Ash fall forecast (scheduled)
Summary not yet available
Facts
- Eruption alert level 2
- 09:00 on the 16th
- 12:00
- 21:00 on the 16th
- 24:00
2026-08-16 03:00–06:00 JST
68 received, 61 listed, 7 sources
One place for news and notices from 2 countries/regions: Taiwan, 36 items from 5 sources; Japan, 25 items from 2 sources.
One edition every 180 minutes: every item from every source received in the period, with the original link.
Japan | 気象庁（23）
Ash fall forecast (scheduled)
Summary not yet available
Facts
- Eruption alert level 2
- 09:00 on the 16th
- 12:00
- 21:00 on the 16th
- 24:00
Ash fall forecast (scheduled)
Summary not yet available
Facts
- Eruption alert level 2
- 09:00 on the 16th
- 12:00
- 21:00 on the 16th
- 24:00
Ash fall forecast (scheduled)
Summary not yet available
Facts
- Eruption alert level 2
- 09:00 on the 16th
- 12:00
- 21:00 on the 16th
- 24:00
Ash fall forecast (scheduled)
Summary not yet available
Facts
- Eruption alert level 3
- 09:00 on the 16th
- 12:00
- 21:00 on the 16th
- 24:00
Ash fall forecast (scheduled)
Summary not yet available
Facts
- Eruption alert level 3
- 09:00 on the 16th
- 12:00
- 21:00 on the 16th
- 24:00
Ash fall forecast (scheduled)
Summary not yet available
Facts
- Eruption alert level 2
- 09:00 on the 16th
- 12:00
- 21:00 on the 16th
- 24:00
Ash fall forecast (scheduled)
Summary not yet available
Facts
- Eruption alert level 2
- 09:00 on the 16th
- 12:00
- 21:00 on the 16th
- 24:00
Information on epicenter and seismic intensity
Summary not yet available
Information on epicenter and seismic intensity
Summary not yet available
Facts
- Around 04:25
Information on epicenter and seismic intensity
Summary not yet available
Ash fall forecast (scheduled)
Summary not yet available
Facts
- Eruption alert level 2
- The 16th
- 09:00
- 12:00
Information on epicenter and seismic intensity
Summary not yet available
Information on epicenter and seismic intensity
Summary not yet available
Ash fall forecast (scheduled)
Summary not yet available
Facts
- Eruption alert level 2
- 09:00 on the 16th
- 12:00
Ash fall forecast (scheduled)
Summary not yet available
Facts
- Eruption alert level 3
- The 16th
- 09:00
- 12:00
Ash fall forecast (scheduled)
Summary not yet available
Facts
- Eruption alert level 3
- 09:00 on the 16th
- 12:00
Ash fall forecast (scheduled)
Summary not yet available
Facts
- Eruption alert level 2
- The 16th
- 09:00
- 12:00
Ash fall forecast (scheduled)
Summary not yet available
Facts
- Eruption alert level 2
- The 16th
- 09:00
- 12:00
Ash fall forecast (scheduled)
Summary not yet available
Facts
- Eruption alert level 2
- The 16th
- 09:00
- 12:00
Companies mentioned：霧島山、新燃岳
Ash fall forecast (scheduled)
Summary not yet available
Facts
- Eruption alert level 2
- 09:00 on the 16th
- 12:00
Companies mentioned：諏訪之瀬島
Ash fall forecast (scheduled)
Summary not yet available
Facts
- Eruption alert level 2
- 09:00 on the 16th
- 12:00
Information on epicenter and seismic intensity
Summary not yet available
Taiwan | 公視新聞（19）
309 substitute teachers still needed in Taipei as school year nears; 教育部 to help match teachers with vacancies
Summary not yet available
Facts
- Recruitment is underway for 309 vacant substitute-teacher positions
- Junior high schools have the most vacancies, with 147 positions to fill
- We are now short just 2 teachers
- The 19th round of recruitment will be held Monday the 17th
Companies mentioned：介壽國中、金華國中、台教產、教育部、全國代理暨代課教師工會
嘉南療養院 accused of refusing to call 119, relying on outsourced ambulance to transport patient
Summary not yet available
Facts
- Blood oxygen level briefly fell to 44%
- It took 65 minutes to arrive
