# AI News 180m Report｜2026-09-04 03:00–06:00 JST｜Page 2 of 2

One place for news and notices from 2 countries/regions: Japan, 73 items from 9 sources; Taiwan, 51 items from 8 sources.One edition every 180 minutes: every item from every source received in the period, with the original link.

## [Get up to ¥10,000 worth!?] Stay overnight and enjoy Amakusa for less 🌊✨

- Published: 2026-09-04T05:00:01+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000029.000142608.html
- anchor: #n2474451
- Companies mentioned: 天草市、天草宝島観光協会、天草のさりー

Facts:
- Up to ¥10,000 worth
- 3,000 yen worth of points

## [Haraichi no Turn!] Book publication celebration: book-signing event to be held!

- Published: 2026-09-04T05:00:01+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000688.000030125.html
- anchor: #n2474450
- Companies mentioned: 株式会社マガジンハウス、TBSラジオ、紀伊國屋書店

Facts:
- Price: 1,870 yen (tax included)
- A5-size paperback, 208 pages

## “Meet a Pooh plush toy wearing the legendary costume of Yuzuru Hanyu!” List of bookstores nationwide hosting an in-person display released

- Published: 2026-09-04T05:00:01+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000008855.000001719.html
- anchor: #n2474449
- Companies mentioned: 株式会社講談社、MARUZEN＆ジュンク堂書店、紀伊國屋書店、有隣堂、三省堂書店、エディオン、ジュンク堂書店、丸善

Facts:
- Price: 22,000 yen (tax included)
- Reservation period: through October 20, 2026 (Tuesday)
- The books are scheduled to arrive at bookstores on or after May 27, 2027 (Thursday)

## Celebrating the 60th anniversary of 「サッポロ一番 しょうゆ味」! Masatoshi Hamada, making his first consecutive appearances in commercials, and Shunsuke Kazama passionately discuss the appeal of 「サッポロ一番 みそラーメン」! The two reveal their genuine passion for 「サッポロ一番」!

- Published: 2026-09-04T04:00:01+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000005.000154957.html
- anchor: #n2474225
- Companies mentioned: サンヨー食品株式会社、サッポロ一番

Facts:
- Broadcast nationwide begins September 4, 2026 (Friday)
- Suggested retail price (before tax): 136 yen

## New commercial for いち髪 ＰＲＥＭＩＥＲ, for truly silky hair! ～ＨＡＮＡ’s ＪＩＳＯＯ premieres her solo debut song “Movie Star” in this commercial～ ★“The Relay of Rear Views” commercial begins airing September 4, 2026 (Friday)★

- Published: 2026-09-04T04:00:01+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000716.000007954.html
- anchor: #n2474224
- Companies mentioned: クラシエ株式会社、ＨＡＮＡ、ＪＩＳＯＯ

Facts:
- Friday, September 4, ２０２６
- Filmed at 7 locations
- Scenes of ＪＩＳＯＯ looking back in 7 different outfits, one for each location

## Tech stocks lead gains and bond yields retreat as U.S. stocks close higher.

- Published: 2026-09-04T05:45:58+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/afe/202609040007.aspx
- anchor: #n2475008
- Companies mentioned: 華爾街、道瓊工業指數、標普500指數、那斯達克指數、費城半導體指數

Facts:
- 道瓊工業指數 surges 624.16 points, or 1.18%
- Closed at 53686.11 points.
- 標普500指數 rises 81.11 points, or 1.06%
- closed at 7747.71 points
- 那斯達克指數 surged 366.23 points, or 1.40%
- closed at 26584.06 points
- 費城半導體指數 edged up 12.88 points, or 0.11%
- closed at 11352.13 points

## Investors weigh developments in the Middle East and Russia-Ukraine situation as international oil prices move in opposite directions

- Published: 2026-09-04T05:36:55+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/afe/202609040006.aspx
- anchor: #n2475007
- Companies mentioned: 伊朗、以色列、俄羅斯

Facts:
- Brent crude futures fell 11 cents, or 0.12%, to close at $95.52 per barrel
- U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures rose 29 cents, or 0.32%, to $91.30 per barrel

## 太平洋島國論壇 summit communiqué released, condemning 中國's missile test

- Published: 2026-09-04T04:19:52+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/aopl/202609040005.aspx
- anchor: #n2474226
- Companies mentioned: 太平洋島國論壇、帛琉、瑙埃羅、台灣、吐瓦魯、美國、馬紹爾群島、澳洲、中國、中國太平洋島國事務特使錢波、台灣外交部長林佳龍

Facts:
- 17 of the forum's 18 members agreed
- Give notice at least 24 hours in advance
- After 中國 gave only a few countries advance notice in July this year
- After 瑙埃羅 severed diplomatic ties with 台灣 and established ties with 中國 2 years ago
- 台灣 has 3 diplomatic allies in the Pacific region

## First batch of 輝達 RTX Spark computers: 聯想 and 宏碁 to begin sales in October

- Published: 2026-09-04T03:57:50+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/ait/202609040004.aspx
- anchor: #n2474163
- Companies mentioned: 輝達、聯想、宏碁、微軟、蘋果公司、聯發科

Facts:
- 聯想 and 宏碁 will launch the first Windows personal computers equipped with their own RTX Spark chips in October
- After 輝達 and 微軟 (Microsoft) worked together for 3 years

## [Press conference] Deliberative Council Member Takada (Sapporo, September 2)

- Published: 2026-09-03T14:40:00+09:00
- Source: Japan | 日本銀行
- Original: https://www.boj.or.jp/about/press/kaiken_2026/kk260903a.pdf
- anchor: #n2474759
- Companies mentioned: 日本銀行

Facts:
- Approximately 35 minutes
- 0.25% interest rate hike
- 0.5％

## Regarding the holding of the “Meeting for Exchange of Views on Market Operations”

- Published: 2026-09-03T11:00:00+09:00
- Source: Japan | 日本銀行
- Original: https://www.boj.or.jp/paym/market/mkt260903a.pdf
- anchor: #n2474760
- Companies mentioned: 日本銀行

Facts:
- October 2026
- October 14, 2026
- 17:30

## Factors affecting changes in the Bank of Japan’s current account balances (September estimate)

- Published: 2026-09-03T08:50:00+09:00
- Source: Japan | 日本銀行
- Original: https://www.boj.or.jp/statistics/boj/fm/juqp/juqp2609.xlsx
- anchor: #n2474761
- Companies mentioned: 日本銀行、Bank of Japan

Facts:
- Banknote factor
- Fiscal and other factors
- Government bonds, etc.
- Treasury bills, etc.
- Funds surplus or shortage

## OpenAI's most powerful model is here! GPT-6 Astra can find zero-day vulnerabilities on its own

- Published: 2026-09-04T04:00:03+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 鉅亨網
- Original: https://news.cnyes.com/news/id/6596925
- anchor: #n2474103
- Companies mentioned: Anthropic、Hugging Face

OpenAI announced GPT-6 Astra. Its capabilities for operating computers and discovering zero-day vulnerabilities have improved dramatically, but concerns about the difficulty of monitoring AI and its safety are also growing.

## 輝達 packs Blackwell into computers! 聯想 and 宏碁 to debut RTX Spark in October

- Published: 2026-09-04T03:30:06+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 鉅亨網
- Original: https://news.cnyes.com/news/id/6596924
- anchor: #n2474104
- Companies mentioned: NVIDIA、聯想、宏碁、マイクロソフト、聯發科

NVIDIA announced the RTX Spark chip featuring the Blackwell architecture, and 聯想 and 宏碁 will launch it as AI PCs in October. This will make advanced generative AI processing possible locally on Windows PCs as well.

## Are A-shares too expensive? Chinese memory chipmaker 江波龍 reportedly plans Hong Kong listing at a 44% discount to its A-share price

- Published: 2026-09-04T03:00:03+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 鉅亨網
- Original: https://news.cnyes.com/news/id/6596806
- anchor: #n2473900
- Companies mentioned: デル・テクノロジーズ、レノボグループ、サムスン電子、Xiaomiグループ、伝音ホールディングス、中信証券、藍思科技、花旗グループ

Chinese memory chip maker 江波龍 is raising funds at a price discounted 44% from its A-share price ahead of its Hong Kong listing, joining the boom in listings by AI-related semiconductor companies.

## Damage and response by fire departments and other organizations following Typhoon No. 24 in Reiwa 8 and the heavy rain caused by the seasonal rain front (First report, R8.9.3)

- Published: 2026-09-03T08:48:32+09:00
- Source: Japan | 消防庁
- Original: https://www.fdma.go.jp/disaster/info/items/20260903taifu24gou1.pdf
- anchor: #n2474744
- Companies mentioned: 消防庁

Facts:
- Emergency safety measures Evacuation orders Prefecture City Town Village Households People City Town Village Households People Aomori Prefecture 2 849 1,512 3 1,178 2,331

## Damage and response by fire departments and other organizations following the heavy rain since August 27, Reiwa 8 (17th report, updated R8.9.2)

- Published: 2026-08-27T06:20:00+09:00
- Source: Japan | 消防庁
- Original: https://www.fdma.go.jp/disaster/info/items/20260827ooame17.pdf
- anchor: #n2447443

## Damage and response by fire departments and other organizations following Typhoon No. 18 (Second report, updated R8.8.27)

- Published: 2026-08-26T08:50:21+09:00
- Source: Japan | 消防庁
- Original: https://www.fdma.go.jp/disaster/info/items/20260825taifu18gou2.pdf
- anchor: #n2291365
- Companies mentioned: 鹿児島県、沖縄県、消防庁

Facts:
- Deaths
- Injured
- Damage to homes

## 中國廈金大橋 can connect only the 2 islands of Xiamen and cannot provide a direct route to Kinmen

- Published: 2026-09-03T18:39:37+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 台灣事實查核中心
- Original: https://tfc-taiwan.org.tw/fact-check-reports/china-xiamen-bridge-does-not-reach-kinmen
- anchor: #n2474952
- Companies mentioned: 中國廈金大橋、廈門段、金門段、翔安國際機場、Copernicus、陸委會、廈門市政府、廈門衛視

Facts:
- Scheduled for completion and opening to traffic in 2026
- Scheduled to open to traffic at the end of 2026
- Kinmen County completed an assessment report in 2006
- Preliminary plan announced in 2019
- