AI News 180m Report｜2026-08-16 03:00–06:00 JSThttps://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260816-03/index-en.htmlOne 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.en Ash fall forecast (scheduled)https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260816-03/index-en.html#n2004795https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260816-03/index-en.html#n2004795Sun, 16 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0900Japan気象庁 Ash fall forecast (scheduled)https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260816-03/index-en.html#n2004794https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260816-03/index-en.html#n2004794Sun, 16 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0900Japan気象庁 Ash fall forecast (scheduled)https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260816-03/index-en.html#n2004793https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260816-03/index-en.html#n2004793Sun, 16 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0900Japan気象庁 Ash fall forecast (scheduled)https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260816-03/index-en.html#n2004792https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260816-03/index-en.html#n2004792Sun, 16 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0900Japan気象庁 Ash fall forecast (scheduled)https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260816-03/index-en.html#n2004791https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260816-03/index-en.html#n2004791Sun, 16 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0900Japan気象庁 Ash fall forecast (scheduled)https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260816-03/index-en.html#n2004790https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260816-03/index-en.html#n2004790Sun, 16 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0900Japan気象庁 Ash fall forecast (scheduled)https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260816-03/index-en.html#n2004789https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260816-03/index-en.html#n2004789Sun, 16 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0900Japan気象庁 Ash fall forecast (scheduled)https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260816-03/index-en.html#n2004788https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260816-03/index-en.html#n2004788Sun, 16 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0900Japan気象庁 Information on epicenter and seismic intensityhttps://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260816-03/index-en.html#n2004796https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260816-03/index-en.html#n2004796Sun, 16 Aug 2026 04:39:21 +0900Japan気象庁 Information on epicenter and seismic intensityhttps://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260816-03/index-en.html#n2004797https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260816-03/index-en.html#n2004797Sun, 16 Aug 2026 04:28:05 +0900Japan気象庁 Information on epicenter and seismic intensityhttps://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260816-03/index-en.html#n2004798https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260816-03/index-en.html#n2004798Sun, 16 Aug 2026 03:01:31 +0900Japan気象庁 Ash fall forecast (scheduled)https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260816-03/index-en.html#n2004806https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260816-03/index-en.html#n2004806Sun, 16 Aug 2026 02:00:00 +0900Japan気象庁 Information on epicenter and seismic intensityhttps://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260816-03/index-en.html#n2004807https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260816-03/index-en.html#n2004807Sun, 16 Aug 2026 01:14:46 +0900Japan気象庁 Information on epicenter and seismic intensityhttps://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260816-03/index-en.html#n2004808https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260816-03/index-en.html#n2004808Sun, 16 Aug 2026 01:05:30 +0900Japan気象庁 Ash fall forecast (scheduled)https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260816-03/index-en.html#n2004816https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260816-03/index-en.html#n2004816Sat, 15 Aug 2026 23:00:00 +0900Japan気象庁 Ash fall forecast (scheduled)https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260816-03/index-en.html#n2004815https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260816-03/index-en.html#n2004815Sat, 15 Aug 2026 23:00:00 +0900Japan気象庁 Ash fall forecast (scheduled)https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260816-03/index-en.html#n2004814https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260816-03/index-en.html#n2004814Sat, 15 Aug 2026 23:00:00 +0900Japan気象庁 Ash fall forecast (scheduled)https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260816-03/index-en.html#n2004813https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260816-03/index-en.html#n2004813Sat, 15 Aug 2026 23:00:00 +0900Japan気象庁 Ash fall forecast (scheduled)https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260816-03/index-en.html#n2004812https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260816-03/index-en.html#n2004812Sat, 15 Aug 2026 23:00:00 +0900Japan気象庁 Ash fall forecast (scheduled)https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260816-03/index-en.html#n2004811https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260816-03/index-en.html#n2004811Sat, 15 Aug 2026 23:00:00 +0900Japan気象庁 Ash fall forecast (scheduled)https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260816-03/index-en.html#n2004810https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260816-03/index-en.html#n2004810Sat, 15 Aug 2026 23:00:00 +0900Japan気象庁 Ash fall forecast (scheduled)https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260816-03/index-en.html#n2004809https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260816-03/index-en.html#n2004809Sat, 15 Aug 2026 23:00:00 +0900Japan気象庁 Information on epicenter and seismic