- The outsourced ambulance arrived only after 27 minutes
- An ambulance can arrive in about 5 to 7 minutes
- The outsourced ambulance did exceed the 25-minute limit stipulated in the contract
Companies mentioned：嘉南療養院、衛福部、台南市衛生局
High-speed rail welcomes new trains for the first time in 22 years; first batch expected to enter service from 7/1 next year
Summary not yet available
Facts
- 高鐵公司 bought 12 next-generation trains from the 「日立東芝聯盟」
- Expected to boost peak-hour capacity by 25%
- In a race against the clock lasting less than 5 hours
- Fares that have not been adjusted in 20 years
Companies mentioned：高鐵公司、日立東芝聯盟
After claiming victory over Iran, Trump declares the Strait of Hormuz U.S. territory
Summary not yet available
Facts
- Oil prices reach 4 dollars
- The countdown is now at about 80 days
- U.S. midterm elections on Nov. 3
Companies mentioned：林肯號航艦、空軍一號、X
Original彰化8旬婦違規穿越馬路遭輾斃 地院一審判肇事駕駛無罪
Summary not yet available
Facts
- The 89-year-old woman, surnamed Tsai
- The actual time available to observe the mirror was only about 1.5 to 1.8 seconds
- The fatal accident occurred on Dec. 19, 2023
Companies mentioned：台灣交通安全協會、行人零死亡推動聯盟
Knife brandished during passenger altercation on 捷運三鶯線; suspect, also wanted for assault, arrested by police
Summary not yet available
Facts
- The incident occurred inside a 捷運三鶯線 train on the 15th
- After the Sanying Line begins service at the end of June
- Sanying Line operating hours will run from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m.
- Original三鶯線營運時間將從8時到晚上10時，改為全時段6時到晚間12時
- Original尤其從16日起，三鶯線營運時間將從8時到晚上10時，改為全時段6時到晚間12時
Companies mentioned：捷運三鶯線、台北大學站、新北市、三峽分局、捷運警察隊、三鶯捷運分隊
Annual general budget passes third reading with 480億元 cut; Presidential Office and Cabinet say cuts are unreasonable and could disrupt operations
Summary not yet available
Facts
- Across-the-board cuts of 480億元
- Special expenses cut by 60%
- 文化部's NT$47.38 million media promotion budget entirely cut
- 公視 budget cut by NT$21.85 million
- NT$300 million frozen
- Taiwan Plus funding also cut by NT$200 million
Companies mentioned：總統府、行政院、司法院、監察院、文化部、公視、Taiwan Plus、台中市、民進黨、國民黨
High-speed rail's new N700ST trains arrive in Taiwan; Shih Che says fares will be reviewed after launch next July
Summary not yet available
Facts
- 12 N700ST next-generation trains
- Officially entering service on July 1 next year
- Stabilize maintenance and other operations within 2 years
- High-speed rail fares, unchanged for 20 years
- 13 metric tons lighter across the entire train
- Can improve stability by 30%
- Noise reduced by 10%
- Emergency braking distance also shortened by 800 meters
Companies mentioned：台灣高鐵、日立東芝
Jones Cup men's basketball team narrowly beats Japan in opener; Sung Hsin-hao scores game-high 24 points
Summary not yet available
Facts
- 中華藍 wins 70-66
- Chen Chiang-shuang comes second with 12 points
Companies mentioned：中華藍、日本隊
Taipei election campaign: Puma Shen canvasses in Beitou, while Chiang Wan-an stumps and rallies in Yilan and Hualien
Summary not yet available
Facts
- Chiang Wan-an at 48.4%
- Puma Shen at 33%
- The gap between them is 15.4%
- 44.2% of city residents are dissatisfied with the Chiang administration's performance on 「child abuse prevention and protection mechanisms」
Companies mentioned：民進黨、TPOC台灣議題研究中心
Powerful 7.7-magnitude earthquake strikes eastern Indonesia at dawn, killing 2 and injuring several
Summary not yet available
Facts
- The quake's depth was only 15 kilometers
- Strong aftershocks, including one measuring 6.1
- There were 13 of us inside the house
- Causing as many as 2500 deaths
- The death toll has exceeded 6000
- A magnitude 7.1 earthquake
- Magnitude 7.4 earthquake.
