# AI News 180m Report｜2026-08-31 15:00–18:00 JST｜Page 5 of 7

One place for news and notices from 2 countries/regions: Japan, 460 items from 2 sources; Taiwan, 164 items from 6 sources.One edition every 180 minutes: every item from every source received in the period, with the original link.

## First collaboration between FamilyMart and Ebara Foods! Will “Ogono Aji®” be in Famichiki!? On sale at FamilyMart stores nationwide from Sept. 1 (Tuesday)

- Published: 2026-08-31T15:00:01+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000163.000019957.html
- anchor: #n2369899
- Companies mentioned: エバラ食品工業株式会社、株式会社ファミリーマート

Facts:
- Price: 239 yen (before tax), 258 yen (tax included)
- Available at approximately 16,400 FamilyMart stores nationwide

## 【バンビシャス奈良】王寺町 × バンビシャス奈良 バスケットボールフェスティバルを実施

- Published: 2026-08-31T15:00:01+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000168.000105349.html
- anchor: #n2369898
- Companies mentioned: バンビシャス奈良、ロート製薬株式会社、イデムディア

Facts:
- 1万円相当のバンビシャス奈良グッズ

## UntroD Real Tech Debt Fund extends a loan to スペクトロニクス株式会社

- Published: 2026-08-31T15:00:01+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000185.000036405.html
- anchor: #n2369897
- Companies mentioned: UntroD Real Tech Debt Fund、スペクトロニクス株式会社、UntroD Capital Japan株式会社、三菱UFJ信託銀行株式会社、株式会社地域経済活性化支援機構、長野県信用組合、株式会社西日本シティ銀行、飯能信用金庫

Facts:
- Up to 50W
- Long service life of 10,000 hours
- More than 48 billion yen in assets under management

## [Takano Fruit Parlor] Autumn fruits including Shine Muscat grapes and persimmons come together

- Published: 2026-08-31T15:00:01+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000185.000076727.html
- anchor: #n2369896
- Companies mentioned: 株式会社タカノフルーツパーラー、髙島屋、東武、京急、JR名古屋髙島屋、アトレ吉祥寺

Facts:
- ￥2530 including tax (￥2300 before tax)
- ￥4180 including tax (￥3800 before tax)
- ￥2640 including tax (￥2400 before tax)
- ￥2750 including tax (￥2500 before tax)
- ¥2,310 including tax (base price: ¥2,100)
- ￥2420 including tax (￥2200 before tax)
- ￥2200 including tax (￥2000 before tax)

## 「2026年度 こくみん共済 coop 地域貢献助成」 募集のお知らせ

- Published: 2026-08-31T15:00:01+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000186.000065331.html
- anchor: #n2369895
- Companies mentioned: こくみん共済 coop、全国労働者共済生活協同組合連合会、NPO法人、市民団体、一般社団法人、任意団体

Facts:
- 1団体に対する助成上限額：50万円
- Total grants: 20 million yen

## A wide selection of Nagasaki’s finest local products! The “Deliciousness Comes from Nagasaki” fair in Osaka will run for a limited time at “Giftpad space” on the 2nd floor of KITTE Osaka, starting Sept. 1 (Tuesday)!

- Published: 2026-08-31T15:00:01+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000188.000049020.html
- anchor: #n2369894
- Companies mentioned: 株式会社ギフトパッド、株式会社ポケモン、任天堂、クリーチャーズ、ゲームフリーク

Facts:
- Approximately 200 carefully selected products from Nagasaki Prefecture will be showcased together
- From Sept. 1 (Tuesday) to Sept. 30 (Wednesday), Reiwa 8
- The participation fee is 500 yen
- 1st prize: Nagasaki wagyu worth 10,000 yen
- 2nd prize: Farmed Pacific bluefin tuna from Shinkamigoto Town worth 5,000 yen
- 3rd prize: Assorted Nagasaki confectionery set worth 3,000 yen
- 4th prize: 500-yen discount voucher usable at Giftpad space
- Customers who spend at least 2,000 yen including tax may participate

## Supporting recovery through the “Eki Memo!” series! “Cheer on Kumamoto! Charity Pack” sales announced

- Published: 2026-08-31T15:00:01+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000192.000024306.html
- anchor: #n2369893
- Companies mentioned: 株式会社モバイルファクトリー、日本赤十字社、株式会社ジーワンダッシュ

Facts:
- Starting Sept. 1, 2026 (Tue.)
- Friday, October 16, 23:59
- Price: 1,000 melons

## Pococha launches a special streaming project with SKE48 ASIA TOUR 2026

- Published: 2026-08-31T15:00:01+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000198.000013971.html
- anchor: #n2369892
- Companies mentioned: 株式会社ディー・エヌ・エー、Pococha、SKE48、AKB48

Facts:
- 16 SKE48 members appearing on the tour
- SKE48 ASIA TOUR 2026
- Runs from September 1 (Tue.) to October 13 (Tue.), 2026
- As of the end of June 2026, cumulative downloads in Japan exceeded 7.75 million

## Emergency sale in response to a rush of orders: Guaranteed 2 bottles, Hakushu 18-year LE × Yamazaki LE 2016, with a chance to win both!! The second round of the limited-edition Lucky Double Fortune Draw, with 230 tickets, goes on sale August 31

- Published: 2026-08-31T15:00:01+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000198.000145472.html
- anchor: #n2369891
- Companies mentioned: 株式会社アップライジング、タチバナE酒販、Amazon、楽天市場、Yahoo!ショッピング、宮崎どげんかせんとい館

Facts:
- Limited to 230 entries
- 13,999 yen (tax included, free shipping)
- 2x points campaign

## Future Social Value Research Institute Report (Annual report 2025-26) released

- Published: 2026-08-31T15:00:01+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000213.000068011.html
- anchor: #n2369890
- Companies mentioned: 株式会社日本総合研究所、SMBCグループ

Facts:
- “Value in a future society no one has experienced yet,” looking ahead to around 2050
- 6 projects
- 13 essays

## Announcement of the 2026 Sustainability Report

- Published: 2026-08-31T15:00:01+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000215.000081704.html
- anchor: #n2369889
- Companies mentioned: 株式会社ファイントゥデイホールディングス、ファイントゥデイグループ、資生堂

Facts:
- As important issues to be addressed by 2030

## Refills now available for the hugely popular body wash that ranked No. 3 in the Mimi Beauty 2026 First-Half Best Cosmetics※1! Refills for the ダヴ Beauty Serum Body Wash series, 2 types total

- Published: 2026-08-31T15:00:01+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000221.000086691.html
- anchor: #n2369888
- Companies mentioned: ユニリーバ・ジャパン・カスタマーマーケティング株式会社、ダヴ

Facts:
- Ranked No. 3 in the Mimi Beauty 2026 First-Half Best Cosmetics
- Starting September 21, 2026 (Mon.)
- 6% Moisture Lock Essence
- 4% Plumping Essence
- Just 7% of people are confident in their appearance

## Savor the bounty of autumn in a full-course meal. とりいちず introduces its seasonal Shunsai Course

- Published: 2026-08-31T15:00:01+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000231.000035671.html
- anchor: #n2369887
- Companies mentioned: 株式会社FS.shake、とりいちず

Facts:
- Price: 2,400 yen (tax included)
- Available from August 31, 2026 (Mon.)

## [ペッパーランチ] Beef Pepper Rice meat portions upgraded from Large to Extra Large at no extra charge during Special Size WEEK!

- Published: 2026-08-31T15:00:01+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000238.000070820.html
- anchor: #n2369886
- Companies mentioned: 株式会社ホットパレット、ペッパーランチ、ペッパーランチPLUS、武蔵ハンバーグ、ロックスハンバーグ

Facts:
- Limited to 5 days, September 14 (Mon.)–September 18 (Fri.), 2026
- Beef Pepper Rice S with extra meat: from 991 yen before tax (1,090 yen including tax)
- Beef Pepper Rice M with extra meat: from 1,037 yen before tax (1,140 yen including tax)
- Beef Pepper Rice L with extra meat: from 1,119 yen before tax (1,230 yen including tax)
- Lunch set: Beef Pepper Rice S with extra meat, from 1,064 yen before tax (1,170 yen including tax)
- Lunch set: Beef Pepper Rice M with extra meat, from 1,110 yen before tax (1,220 yen including tax)
- Lunch set: Beef Pepper Rice L with extra meat, from 1,191 yen before tax (1,310 yen including tax)

## [Patisserie KINEEL京都] New product Caramel Tigre, blending the gentle bitterness of cocoa with rich caramel, goes on sale September 15

- Published: 2026-08-31T15:00:01+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000239.000008274.html
- anchor: #n2369885
- Companies mentioned: Patisserie KINEEL京都、株式会社鼓月、京菓子處 鼓月、anpower、月とうさぎ

Facts:
- 1 piece: 350 yen
- Box of 4: 1,600 yen
- Box of 6: 2,400 yen
- Shelf life: 40 days from the date of manufacture
- From September 15, 2026
- Entering its 81st year since founding
- Operates 5 stores in Kansai and Kanto

## A summer trip to Turkey is about more than beaches—its food is also worth enjoying!

- Published: 2026-08-31T15:00:01+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000247.000049599.html
- anchor: #n2369884
- Companies mentioned: トルコ観光広報・開発庁（TGA）、TasteAtlas

Facts:
- Travel and sightseeing ranked highest at 79%
- Food-related activities followed at 70%
- Outdoor experiences came in at 69%
- In 2025, a record high of approximately 64 million tourists visited from around the world

## A novel robot developed at the maker event Makerthon will also make its debut. Yukai Engineering shares highlights of its exhibit at Maker Faire Tokyo 2026

- Published: 2026-08-31T15:00:01+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000276.000015618.html
- anchor: #n2369883
- Companies mentioned: ユカイ工学株式会社、株式会社インプレス、誠文堂新光社

Facts:
- Advance tickets: Adults ¥1,400
- Adults (evening discount): 1,000 yen
- Under 18: 500 yen
- At the door: Adults ¥1,800
- Adults (evening discount): 1,300 yen
- Under 18: 700 yen

## Fully booked the day after recruitment began! A “Nursing Photo Shoot” supported by childcare professionals to be held at postpartum care facility ベビーカレンダーひより芝浦

- Published: 2026-08-31T15:00:01+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000306.000029931.html
- anchor: #n2369882
- Companies mentioned: 株式会社ベビーカレンダー、ベビーカレンダーひより芝浦、品川港助産師会

Facts:
- Monthly page views: 340 million
- Approximately 360,000 annual member registrations
- Supervised by approximately 100 doctors and specialists
- More than 20 editors
- Under 1 year old

## Invests in 株式会社ハッピースマイル, connecting children’s growth records to the future through photo sales DX

- Published: 2026-08-31T15:00:01+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000330.000011403.html
- anchor: #n2369881
- Companies mentioned: ミライドア株式会社、株式会社ハッピースマイル、日本政策金融公庫、埼玉県渋沢MIXイノベーション創出支援投資事業有限責任組合

Facts:
- 累計500 万人以上の注文
- Registration record of 8,344 organizations
- Established in April 2012

## Official mini POP UP STORE for the popular overseas animated series Helluva Boss to open at the INFOLENS GEEK SHOP Ikebukuro Parco store!!

- Published: 2026-08-31T15:00:01+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000330.000092133.html
- anchor: #n2369880
- Companies mentioned: インフォレンズ株式会社、INFOLENS GEEK SHOP、SpindleHorse

Facts:
- Approximately 300 types of officially licensed merchandise
- Approximately 500 types of products
- October 2018

## Bunkamura Gallery 8/ Exhibition Lineup [2026 Sep. - 2027 Jan.]

- Published: 2026-08-31T15:00:01+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000337.000031037.html
- anchor: #n2369879

Bunkamura Gallery 8/ will present a diverse lineup of exhibitions from September 2026 through January 2027. Artists from Japan and abroad will be featured as it steps up its promotion of art and culture.

## Yojiya Sagano Arashiyama Store reopens after renovation! Shop and cafe are combined in an even more appealing space

- Published: 2026-08-31T15:00:01+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000351.000068863.html
- anchor: #n2369878

Yojiya will reopen its Sagano Arashiyama Store after renovations on August 29, 2026. The shop and cafe will be combined to enhance the visitor experience and strengthen services for tourists.

## Mercury × MAMEW to hold job-hunting preparation and impression-enhancing makeup workshop to ease university students’ concerns

- Published: 2026-08-31T15:00:01+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000352.000098241.html
- anchor: #n2369877
- Companies mentioned: 株式会社マーキュリー、MAMEW、ミリオン株式会社

Facts:
- Thursday, Aug. 20, 2026
- 12:30〜14:30
- 2 people selected by lottery
- Employees: 5,873
- Full-time employment rate of 90% or higher
- Capital: 50 million yen
- Capital reserve: 30 million yen

## Sales launch of Customers Mail Cloud Domain Protection, a DMARC report analysis service

- Published: 2026-08-31T15:00:01+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000353.000007098.html
- anchor: #n2369876
- Companies mentioned: HENNGE株式会社、Customers Mail Cloud、HENNGE Domain Protection、HENNGE One、CMC Email Relay

Facts:
- Already adopted by 45 companies
- Since October 2025, 45 companies across a wide range of industries—including major financial institutions, government agencies, SaaS vendors, and staffing service providers focused on security measures—have adopted the service ahead of its wider release
- The service will also be used in HENNGE Domain Protection, scheduled to launch in October 2026 or later

## 「メトロノーム」「FLOPPY」などで活動中の小林写楽、ソロアルバムを全国流通決定！

- Published: 2026-08-31T15:00:01+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000381.000033531.html
- anchor: #n2369875
- Companies mentioned: 小林写楽、カザグルマレコード、株式会社ディスクユニオン、ディスクユニオン、タワーレコード、HMV、Amazon

Facts:
- Price: 2,273 yen before tax
- ¥2,500 including tax
- Includes a total of 7 tracks

## Joyfull’s new food-court-focused store format arrives in Shikoku for the first time! JOYFULL EXPRESS イオンモール高知店 grand opening on September 8, 2026 (Tue.)!

