Mymble and their siblings. Surprisingly lightweight despite its large capacity! A tote bag that combines cuteness and functionality for everyday use
“MONOWAVE,” a 2D puzzle action game that heals the world by spreading emotions, set for release on Steam/Nintendo Switch™ on Sept. 17, 2026 (Thursday)!
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Release planned for sometime in 2026
Companies mentioned：株式会社Phoenixx、Studio BBB Inc.、Valve Corporation、任天堂、Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.、Microsoft
A poet and a Buddhist priest talk at Kotoba no Convenience Store. A live recording of the podcast “Don’t Live More Mindfully Than I Do” will be held at the “KOTOVA Shibuya Center-gai Exhibition”!
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Originalイベントチケットは、2026年8月15日(土)18:00発売開始。
First 40 people only.
Date: Aug. 27, 2026 (Thursday)
Time: Gather at 17:45 / START 18:00 / END 19:30 (scheduled)
Ticket price: 2,800 yen (tax included); admission to the exhibition is included
“Black Desert,” the ultimate open-world RPG, adds the new region “Edania: Inner Castle” and new accessories! An offline event in October 2026 has also been announced!
A hit with Gen Z! Keyboard app “Simeji” launches a collaboration quiz event celebrating the third anniversary of the end-of-the-century time-reversal RPG “Reverse: 1999”!
Guest AmbiO from South Korea. Tetsu shows off his unexpected talent, and he takes on Ruwon in a thumb-wrestling match! “Tsumami wa Beni Shoga Danshi—! Come Over to My Place for Drinks!” airs Aug. 15 (Saturday) from 23:00
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They only just debuted in South Korea in March 2026
Every 3rd and 4th Saturday of the month from 23:00
Yuu Nagira’s bookstore-award-winning novel “You, Like a Star” to return to the stage in Osaka! The staged reading “You, Like a Star” will run at Knowledge Theater in Osaka from Oct. 31 to Nov. 1, 2026!
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The series has surpassed 1.76 million copies in circulation
US think tank war game exposes Taiwan’s fatal weakness: Beijing need not invade by force; withholding energy and pressuring 台積電 could force Taiwan to compromise
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For a long time, Taiwan has relied on imports for as much as 97% of its energy
Responsible for producing 95% of the world’s most advanced semiconductor chips
Beijing ultimately imposed a 10% cut in key mineral exports
Cut the export quota for semiconductor technology to China by 50% in one move
Cut the export quota for key minerals to the US, Japan and Australia by 50%
Why is the Nichirin sword in Demon Slayer always associated with the “sun”? Japan’s mythology has featured its most powerful force against evil since a thousand years ago
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Japan’s mythology featured a “sun goddess” 1300 years ago!
泰山 posts a 787 million loss in the first half! With the oil safety incident and its 街口 investment going awry, why did it still decide to bid for 街口支付?
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After-tax net loss of 787 million in the first half
After-tax net profit was NT$322 million in the same period last year
Losses from the oil safety incident include product returns, inventory destruction and estimated compensation, with a pretax impact of about 400 million
Recognized about 200 million in investment losses under the equity method
Recognized 520 million in impairment losses
泰山 previously invested about 3.6 billion in 街口金融科技
Did the “Philosopher’s Stone” in Fullmetal Alchemist really exist? European alchemists searched for hundreds of years for the legendary substance said to turn lead into gold
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It weighs only about 29 picograms, or 2.9×10⁻¹¹ grams
Tomorrow’s weather: Torrential rain turns the map red! Fine weather is over across Taiwan, with the heaviest rain in 7 days; another typhoon may form. A week of forecasts at a glance
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Daytime temperatures will generally range from 32 to 35 degrees
Across the Pacific! New Taipei and US Bay Area libraries offer reciprocal borrowing privileges, sharing digital reading resources across Taiwan and the US
[After-Work Economics] Could The Purge happen again? Should retail investors flee or rush in? Chief economist reveals 3 key indicators! ft. Chen Yi-kuang and Luo Wei
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Taiwan stocks closed at 42,671 points
Down 2,953 points in one day
134 stocks were limit-down
Nearly 1,800 stocks fell
Original外資賣超 1,890 億
Original自營商同樣是賣超第一名，將近 900 億
Foreign investors’ futures short positions also hit a record high of more than 86,000 contracts on the same day
Could tenants’ deposits worth over 100 million be misused? Hua Ching-chun outlines safeguards: 兆基 has set aside 34 million for its 8000 rental management cases
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兆基 manages 8000 public housing rental units
Deposits for 8000 rental management cases total about 240 million
兆基 has set aside an additional 34 million
兆基 currently handles a total of 15,000 cases
兆基 manages 8400 units under the central government’s rental management program
The county and city rental management program covers 7000 cases