- More than 280 people have died so far
Companies mentioned：美國地質調查局（USGS）、印尼氣象氣候暨地球物理局（BMKG）、澳洲《Seven News》
SUV crashes and overturns, catches fire in Taichung; driver says difference in vision between eyes and forgetting glasses caused crash
Summary not yet available
Facts
- There is a difference of more than 400 degrees between my eyes
- Also affecting 4 nearby cars and motorcycles
- A carport outside a 4-story building
- This camper van was bought about 4 years ago
Household income gap widened to 6.17 times last year, the largest in 14 years
Summary not yet available
Facts
- A gap of 6.17 times
- Each household in the highest-earning 20% had disposable income of NT$2.449 million
- Each household in the lowest-earning 20% had just NT$397,000
Companies mentioned：主計總處
Greater Luodong flood-control project expected to require demolition of more than 200 buildings; Yilan County government holds land readjustment briefing
Summary not yet available
Facts
- Land readjustment covers more than 95 hectares
- More than 1500 landowners affected
- Total development cost about 75億元
- More than 200 buildings remain to be demolished
- There are currently 90 ping of land
- In fact, afterward we will receive less than 30 ping
- Landowners will receive replacement land equivalent to an average of 40.3% of their holdings
- Development expected to be completed in 2031
- Aiming to begin construction by the end of next year (2027)
Companies mentioned：宜蘭縣政府
Environmental groups say 4 nuclear power referendums in 8 years are pointless; Yeh Tsung-kuang says referendums send government a clear signal
Summary not yet available
Facts
- Original同意票589萬多票
- Original逼近6成
- Approval rate of 7 tenths and 4
Companies mentioned：國民黨、民進黨
Original屏東滿州踏勘遭虎頭蜂攻擊 1女獲救送醫、2男遺體尋獲
Summary not yet available
Facts
- She had more than 30 hornet stings on her body
- Original牠攻擊範圍差不多1千公尺
Companies mentioned：高雄某登山及山難救助協會
France's assisted-dying bill ruled constitutional; Constitutional Council says some provisions need clarification
Summary not yet available
Facts
- 法國總統馬克宏 pledged during his 2022 reelection campaign
- France's National Assembly passed the legislation on July 15 this year (2026)
Companies mentioned：法國總統馬克宏
Wildfire in Croatian town kills 1; more than 1,000 hectares of homes and forest burned
Summary not yet available
Facts
- 1 person died
- More than 1000 hectares burned
- A total of 36 people received medical treatment
- Among them, 14 were hospitalized
- 7 people were seriously injured
- Original焚毀超過3.8萬公頃
Annual general budget cut by 480億元; Presidential Office and Cabinet express regret, warn of operational impact
Summary not yet available
Facts
- 公視's NT$300 million frozen
- A cut of 21.85 million
- TaiwanPlus had NT$210 million cut
Companies mentioned：NCC、公視、TaiwanPlus、文化部
Taiwan | 國家災害防救科技中心（12）
Mudanj Reservoir (water release into Sichongxi): controlled water release（Pingtung County）
Summary not yet available
Facts
- Effective time：2026-08-16T03:18:40
- Expiration time：2026-08-16T06:19:00
Companies mentioned：水利署
Liyutan Reservoir (discharge into Jingshan Creek): free overflow (Miaoli County, Taichung City)
Summary not yet available
Facts
- Effective time：2026-08-16T03:18:40
- Expiration time：2026-08-16T06:19:00
Companies mentioned：水利署
Huoshan Reservoir (discharge to Beigang River): Free Overflow (Yunlin County, Chiayi County)
Summary not yet available
Facts
- Effective time：2026-08-16T03:18:40
- Expiration time：2026-08-16T06:19:00
Companies mentioned：水利署
Water Outage (New Taipei City)
Summary not yet available
Facts
- Effective time：2026-08-16T02:49:40
- Expiration time：2026-08-16T11:00:00
Companies mentioned：台灣自來水公司
Baoshan No. 2 Reservoir (discharge to Shijing River): Free Overflow (Hsinchu City, Hsinchu County)
Summary not yet available
Facts
- Effective time：2026-08-16T02:08:40