- Published: 2026-08-31T15:00:01+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000390.000023968.html
- anchor: #n2369874
- Companies mentioned: 株式会社ジョイフル、イオンモール高知

Facts:
- 607th store in Japan
- Third store nationwide
- 50th anniversary of founding

## Reservations open for stays at Kame no Yu by HATAGO INN, opening Nov. 1, 2026

- Published: 2026-08-31T15:00:01+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000592.000003280.html
- anchor: #n2369873
- Companies mentioned: 株式会社SHRホテルズ

Solare Hotels and Resorts will open Kame no Yu by HATAGO INN in Kumamoto City on Nov. 1, 2026, and has begun accepting reservations. The hotel is drawing attention as a new concept that combines hot springs with accommodations and dining.

## [Office User Report] Trends in the “Office Expansion Relocation DI,” as seen in concluded deals (first half of 2026)

- Published: 2026-08-31T15:00:01+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000693.000118399.html
- anchor: #n2369872

Sanko Estate announced trends in office demand in Tokyo’s 23 wards for the first half of 2026. The Expansion Relocation DI fell from 76% to 63%, but remained high, with strong expansion appetite across industries. Low vacancy rates are limiting options.

## Valuence INFINITIES announces new lineup for the 26-27 SEASON

- Published: 2026-08-31T15:00:01+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000759.000020761.html
- anchor: #n2369871
- Companies mentioned: バリュエンスジャパン株式会社、バリュエンスホールディングス株式会社、第一生命、Valuence INFINITIES

Facts:
- As the team enters its 26-27 SEASON, its fifth year since joining the D.LEAGUE
- Six dancers who successfully made it through auditions will join the team as regular dancers starting this season.
- ・Established: September 10, 2019

## One-night-only special live “City Pop Live -encore- Akinori Nakagawa, Maju Arai, Taisei Shima and Miki Fukuda featuring Satoshi Takebe” to receive its first TV broadcast in September, exclusively on CS Satellite Theater!

- Published: 2026-08-31T15:00:01+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000959.000006470.html
- anchor: #n2369870

CS Satellite Theater will premiere the music special “City Pop Live -encore-” on September 13. Produced by Satoshi Takebe and featuring Akinori Nakagawa and others, it celebrates their 25th anniversary of debut.

## A Fukuoka first! “SminkArt Experience Workshop,” where unused cosmetics are transformed into art, to be held at Solaria Plaza!

- Published: 2026-08-31T15:00:01+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000001003.000017692.html
- anchor: #n2369869
- Companies mentioned: 西日本鉄道株式会社、株式会社テイクアンドギヴ・ニーズ、株式会社モーンガータ

Facts:
- 2026年9月19日（土）・20日（日）
- Limited to the first 150 people
- First 100 people
- 500 yen coupon

## KAMENOI OPEN TOP BUS to launch a new “Beppu-Yufuin Route” on October 7!

- Published: 2026-08-31T15:00:01+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000001004.000017692.html
- anchor: #n2369868
- Companies mentioned: 西日本鉄道株式会社

Kamenoi Bus will launch an open-top bus service on a new route linking Beppu and Yufuin from Oct. 7, 2026. The service aims to foster regional collaboration and boost tourism.

## [箱根小涌園ユネッサン] Welcome, autumn! Soak in the moonlight! Seasonal “Moon-Viewing Bath”

- Published: 2026-08-31T15:00:01+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000001180.000001368.html
- anchor: #n2369867
- Companies mentioned: 箱根小涌園ユネッサン、藤田観光株式会社、ハコネコ ボザッピィ

Facts:
- 25th anniversary
- 25th anniversary of opening on New Year's Day 2026
- September 10, 2026
- Nov. 1, 2026
- Adults (junior high school students and older): ¥2,500
- Children (ages 3 and up): ¥1,400

## JNTOの訪日市場動向と直近の施策を紹介 米国×ウェルネス訴求など / 7月の訪日外客数は344.2万人 台湾が過去最高の76万人に ほか：インバウンド情報まとめ「2026年8月後編」を訪日ラボが公開

- Published: 2026-08-31T15:00:01+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000001391.000024246.html
- anchor: #n2369866
- Companies mentioned: 株式会社mov、JNTO、訪日ラボ、口コミコム

Facts:
- Inbound visitor numbers in July reached 3.442 million
- Taiwan hit a record 760,000 visitors

## Saturdays NYC launches second Hanes collaboration, a crew-neck waffle long-sleeve pullover

- Published: 2026-08-31T15:00:01+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000001465.000006099.html
- anchor: #n2369865
- Companies mentioned: Saturdays NYC、Hanes、株式会社ジュン

Facts:
- Price: ¥9,900 (tax included)

## ニューバランスのヘリテージとトレンド感を融合した ライフスタイルアパレルコレクション 「Trackside Apparel」発売

- Published: 2026-08-31T15:00:01+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000001478.000029460.html
- anchor: #n2369864
- Companies mentioned: ニューバランス、ニューバランスジャパン、ニューバランス公式オンラインストア、ニューバランス ZOZOTOWN ストア、ニューバランス Rakuten Fashion ストア、ニューバランスオフィシャルストア、ニューバランス原宿、ニューバランス六本木19:06、ニューバランス渋谷スクランブルスクエア、ニューバランスニュウマン新宿店、ニューバランス池袋 P’PARCO、ニューバランス吉祥寺、ニューバランスお台場、ニューバランス玉川髙島屋S・C、ニューバランスニュウマン横浜店、ニューバランス柏髙島屋ステーションモール、ニューバランスニュウマン高輪店、ニューバランスコクーンシティ、ニューバランステラスモール湘南、ニューバランス心斎橋、ニューバランスグランフロント大阪、ニューバランス堀江、ニューバランス名古屋、ニューバランスタカシマヤ ゲートタワーモール、ニューバランス大丸神戸、ニューバランス福岡、ニューバランスららぽーと福岡、ニューバランス仙台PARCO、ニューバランス京都髙島屋Ｓ.Ｃ.、ニューバランス広島PARCO、ニューバランスヒューリック札幌

Facts:
- Global sales in 2025 were reported at $9.2 billion

## (Joint release) JAL and KANTSUNA launch their first corporate solution, the “Well-being Co-Creation Service”

- Published: 2026-08-31T15:00:01+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000001554.000030684.html
- anchor: #n2369863
- Companies mentioned: 日本航空株式会社、関係・つながり共創株式会社、株式会社エアロスペース

Facts:
- “JAL Vision 2035”

## [JPI Seminar] Kansai Electric Power Group: “Key Aspects of ‘Kanden Transformation toward 2040’ and Practical Processes for Formulating and Implementing Management Plans” September 18 (Friday) <Tokyo>

- Published: 2026-08-31T15:00:01+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000001947.000042328.html
- anchor: #n2369862
- Companies mentioned: 関西電力株式会社、株式会社日本計画研究所

Facts:
- 1 person: ¥37,970 (tax included)
- 2 or more people: ¥32,970 per person (tax included; same company and simultaneous application)
- 11,000 yen (tax included; venue and live stream only; same attendance format)
- Special rate: 18,500 yen (tax included)

## A place that saved me. Naoko Takahashi talks about the Ome Marathon and a life with sports

- Published: 2026-08-31T15:00:01+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000002238.000031071.html
- anchor: #n2369861
- Companies mentioned: 株式会社ポニーキャニオン、報知新聞社、日本陸上競技連盟

Facts:
- Event date: February 21, 2027 (Sunday)
- 30 km: 11:30 a.m.
- 10 km: 9:30 a.m.
- ジュニアロードレース 午後０時00分
- Registration open through November 3, 2026 (Tuesday, national holiday)
- The 58th event, held this February, had 13,953 participants.