兆基 and 寄居蟹 together handle nearly 30,000 rental management cases
Average rent of NT$20,000 per case, with a NT$20,000 deposit
Taipei City Resilience Exercise: Air-raid sirens and slower internet speeds to take place simultaneously; Chiang Wan-an reveals a system upgrade this year
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7 cities and counties: Keelung City, Taipei City, New Taipei City, Taoyuan City, Yilan County, Hsinchu County and Hsinchu City
A 30-minute air-defense and mobile network speed-reduction exercise
Transmission range extended from the original 600 meters to 1.2 kilometers
Internet celebrity 雪碧 nominated for the "100 Most Beautiful Faces in the World" for the first time! Competes with Gal Gadot, exclaiming: "I'm so moved"
"Zhang Xue's heavyweight motorcycle was never eligible for registration in Taiwan"; road-rights groups fire back: "Stop making excuses"—if you want to talk about fair trade, let heavyweight motorcycles onto the national freeway
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Taiwan joined the 世界貿易組織 in 2002
The relevant amendments had already passed their third reading in the Legislative Yuan in 2011
Chou Szu-chi threatened online with "sending a hitman to deal with him"! Baseball star takes a stand and files a lawsuit; Lin-surnamed fan apologizes in the early hours and donates NT$150,000
Could Han Kuo-yu's furious outburst in the Legislative Yuan be aimed at 2028? Huang Wei-han reveals 3 objective conditions, saying "he has them all": an outlier among the 4 big names in the KMT
2027 World Baseball 12-team tournament in Taipei! Taiwan to host the preliminaries and playoffs as Team Taiwan vies for a 2028 Olympic berth on home soil
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2027 World Baseball 12-team tournament
2028 Los Angeles Olympics
The 12-team tournament will produce 2 Olympic berths
Will obtaining a Taiwan Compatriot Permit make you be treated as a "Chinese person"? New mainland China entry-exit rules take effect in September! Could you be unable to return after traveling there? 梁文傑 issues a public warning
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Takes effect on September 15
陸委會 held its regular press conference on August 13
Former wife of 兆基屋管's Lee Chien-cheng returns to Taiwan! Taipei prosecutors say embezzlement and money-laundering suspicions are serious; court orders release on NT$1 million bail
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Lee Chien-cheng is suspected of embezzling NT$700 million of the funds
兆基 raised around NT$1.8 billion by issuing corporate bonds in 2020
How long can you temporarily park in a red zone without getting fined? Police reveal the correct procedure! Many people don't know the "NT$1,200 fine for violations"
"The ultimate cheat code" An Chih-hsuan's romance confirmed! Date photos from Jeju Island surface, showing her holding hands intimately with 《換乘》's Sung Baek-hyun
Don't throw out that old thermos or pot just yet! Recycle them at this 1 location and get cash—"earn NT$200"; available across Taiwan, see all the offers
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NT$200 shopping voucher
A maximum fine of NT$6,000
Can be applied to a single purchase of NT$1,500 or more
A LINE message from the "健保局" says your National Health Insurance card has an issue and has been suspended? 健保署 warns it's a scam: Don't click the link
《睡美人》 wasn't awakened by a prince's kiss at all! The original version from 400 years ago is terrifying: she woke only after giving birth to twins while unconscious
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In an early literary version of 《睡美人》 from around 400 years ago
In 1697, French author Charles Perrault published 《林中睡美人》
The Brothers Grimm included 《玫瑰公主》 in their 1812 collection 《兒童與家庭童話集》
Companies mentioned：Perceforest、Giambattista Basile、Charles Perrault、Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm、University of Pittsburgh、D. L. Ashliman、Cambridge University Press
It's not just a CCL price increase! This AI server concept stock posts its highest profit in 18 quarters, with analysts setting a target price of NT$330
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It briefly hit the limit-up on the 10th, closing at NT$251.5
Prevent severe illness among older adults! THA integrates frontline communication scripts and backup checklists for the “flu shot in one arm, COVID shot in the other” campaign to create a welcoming vaccination site
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The phased goal is to reach a 25% COVID-19 vaccination rate by year-end
Raise the vaccination rate among adults aged 65 and older to 35% by May 2027
陸委會 extends goodwill! Rao Qingling’s video appearance at the Cross-Strait Forum in Shanghai is confirmed to carry no penalty; Liang Wenjie points to the key ruling
Calls on the opposition to “do these 3 things” to push back against Lai Ching-te’s broken promise on social housing; Hou Han-ting says he made a video predicting it 3 years ago
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President Lai Ching-te pledged to build an additional 130,000 social housing units on the foundation laid by former President Tsai Ing-wen
Civic groups criticized the current number, saying it has fallen to 30,000 units
Of those, 25,000 were built during Tsai Ing-wen’s tenure