- Expiration time：2026-08-16T05:09:00
Companies mentioned：水利署
Water Outage (Taichung City)
Summary not yet available
Facts
- Effective time：2026-08-15T17:46:22
- Expiration time：2026-08-17T18:30:00
Companies mentioned：台灣自來水公司
High-temperature information（Taoyuan City，New Taipei City，Hsinchu County，Taipei City）
Summary not yet available
Facts
- Probability of consecutive temperatures reaching 36 degrees
Companies mentioned：中央氣象署
High-temperature information（Taoyuan City，Yunlin County，New Taipei City，Changhua County，Taipei City）
Summary not yet available
Facts
- 36-degree heat
Companies mentioned：中央気象署
Water Outage (Tainan City)
Summary not yet available
Facts
- Effective time：2026-08-15T15:30:01
- Expiration time: 2026-08-19T16:00:00
Companies mentioned：台灣自來水公司、臺南市政府
Water Outage (Tainan City)
Summary not yet available
Facts
- Effective time：2026-08-15T15:30:45
- Expiration time: 2026-08-18T16:00:00
Companies mentioned：台灣自來水公司
Water Outage (Tainan City)
Summary not yet available
Facts
- Effective time：2026-08-15T15:31:30
- Expiration time: 2026-08-18T16:00:00
Companies mentioned：台灣自來水公司、臺南市政府
Water Outage (Pingtung County)
Summary not yet available
Facts
- Effective time: 2026-08-10T09:27:48
- Expiration time：2026-08-16T16:00:00
Companies mentioned：台灣自來水公司
Taiwan | 中央社 CNA（3）
以色列 says it killed a 真主黨 commander，hopes to hold more serious talks with 黎巴嫩
Summary not yet available
Facts
- 以色列 airstrikes in southern Lebanon today killed 11 people
- Including 3 children
- Leaving 3 以色列 troops seriously wounded
Companies mentioned：以色列、黎巴嫩、真主黨、Hezbollah、拉德萬部隊、Radwan Force、尼坦雅胡、Benjamin Netanyahu、史匹曼、Doron Spielman、法新社、美國
Belgium’s worst wildfire in modern history rages，about 600 people evacuated from their homes
Summary not yet available
Facts
- About 600 villagers were ordered to evacuate
- The wildfire has burned at least 20 square kilometers of land
Companies mentioned：法新社、Facebook、比利時通訊社（Belga News Agency）
Death toll from Indonesia’s 7.7-magnitude earthquake rises to 47，rescuers continue searching for survivors
Summary not yet available
Facts
- The death toll has risen to 47
- The earthquake also injured 50 people
- Nearly 160 homes in the area
- About 2000 disaster victims
- 50,000 relief supplies
- Weighing a total of 275 metric tons
Companies mentioned：印尼國家災害應變總署（BNPB）、紅十字會與紅新月會國際聯合會（IFRC）、歐盟執行委員會、歐盟哥白尼計畫（Copernicus Programme）
Japan | 消防庁（2）
Damage and response status of fire departments and other organizations following the Reiwa 8 August Chiba torrential rain (Report No. 9; updated R8.8.15)
Summary not yet available
Facts
- Deaths
- of which
- Total
- Injured
- Completely destroyed
- Half-destroyed
- Flooding
Companies mentioned：千葉市、市川市、船橋市、松戸市、佐倉市、習志野市、柏市、市原市、八千代市、鎌ヶ谷市、四街道市、白井市、我孫子市、印西市、東金市、八街市、茂原市、大網白里市、長柄町、白子町、山武市、九十九里町、ちば消防共同指令センター、ちば北西部消防指令センター、船橋市消防局、千葉市消防ヘリ
Damage and response status of fire departments and other organizations following the Reiwa 8 Kumamoto earthquake (Report No. 53; updated R8.8.15)
Summary not yet available
Facts
- Deaths
- Injured
- Number of people rescued
- Number of emergency medical transports
Companies mentioned：消防庁、気象庁、福岡県、熊本県、大分県、鹿児島県、長崎県、佐賀県、宮崎県、岡山県、広島県、山口県
Taiwan | 中央研究院（1）
Focusing on humanistic applications of AI and preserving Taiwan’s democratic memory，Academia Sinica meets with delegations from 李登輝基金會 and 國史館
Summary not yet available
Companies mentioned：中央研究院、李登輝基金會、國史館、財團法人資訊工業策進會
Taiwan | 風傳媒（1）
Why does a funeral procession scatter joss paper along the way？It’s not as simple as “throwing money to ghosts”；there’s a reason behind this Taiwanese funeral custom
“Road money,” seen in traditional Taiwanese funerals, is a ritual intended to ensure the deceased's journey to the underworld proceeds safely. It is not merely an “offering to ghosts” but carries cultural and symbolic meaning.