## [青森屋] A grand gathering of local festival music groups that rarely perform together! A “20th Anniversary Special Performance” was held at Michinoku Matsuriya to express 20 years of gratitude

- Published: 2026-08-31T15:00:01+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000002416.000033064.html
- anchor: #n2369860
- Companies mentioned: 星野リゾート、青森屋、奥入瀬渓流ホテル、界 津軽、青森公立大学

Facts:
- A total of 67 performers took the stage
- 1泊 24,800円～（2名1室利用時1名あたり、税込、夕朝食付）

## 【リーガロイヤルホテル京都】世界の頂点に輝いたワインを生み出すスペイン・リオハの名門「マルケス・デ・ムリエタ」のオーナー来館「マルケス・デ・ムリエタ メーカーズディナー」 開催

- Published: 2026-08-31T15:00:01+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000002449.000016682.html
- anchor: #n2369859
- Companies mentioned: リーガロイヤルホテル京都、マルケス・デ・ムリエタ、エノテカ株式会社

Facts:
- Founded in 1775
- Top 100 in 2020
- At the young age of 26
- Sept. 26, 2026
- ¥30,000 per person
- Limited to 15 people

## [W大阪] An autumn-inspired collaboration afternoon tea with Seiichiro,NISHIZONO, starting October 1

- Published: 2026-08-31T15:00:01+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000002834.000011305.html
- anchor: #n2369858
- Companies mentioned: W大阪、Seiichiro,NISHIZONO、マロン アンベール社、マリオット・インターナショナル、Wホテルズ、Marriott Bonvoy

Facts:
- 料 金 お1人様 6,000円

## 【結婚式経験者250人調査】満足している点1位は「会場の雰囲気・見た目」。スタッフ対応に満足した約49%が「予算に合わせた提案」を評価

- Published: 2026-08-31T15:00:01+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000003256.000044800.html
- anchor: #n2369857
- Companies mentioned: 株式会社NEXER、AILES FORTUNA（エール・フォルトゥーナ）

Facts:
- 91.6% said they were “satisfied” with their wedding overall
- 58.5% said they were especially satisfied with “the venue’s atmosphere and appearance”
- A survey of 250 men and women nationwide on “satisfaction and regrets after a wedding”

## Stay overnight and support Chiba! Recovery-support accommodation plan for the “Reiwa 8 August Chiba torrential rain” now on sale

- Published: 2026-08-31T15:00:01+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000003919.000014571.html
- anchor: #n2369856
- Companies mentioned: ホテルニューオータニ幕張、株式会社ニュー・オータニ

Facts:
- ¥500 from the guest’s accommodation charge
- ¥500 from the hotel
- Total: ¥1,000
- Standard Room (26 m²), 2 guests: from ¥24,200
- Moderate Room (36 m²), 2 guests: from ¥27,200
- Superior Room (40 m²), 2 guests: from ¥33,400
- Superior Corner Room (51 m²), 2 guests: from ¥47,800
- Balcony Suite (64 m²), 2 guests: from ¥60,800

## [グランドプリンスホテル広島] On sale: “Late-Summer Pool & Lunch Plan,” offering day visitors access to the pool and hot springs normally reserved for hotel guests

- Published: 2026-08-31T15:00:01+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000003972.000024668.html
- anchor: #n2369855
- Companies mentioned: グランドプリンスホテル広島、株式会社西武・プリンスホテルズワールドワイド、気象庁

Facts:
- Adults: ¥6,000
- Ages 7–12: ¥3,000
- Ages 4–6: ¥2,500
- Adults: ¥4,000
- 70％
- 60％

## Koki Mitani’s “American Dream,” written and directed by Mitani, set for a Seoul, South Korea, run

- Published: 2026-08-31T15:00:01+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000004038.000003639.html
- anchor: #n2369854
- Companies mentioned: 株式会社パルコ、PARCO PRODUCE、Bill Kenwright、The Theatre Royal Windsor、FORTUNE THEATRE、在英国日本国大使館、リンカーンセンター・フェスティバル2011、Rose Theater、USINE C、国際交流基金

Facts:
- 60,000KW–120,000KW

## Korean-food specialty supermarket “HANAMART” opens at Totsuka Modi! An experiential store recreating an authentic Korean supermarket arrives

- Published: 2026-08-31T15:00:01+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000004201.000003860.html
- anchor: #n2369853
- Companies mentioned: HANAMART、株式会社丸井、株式会社丸井グループ、NAO Holdings

Facts:
- A wide selection of approximately 1,000 items
- For the first 500 customers who spend ¥500 (tax included) or more

## Will you dress up and head out into the streets of Shibuya this Halloween, or enjoy a slightly spooky tea time at a hotel? A Halloween afternoon tea featuring startling eyeball canelés and brain-shaped Mont Blanc pastries will be held for the first time!

- Published: 2026-08-31T15:00:01+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000004249.000005113.html
- anchor: #n2369852
- Companies mentioned: SHIBUYA STREAM HOTEL、TORRENT、TWG Tea

Facts:
- Weekdays: 6,000 yen
- Weekends and holidays: 6,500 yen

## A total of 93 people have attended orthodontic consultation sessions at のだ歯科クリニック in Takaishi, Osaka Prefecture. Visitors have ranged in age from 5 to 64.

- Published: 2026-08-31T14:55:50+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000018.000135997.html
- anchor: #n2369748
- Companies mentioned: のだ歯科クリニック、MeLoS

Facts:
- A total of 93 people participated.
- Youngest: 5 years old
- Oldest: 64 years old
- Consultation sessions held 16 times

## New launch: “Japanese Rice,” a 12-meal pack of cooked rice in environmentally conscious film packaging!

- Published: 2026-08-31T14:54:03+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000001.000189443.html
- anchor: #n2369749
- Companies mentioned: 越後製菓株式会社

Facts:
- Made with 100% “Niigata-grown Koshihikari” rice
- Shelf life: approximately 1 year
- Packaging material use reduced to 1/5 of the previous amount

## [Hakone・Ichinoyu] Save up to 4,000 yen! Advance reservations open for the “Fugu Plan,” featuring pufferfish delivered directly from Shimonoseki

- Published: 2026-08-31T14:53:39+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000277.000012033.html
- anchor: #n2369750
- Companies mentioned: 株式会社一の湯、酒井商店

Facts:
- 1 adult: 32,780 yen (tax included)
- Founded in 1630 (396 years in business)
- Capital: 11,000,000 yen

## Trading card lottery applicants: 70.1% entered for themselves. “Starting this year” was the most common response, at 36.3%, for when respondents began entering lotteries! Survey by Tregato, a trading card lottery roundup site

- Published: 2026-08-31T14:52:26+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000031.000183006.html
- anchor: #n2369751
- Companies mentioned: トレカプロ株式会社、カード抽選まとめ トレゲト

Facts:
- “For myself” was the most common response, at 70.1% (122 votes).
- “Since the start of 2026” was the most common response, at 36.3% (66 votes).
- “For family or children” accounted for 10.9% (19 votes).
- “For myself and my family” accounted for 14.9% (26 votes).
- Responses involving family accounted for 25.9% (45 votes).
- “For 3 years or more” accounted for 30.8% (56 votes).
- Combined, “Since the start of 2026” and “For 1–2 years” accounted for 62.6% (114 votes).
- A total of 98.3% of the lotteries closed before the release date.

## JAL opens the way to a future sky in harmony with nature through GREEN×EXPO 2027

- Published: 2026-08-31T14:50:02+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000001553.000030684.html
- anchor: #n2369752
- Companies mentioned: JALグループ、日本航空株式会社、東急株式会社、一般社団法人SWiTCH

Facts:
- The event will be held in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, starting March 19, 2027.
- A specially painted aircraft is scheduled to enter service in November 2026.
- Exchange period: From Monday, August 31, 2026
- For exchanges made by March 18, 2027: 2,500 miles per ticket
- For exchanges made on or after March 19, 2027: 3,000 miles per ticket
- A total of 111 municipalities and 235 stores nationwide currently participate.

## [Additional] Application of the Disaster Relief Act to disasters caused by heavy rain starting August 27, Reiwa 8 (Report No. 2)

- Published: 2026-08-31T14:49:34+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000008914.000001355.html
- anchor: #n2369753
- Companies mentioned: 株式会社WOWOW

Facts:
- The dedicated toll-free number is listed below. We answer questions from WOWOW customers, including about viewing disruptions caused by the disaster. 0120-814-619 (Hours: 9:00-20:00 / open daily)

## [JR Central] “Art de Mach Bin” and “Art de Nimotsu-shu!” moving services using the Tokaido and Sanyo Shinkansen to launch September 1

- Published: 2026-08-31T14:46:12+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000082.000160429.html
- anchor: #n2369754
- Companies mentioned: 東海旅客鉄道株式会社、ジェイアール東海物流株式会社、西日本旅客鉄道株式会社、株式会社ジェイアール西日本マルニックス、アート引越センター株式会社

Facts:
- Launching Tuesday, September 1, 2026

## [Reiwa 8 Kumamoto Earthquake] Donation of relief funds for affected areas

- Published: 2026-08-31T14:46:07+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000001626.000054093.html
- anchor: #n2369755
- Companies mentioned: 株式会社プレナス、日本赤十字社、Hotto Motto、やよい軒、MKレストラン

Facts:
- 10 million yen in relief funds
- Approximately 4,200 “Hotto Motto” boxed meals in total

## Sake from across Hyogo comes together in Kobe! “Traveling Ochoko × Hyogo Sake in Kobe multi-BASE” to be held!

- Published: 2026-08-31T14:45:28+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000002236.000095753.html
- anchor: #n2369756
- Companies mentioned: 兵庫県酒造組合連合会、岡山県酒造組合、西日本旅客鉄道株式会社、白鶴酒造、大関、狩場一酒造、櫻正宗、大澤本家酒造、小西酒造、此の友酒造、姫路灘菊酒造、壷坂酒造、沢の鶴、千年一酒造、岡村酒造場、万代大澤醸造、菊正宗、鳳鳴酒造、八鹿酒造、西山酒造場、辰馬本家酒造、神戸酒心館、田治米合名会社、名城酒造、明石酒類醸造、富久錦、伊丹老松酒造、本田商店

Facts:
- September 3 (Thursday)–September 8 (Tuesday), 2026
- Weekdays (3, 4, 7 and 8*): 15:00–20:00
- Weekends (5 and 6): 12:00–18:00
- 最終日（8日）は19:00まで
- 料金：1杯(60㎖程度) 100円（税込）

## Five years after the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics: “Changes in Tokyo” observed by 国際パラリンピック委員会（IPC） President Parsons

- Published: 2026-08-31T14:45:07+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000004.000188198.html
- anchor: #n2369757
- Companies mentioned: 東京2020パラリンピック5周年記念事業広報事務局、国際パラリンピック委員会（IPC）、日本財団ボランティアセンター、TEAM BEYOND

Facts:
- More than 1,400 messages

## Fire engulfs shopping district in Japan’s Mie Prefecture, near Ise Jingu’s Geku

- Published: 2026-08-31T17:44:37+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/aopl/202608310204.aspx
- anchor: #n2375086
- Companies mentioned: 日本電視台（Nippon TV）、日本富士新聞網（FNN）、近鐵

Facts:
- About 600 meters east of Ise Jingu’s Geku

## Pingtung’s Chaozhou hosts Taiwan-Japan doll exchange; 大子町 Hina doll exhibition opens 9/1

- Published: 2026-08-31T17:44:35+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/aloc/202608310203.aspx
- anchor: #n2375087
- Companies mentioned: 大子町、茨城縣、潮州鎮、水戶Bluestone行進樂隊、茨城町商工會

Facts:
- 大子町 Hina doll exhibition will also open at the Chaozhou Japanese-style Historic Building Cultural Park
- Exhibition runs through Jan. 3 next year
- Opening ceremony to be held at 10 a.m. tomorrow at the Chaozhou Japanese-style Historic Building Cultural Park

## 新竹市城市棒球隊 formed, with 29 players set to compete in professional baseball events at year’s end

- Published: 2026-08-31T17:33:33+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/aspt/202608310202.aspx
- anchor: #n2375054
- Companies mentioned: 新竹市城市棒球隊、Hsinchu City Baseball（HCB）

Facts:
- 29 players

## Economy Ministry approves 美商科林 capital increase of NT$9.8 billion in Taiwan to advance R&D of advanced semiconductor equipment

- Published: 2026-08-31T17:33:31+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/afe/202608310201.aspx
- anchor: #n2375055
- Companies mentioned: 美商科林、LAM RESEARCH CORPORATION、台灣科林技術股份有限公司、英屬開曼群島商臻鼎科技控股公司、ZHEN DING TECHNOLOGY HOLDING LIMITED、先豐通訊、新唐科技、NUVOTON TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION JAPAN、源川國際、YMA（TX）、利億國際投資、MITSUBISHI FUSO BUS MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.、宏康控股、MIDAS HEALTH COMPANY LIMITED、滿得投資、百略集團

Facts:
- NT$9.835 billion
- NT$12.835 billion
- US$358.36 million
- NT$3 billion
- ¥15 billion
- US$94.36 million
- US$60 million
- ¥9.25 billion
- US$57.01 million
- US$147 million

## Permanent representatives to the WTO from 海地 and 貝里斯 visit Taiwan to learn about its economic and trade development

- Published: 2026-08-31T17:30:28+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/aipl/202608310200.aspx
- anchor: #n2375056
- Companies mentioned: 海地、貝里斯、世界貿易組織、WTO、聯合國、台灣科技產業、司法院、財政部、行政院經貿談判辦公室、國際合作發展基金會

## Losses widen at China’s 3 major airlines, reaching 38.4 billion yuan in the first half

- Published: 2026-08-31T17:28:26+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/acn/202608310199.aspx
- anchor: #n2375057
- Companies mentioned: 中國國際航空、中國東方航空、中國南方航空

Facts:
- Combined net losses reached 8.161 billion yuan
- About NT$38.4 billion
- China Southern Airlines recorded total operating revenue of 94.679 billion yuan in the first half
- Up 9.72% year on year
- Net loss attributable to parent company shareholders was 3.696 billion yuan
- Losses were 1.533 billion yuan in the same period last year
- Air China recorded operating revenue of 89.268 billion yuan in the first half of 2026
- Up 10.54% year on year
- Net loss attributable to parent company shareholders was 2.286 billion yuan
- Losses were 1.806 billion yuan in the same period last year
- China Eastern also remained in the red, recording total operating revenue of 74.234 billion yuan in the first half
- Up 11.09% year on year
- Net loss attributable to parent company shareholders was 2.179 billion yuan

## 中國修訂國防動員法 綠委：須高度警惕加速提升韌性

- Published: 2026-08-31T17:28:24+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/aipl/202608310198.aspx
- anchor: #n2375058
- Companies mentioned: 中國、台灣

Facts:
- 中國10月1日起將實施新修訂的國防動員法

## After releasing Hou Jin, the Eagles retain new foreign pitcher 威鳳山; 7 players including Zhang Zhaoyuan registered

- Published: 2026-08-31T17:24:22+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/aspt/202608310197.aspx
- anchor: #n2375014
- Companies mentioned: 台鋼雄鷹、富邦悍將

台鋼雄鷹隊於831註冊大限調整戰力，註銷洋投後勁，引入新洋投威鳳山，並進行多位本土球員註冊異動。

## 苯駢芘苦茶油疑混問題大豆油 食藥署：未發現異狀

- Published: 2026-08-31T17:18:20+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/ahel/202608310196.aspx
- anchor: #n2374954
- Companies mentioned: 食藥署、衛生福利部、民進黨、林淑芬、曾素香

Facts:
- Products from 15 oil plants across Taiwan found to exceed the benzo[a]pyrene limit

## To help businesses factor biodiversity risks into financial decisions, Forest and Nature Conservation Agency issues first guidelines

- Published: 2026-08-31T17:17:18+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/ahel/202608310195.aspx
- anchor: #n2374955
- Companies mentioned: 根基營造、中華航空

Facts:
- Adopted 7.25 hectares of forestland in Nanzhuang, Miaoli
- Planted more than 19,000 Taiwania and Taiwan zelkova trees
- Made a 20-year restoration commitment

## 海軍籌購32架銳鳶二、280架V-BAT垂直起降無人機

- Published: 2026-08-31T17:15:41+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/aipl/202608310191.aspx
- anchor: #n2374953
- Companies mentioned: 海軍、國家中山科學研究院、Shield AI

Taiwan’s 海軍 has publicly listed budget allocations to procure domestically made 銳鳶二 and U.S.-made V-BAT drones, strengthening its surveillance and operational resilience in distant waters. 銳鳶二 provides long-endurance surveillance and strike capabilities, while V-BAT offers resistance to jamming in complex electromagnetic environments.

Facts:
- 海軍 to procure 32 銳鳶二
- It will also procure 280 V-BAT drones, which can resist jamming and operate in complex electromagnetic environments
- The 銳鳶二 drone has an endurance of 16 hours
- Control range exceeds 300 kilometers
- 海軍 has allocated a continuing budget of NT$16.78974 billion from 115年至118年 to procure 32
- 海軍 has also allocated a continuing budget of NT$36 billion from 115年至118年
- 海軍 has also newly allocated about NT$23.7 billion
- Build 12 underwater unmanned vehicles

## Tree uprooted along Mingshui Road in Taipei’s Zhongshan District, blocking a lane; no injuries reported

- Published: 2026-08-31T17:14:13+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/asoc/202608310193.aspx
- anchor: #n2374951
- Companies mentioned: 台北市警察局、台北市公燈處、中央社

Facts:
- About 2 p.m.

## Taiwan donates to post-earthquake reconstruction; Kumamoto Governor Kimura Takashi expresses thanks

- Published: 2026-08-31T17:14:00+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/aopl/202608310194.aspx
- anchor: #n2374956
- Companies mentioned: 財團法人國際合作發展基金會、TaiwanICDF、台積電

Facts:
- 38 dead
- Nearly 43,000 homes were damaged
- NT$5 million in disaster relief funds
- Donations have totaled more than NT$300 million
- ¥250 million

## ASEAN briefing, Aug. 31, 2026

- Published: 2026-08-31T17:11:15+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/afe/202608313001.aspx
- anchor: #n2374950
- Companies mentioned: 越南國家統計局、寮國財政部、安侯建業聯合會計師事務所、KPMG、Airwallex、菲律賓央行、緬甸酪梨生產與出口商協會、Myanmar Avocado Producers and Exporters Association、安華、Anwar Ibrahim、美國海軍、林肯號、USS Abraham Lincoln、柬埔寨國家銀行、世界銀行、雅加達環球報、Jakarta Globe、普拉伯沃、Prabowo Subianto

Facts:
- Total foreign direct investment (FDI) attracted in the first 7 months of 2026 exceeded US$38.05 billion
- A sharp 58.1% increase from the same period last year
- A total of 2,429 new investment projects were approved
- Total registered capital reached US$21.05 billion
- Actual disbursements of FDI also rose 11.8%
- Reaching US$15.2 billion
- National fiscal revenue of 44.96 trillion kip
- About US$2 billion

## Academia Sinica: Taiwan firms should enter the large-scale quantum computing market and meet demand for CPU integration

- Published: 2026-08-31T17:11:11+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/afe/202608310192.aspx
- anchor: #n2374952
- Companies mentioned: 中央研究院、國際半導體產業協會（SEMI）

Chen Chi-tung, executive director of Academia Sinica’s Quantum Computer Project Center, recommends that Taiwan use large-scale quantum computers as an entry point and strengthen technologies for integration with conventional processors. Taiwan’s strengths in chips and packaging could help it develop “quantum-classical fusion” data centers.

Facts:
- SEMICON Taiwan 2026 will open on September 2

## Taiwan dollar falls 3.8 cents to close at 31.666

- Published: 2026-08-31T17:06:07+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/afe/202608310190.aspx
- anchor: #n2374878
- Companies mentioned: 中央社

Facts:
- Closed at 31.666
- Fell 3.8 cents
- Trading value of US$2.709 billion

## 卓榮泰: Counter-fraud checks at bank counters blocked NT$4.3 billion in losses in first half; amendments planned to strengthen enforcement

- Published: 2026-08-31T17:03:05+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/afe/202608310189.aspx
- anchor: #n2374879
- Companies mentioned: 卓榮泰、行政院、銀行公會、國泰金、李長庚

Facts:
- Counter-fraud interventions at bank counters across Taiwan blocked NT$4.3 billion in losses in the first 6 months of this year
- About 5,000 cases
- Counter-fraud interventions at bank counters across Taiwan blocked NT$11.2 billion in losses last year
- More than 14,000 cases
- 電信網路詐欺受理案件數降低約4成
- 財損金額降幅亦達7成

## Recent photo of 馬杜洛 in prison revealed; says Venezuela will rise again

- Published: 2026-08-31T17:01:03+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/aopl/202608310188.aspx
- anchor: #n2374877
- Companies mentioned: 馬杜洛、佛羅雷斯、羅德里格斯、蓋拉、Telegram、法新社、中央社

Facts:
- Causing more than 6,500 deaths
- He speaks by phone with family and lawyers for about 300 minutes each month
- Each call is limited to 15 minutes
- The photo was taken on June 25
- Trial scheduled for June 1 next year

## 富邦悍將 release 9 players and register 9 new players, including Chen Ting-hao and Huang Yu-sheng

- Published: 2026-08-31T17:00:01+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/aspt/202608310187.aspx
- anchor: #n2374815
- Companies mentioned: 富邦悍將

富邦悍將於831註冊大限進行大幅度球員調整。註銷9名球員並同時新註冊9名球員，包含新秀與自主培訓球員。

Facts:
- Released 9 domestic players
- Registered 9 new domestic players

## August housing market stronger in north, weaker in south; brokers say central bank moves and stock-market funds will shape outlook

- Published: 2026-08-31T16:55:58+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/afe/202608310186.aspx
- anchor: #n2374816
- Companies mentioned: 永慶房產集團、住商機構、中信房屋、台灣房屋集團

Seasonal and weather factors affected transaction volumes in the August housing market, creating divergent trends. Brokers are closely watching the central bank’s policy direction in September and movements in stock-market funds.

Facts:
- Up 6% month on month
- Up 17% year on year
- Up 9% month over month
- Up 16% month over month
- Down 7.5% month over month
- Up 6.6% year over year
- Down 1.6% month over month
- up 3.4% year on year
- Down 8.1% month over month
- Down 8.3% year over year
- Up 3.6% month over month
- Up 5.1% year over year
- Up 9.4% month over month
- Up 8.4% year on year
- Down 7.6% month over month
- Up 6% year over year
- Down 8.5% month over month
- Down 5.5% year over year
- Month

## Attracting talent from around the world to build a century-old enterprise: Talent management challenges for business leaders

- Published: 2026-08-31T16:55:55+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/newsworld/article/20260831n001/
- anchor: #n2374739
- Companies mentioned: 中央社

Facts:
- Special correspondents stationed in more than 30 countries

## Economic ministry builds flagship Taiwan pavilion to help hand tool industry break into Japan and generate NT$1.4 billion in business opportunities

- Published: 2026-08-31T16:54:37+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/afe/202608310183.aspx
- anchor: #n2374742
- Companies mentioned: 經濟部、貿易署、金屬工業研究發展中心

Facts:
- Generated US$45 million (about NT$1.42 billion) in business opportunities
- The hand tool industry generates nearly US$4 billion in exports annually

## Rate hike expectations strengthen; Japan's 10-year bond yield surges to 2.95%, its highest in nearly 30 years

- Published: 2026-08-31T16:52:56+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/aopl/202608310185.aspx
- anchor: #n2374740
- Companies mentioned: 日本銀行、美國聯準會、高市早苗政府

Facts:
- The yield on newly issued 10-year Japanese government bonds, a benchmark for long-term interest rates in the domestic bond market, briefly rose to 2.950% today
- Reached its highest level in about 30 years, since September 1996
- The 10-year government bond yield rose 0.030 percentage points from last week
- 日銀在9月金融政策決定會議升息的機率已超過8成

## Report: SoftBank subsidiary offers US$5.5 billion in warrants to secure OpenAI data center contract

- Published: 2026-08-31T16:50:54+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/aopl/202608310184.aspx
- anchor: #n2374741
- Companies mentioned: 軟銀集團、SB Energy、OpenAI、聊天機器人ChatGPT、華爾街日報、The Wall Street Journal、輝達、NVIDIA

Facts:
- Warrants valued at about US$5.5 billion
- About NT$174.4 billion
- 900百萬瓦（MW，千瓩）基地
- A site with 800MW of computing capacity
- 近9十億瓦（GW，百萬瓩）算力供應合約
- The order value has exceeded US$400 billion

## New Taipei launches free school lunches; Hou You-yi insists quality will not be compromised

- Published: 2026-08-31T16:50:50+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/aloc/202608310182.aspx
- anchor: #n2374743
- Companies mentioned: 新北市、新埔國小

Facts:
- An estimated 323,000 students across the city will benefit
- Officials conducted on-site visits to 314 schools today

## Nantou raises school lunch subsidies by NT$10 to improve ingredients and help students eat healthily

- Published: 2026-08-31T16:46:48+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/aloc/202608310181.aspx
- anchor: #n2370413
- Companies mentioned: 南投縣、南投縣政府、埔里國小

Facts:
- The subsidy will increase by NT$10 per student per meal
- A subsidy of NT$65 per meal
- A subsidy of NT$70 per meal
- Annual expenditure will increase by NT$66 million
- Benefiting 31,000 students across the county
- The budget allocation will rise from NT$414 million
- To NT$480 million

## Poll: South Korean President Lee Jae-myung's approval rating falls below 40% for the first time

- Published: 2026-08-31T16:44:46+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/aopl/202608310180.aspx
- anchor: #n2370414
- Companies mentioned: Realmeter、能源經濟新聞、共同民主黨、國民力量黨

Facts:
- Lee Jae-myung's job approval rating fell to 38.9%
- Negative ratings stood at 58.7%

## Semiconductor exhibition brings the entire ecosystem together; AI heads from three major CSPs gather

- Published: 2026-08-31T16:43:44+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/afe/202608310179.aspx
- anchor: #n2370412
- Companies mentioned: Google、微軟、Microsoft、Meta、NVIDIA、Marvell、台積電、聯電、三星、Samsung、SK海力士、hynix、美光、Micron、鴻海、思科、台達電

Facts:
- More than 1,300 companies are participating
- 4,300 booths on display
- From 65 countries around the world
- More than 100,000 semiconductor industry professionals are taking part
- 15 key industry topics, including AI computing power, physical AI, advanced processes and advanced packaging
- More than 200 industry leaders
- A total of 18 countries are participating
- 220 booths on display

## Trump still hints at seeking a 3rd term, but begins discussing life after leaving the White House

- Published: 2026-08-31T16:37:41+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/aopl/202608310178.aspx
- anchor: #n2370380
- Companies mentioned: 美聯社、密西根州立大學

Facts:
- His term ends in January 2029
- More than 8 years in the White House
- Two and a half years later

## Wu Tien-yu: AI development is squeezing resources in the short term, but its future value is boundless

- Published: 2026-08-31T16:36:39+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/afe/202608310177.aspx
- anchor: #n2370381
- Companies mentioned: SEMI、日月光半導体

SEMI global chairman and ASE CEO Wu Tien-yu said that although AI development is putting pressure on resources in the short term, it will drive cross-disciplinary innovation over the long term. Taiwan's semiconductor industry is in a pivotal position and bears the responsibility of amplifying AI's global value.