intensityhttps://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260816-03/index-en.html#n2004817https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260816-03/index-en.html#n2004817Sat, 15 Aug 2026 21:40:27 +0900Japan気象庁 309 substitute teachers still needed in Taipei as school year nears; 教育部 to help match teachers with vacancieshttps://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260816-03/index-en.html#n2005328https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260816-03/index-en.html#n2005328Sat, 15 Aug 2026 20:28:50 +0900Taiwan公視新聞 嘉南療養院 accused of refusing to call 119, relying on outsourced ambulance to transport patienthttps://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260816-03/index-en.html#n2005327https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260816-03/index-en.html#n2005327Sat, 15 Aug 2026 20:20:59 +0900Taiwan公視新聞 High-speed rail welcomes new trains for the first time in 22 years; first batch expected to enter service from 7/1 next yearhttps://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260816-03/index-en.html#n2005326https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260816-03/index-en.html#n2005326Sat, 15 Aug 2026 20:18:44 +0900Taiwan公視新聞 After claiming victory over Iran, Trump declares the Strait of Hormuz U.S. territoryhttps://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260816-03/index-en.html#n2005330https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260816-03/index-en.html#n2005330Sat, 15 Aug 2026 20:17:07 +0900Taiwan公視新聞 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https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260816-03/index-en.html#n2005331https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260816-03/index-en.html#n2005331Sat, 15 Aug 2026 20:13:22 +0900Taiwan公視新聞 Knife brandished during passenger altercation on 捷運三鶯線; suspect, also wanted for assault, arrested by policehttps://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260816-03/index-en.html#n2005329https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260816-03/index-en.html#n2005329Sat, 15 Aug 2026 20:08:36 +0900Taiwan公視新聞 Annual general budget passes third reading with 480億元 cut; Presidential Office and Cabinet say cuts are unreasonable and could disrupt operationshttps://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260816-03/index-en.html#n2005332https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260816-03/index-en.html#n2005332Sat, 15 Aug 2026 20:06:00 +0900Taiwan公視新聞 High-speed rail's new N700ST trains arrive in Taiwan; Shih Che says fares will be reviewed after launch next Julyhttps://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260816-03/index-en.html#n2005333https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260816-03/index-en.html#n2005333Sat, 15 Aug 2026 16:50:36 +0900Taiwan公視新聞 Jones Cup men's basketball team narrowly beats Japan in opener; Sung Hsin-hao scores game-high 24 pointshttps://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260816-03/index-en.html#n2005341https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260816-03/index-en.html#n2005341Sat, 15 Aug 2026 14:26:39 +0900Taiwan公視新聞 Taipei election campaign: Puma Shen canvasses in Beitou, while Chiang Wan-an stumps and rallies in Yilan and Hualienhttps://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260816-03/index-en.html#n2005335https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260816-03/index-en.html#n2005335Sat, 15 Aug 2026 13:22:00 +0900Taiwan公視新聞 Powerful 7.7-magnitude earthquake strikes eastern Indonesia at dawn, killing 2 and injuring severalhttps://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260816-03/index-en.html#n2005334https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260816-03/index-en.html#n2005334Sat, 15 Aug 2026 13:10:12 +0900Taiwan公視新聞 SUV crashes and overturns, catches fire in Taichung; driver says difference in vision between eyes and forgetting glasses caused crashhttps://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260816-03/index-en.html#n2005338https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260816-03/index-en.html#n2005338Sat, 15 Aug 2026 13:10:11 +0900Taiwan公視新聞 Household income gap widened to 6.17 times last year, the largest in 14 yearshttps://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260816-03/index-en.html#n2005336https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260816-03/index-en.html#n2005336Sat, 15 Aug 2026 13:10:11 +0900Taiwan公視新聞 Greater Luodong flood-control project expected to require demolition of more than 200 buildings; Yilan County government holds land readjustment briefinghttps://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260816-03/index-en.html#n2005340https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260816-03/index-en.html#n2005340Sat, 15 Aug 2026 13:10:10 +0900Taiwan公視新聞 Environmental groups say 4 nuclear power referendums in 8 years are pointless; Yeh Tsung-kuang says referendums send government a clear signalhttps://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260816-03/index-en.html#n2005339https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260816-03/index-en.html#n2005339Sat, 15 Aug 2026 13:10:00 +0900Taiwan公視新聞 屏東滿州踏勘遭虎頭蜂攻擊 1女獲救送醫、2男遺體尋獲https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260816-03/index-en.html#n2005337https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260816-03/index-en.html#n2005337Sat, 15 Aug 2026 13:10:00 +0900Taiwan公視新聞 France's assisted-dying bill ruled constitutional; Constitutional Council says some provisions need clarificationhttps://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260816-03/index-en.html#n2005343https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260816-03/index-en.html#n2005343Sat, 15 Aug 2026 12:21:47 +0900Taiwan公視新聞 Wildfire in Croatian town kills 1; more than 1,000 hectares of homes and forest burnedhttps://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260816-03/index-en.html#n2005344https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260816-03/index-en.html#n2005344Sat, 