## Army allocates NT$57 billion to procure 178 105mm wheeled gun vehicles

- Published: 2026-08-31T16:35:37+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/aipl/202608310176.aspx
- anchor: #n2370382
- Companies mentioned: 中科院、軍備局

The Army has allocated NT$57 billion to procure 178 105mm wheeled gun vehicles. The program has undergone testing and improvements and will significantly enhance ground forces' mobility and striking capability.

## Deterring aggression and strengthening defense: Indonesia, the United States and other countries hold joint military drills

- Published: 2026-08-31T16:33:35+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/aopl/202608310175.aspx
- anchor: #n2370383

Indonesia, the United States and other countries launched the annual Super Garuda Shield joint military exercise on the 31st. The exercise aims to deter aggression in the Asia-Pacific and demonstrate Indonesia's strategic balancing between the United States and China.

## Zhu Zhongming named Communist Party chief of Shanghai municipal government, expected to become mayor

- Published: 2026-08-31T16:28:00+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/acn/202608310174.aspx
- anchor: #n2370384
- Companies mentioned: 人民網、上觀新聞、新浪財經、財新網

Zhu Zhongming, deputy secretary of the Communist Party of China Shanghai Municipal Committee, has been named party chief of the municipal government and is expected to become Shanghai mayor. The personnel change signals that an official with a finance background will take charge of the city's government leadership.

Facts:
- Zhu Zhongming has taken office as party chief of the Shanghai municipal government
- Zhu Zhongming is 54 and was born in 1972
- Zhu Zhongming previously served as vice minister of China's Ministry of Finance
- Zhu Zhongming became deputy secretary of the Shanghai Municipal Committee in July 2024
- The current Shanghai mayor is Gong Zheng, who is 66

## A potential talent pool: Germany's Federal Intelligence Service recruits at Cologne gaming expo

- Published: 2026-08-31T16:27:31+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/aopl/202608310173.aspx
- anchor: #n2370378
- Companies mentioned: ドイツ連邦情報局、DPA、ドイツ連邦国防軍

Facts:
- A 100-square-meter booth
- 6,800 employees

## 2 male college students charged with making and detonating explosives that damaged campus; Chiayi court orders their release on bail

- Published: 2026-08-31T16:25:29+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/asoc/202608310172.aspx
- anchor: #n2370379
- Companies mentioned: 嘉義廢棄校園、竹崎鄉公所、嘉義地方法院

Facts:
- NT$80,000
- NT$50,000
- 20 detonators
- 21 fuses
- Detonated 6 times in succession
- Prosecutors are seeking 7 years and 6 months for each

## Shen Pin-chen's pitch speed once dropped by more than 10 kph; Tsai Chung-nan helps him adjust, earns a start and win in the Taoyuan Cup

- Published: 2026-08-31T16:22:26+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/aspt/202608310171.aspx
- anchor: #n2370359
- Companies mentioned: 三好體協、南華大學、台灣運彩、輔仁大學

Facts:
- Average velocity also improved by 3 kph
- Top speed of 142 kph
- Threw 49 pitches over 4 innings
- Gave up 2 hits
- Recorded 1 strikeout
- Issued 1 walk.
- The team won 10-0 in the final
- Average fastball velocity improved by about 3 kph and now reaches 138 or 139 kph
- He hopes to raise his top speed to 148 kph during college

## Heavy rain warning: Taitung forest recreation areas to close as a precaution starting this afternoon

- Published: 2026-08-31T16:21:24+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/aloc/202608310170.aspx
- anchor: #n2370360

Due to heavy rain, the Taitung branch of the Forestry and Nature Conservation Agency announced that several forest recreation areas would close as a precaution starting at 1 p.m. on the 31st. The areas will reopen when weather conditions allow, to ensure visitor safety.

## Rights Restoration Foundation approves 91 compensation cases in August, awarding more than NT$170 million

- Published: 2026-08-31T16:20:22+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/aipl/202608310169.aspx
- anchor: #n2370361
- Companies mentioned: 財團法人威權統治時期國家不法行為被害者權利回復基金會

The Rights Restoration Foundation approved 91 compensation cases in August, totaling more than NT$170 million, as it addressed rights restoration for abuses during the authoritarian period.

## 79-year-old in critical condition after being rushed to hospital following smoke at 4th floor of rental home in Magong

- Published: 2026-08-31T16:13:20+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/asoc/202608310168.aspx
- anchor: #n2370356
- Companies mentioned: 澎湖縣消防局、衛福部澎湖醫院

Facts:
- A 4-story residence
- 79-year-old surnamed Chang
- 5 people evacuated
- Burned area of about 9 square meters

## Cheng Chao-hsin plans to visit China on 9/2; DPP camp says no “fake investment promotion, real secret meetings”

- Published: 2026-08-31T16:13:18+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/aloc/202608310167.aspx
- anchor: #n2370357

Taichung Deputy Mayor Cheng Chao-hsin plans to travel to China to attend the Dongguan Taiwan Expo, prompting Democratic Progressive Party councilors to question whether it involves secret political meetings. Cheng said the trip is primarily intended to help businesses foster industry exchanges.

## Three major institutional investors sold a net NT$26.755 billion in Taiwan stocks

- Published: 2026-08-31T16:11:16+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/afe/202608310166.aspx
- anchor: #n2370358

Facts:
- Foreign and mainland Chinese investors, investment trusts and dealers all recorded net selling, with the three major institutional investors selling a combined NT$26.755 billion
- Taiwan stocks fell 202.98 points today
- Closing at 46128.47 points
- Trading value totaled NT$1.201792 trillion
- Dealers recorded net selling of NT$7.453 billion
- Investment trusts recorded net selling of NT$4.91 billion
- Foreign and mainland Chinese investors recorded net selling of NT$14.392 billion

## Fireworks light up Kuala Lumpur for Malaysia's National Day, as communities celebrate cultural diversity and coexistence

- Published: 2026-08-31T16:07:14+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/aopl/202608310165.aspx
- anchor: #n2370271
- Companies mentioned: 布特拉加亞、國油雙峰塔、馬來西亞陸軍、馬來西亞空軍

Facts:
- 69th anniversary of independence
- 6 measures to benefit the public and businesses
- 76 parade groups
- 1萬多人
- 22 bands