15 Aug 2026 12:17:17 +0900Taiwan公視新聞 Annual general budget cut by 480億元; Presidential Office and Cabinet express regret, warn of operational impacthttps://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260816-03/index-en.html#n2005342https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260816-03/index-en.html#n2005342Sat, 15 Aug 2026 12:11:19 +0900Taiwan公視新聞 Mudanj Reservoir (water release into Sichongxi): controlled water release（Pingtung County）https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260816-03/index-en.html#n2004820https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260816-03/index-en.html#n2004820Sun, 16 Aug 2026 04:18:40 +0900Taiwan國家災害防救科技中心 Liyutan Reservoir (discharge into Jingshan Creek): free overflow (Miaoli County, Taichung City)https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260816-03/index-en.html#n2004819https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260816-03/index-en.html#n2004819Sun, 16 Aug 2026 04:18:40 +0900Taiwan國家災害防救科技中心 Huoshan Reservoir (discharge to Beigang River): Free Overflow (Yunlin County, Chiayi County)https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260816-03/index-en.html#n2004818https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260816-03/index-en.html#n2004818Sun, 16 Aug 2026 04:18:40 +0900Taiwan國家災害防救科技中心 Water Outage (New Taipei City)https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260816-03/index-en.html#n2004821https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260816-03/index-en.html#n2004821Sun, 16 Aug 2026 03:50:02 +0900Taiwan國家災害防救科技中心 Baoshan No. 2 Reservoir (discharge to Shijing River): Free Overflow (Hsinchu City, Hsinchu County)https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260816-03/index-en.html#n2004822https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260816-03/index-en.html#n2004822Sun, 16 Aug 2026 03:08:40 +0900Taiwan國家災害防救科技中心 Water Outage (Taichung City)https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260816-03/index-en.html#n2004823https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260816-03/index-en.html#n2004823Sat, 15 Aug 2026 18:50:01 +0900Taiwan國家災害防救科技中心 High-temperature information（Taoyuan City，New Taipei City，Hsinchu County，Taipei City）https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260816-03/index-en.html#n2004825https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260816-03/index-en.html#n2004825Sat, 15 Aug 2026 18:38:36 +0900Taiwan國家災害防救科技中心 High-temperature information（Taoyuan City，Yunlin County，New Taipei City，Changhua County，Taipei City）https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260816-03/index-en.html#n2004824https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260816-03/index-en.html#n2004824Sat, 15 Aug 2026 18:38:36 +0900Taiwan國家災害防救科技中心 Water Outage (Tainan City)https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260816-03/index-en.html#n2004828https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260816-03/index-en.html#n2004828Sat, 15 Aug 2026 16:40:01 +0900Taiwan國家災害防救科技中心 Water Outage (Tainan City)https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260816-03/index-en.html#n2004827https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260816-03/index-en.html#n2004827Sat, 15 Aug 2026 16:40:01 +0900Taiwan國家災害防救科技中心 Water Outage (Tainan City)https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260816-03/index-en.html#n2004826https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260816-03/index-en.html#n2004826Sat, 15 Aug 2026 16:40:01 +0900Taiwan國家災害防救科技中心 Water Outage (Pingtung County)https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260816-03/index-en.html#n2004861https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260816-03/index-en.html#n2004861Sat, 15 Aug 2026 14:50:01 +0900Taiwan國家災害防救科技中心 以色列 says it killed a 真主黨 commander，hopes to hold more serious talks with 黎巴嫩https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260816-03/index-en.html#n2004514https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260816-03/index-en.html#n2004514Sun, 16 Aug 2026 04:50:23 +0900Taiwan中央社 CNA Belgium’s worst wildfire in modern history rages，about 600 people evacuated from their homeshttps://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260816-03/index-en.html#n2004513https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260816-03/index-en.html#n2004513Sun, 16 Aug 2026 04:17:20 +0900Taiwan中央社 CNA Death toll from Indonesia’s 7.7-magnitude earthquake rises to 47，rescuers continue searching for survivorshttps://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260816-03/index-en.html#n2004287https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260816-03/index-en.html#n2004287Sun, 16 Aug 2026 03:18:17 +0900Taiwan中央社 CNA 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)https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260816-03/index-en.html#n2005087https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260816-03/index-en.html#n2005087Thu, 13 Aug 2026 07:06:47 +0900Japan消防庁 Damage and response status of fire departments and other organizations following the Reiwa 8 Kumamoto earthquake (Report No. 53; updated R8.8.15)https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260816-03/index-en.html#n2005090https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260816-03/index-en.html#n2005090Tue, 28 Jul 2026 16:27:55 +0900Japan消防庁 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https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260816-03/index-en.html#n1829342https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260816-03/index-en.html#n1829342Wed, 05 Aug 2026 01:00:00 +0900Taiwan中央研究院 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 customhttps://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260816-03/index-en.html#n2004227https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260816-03/index-en.html#n2004227Sun, 16 Aug 2026 02:19:32 +0900Taiwan風傳媒“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.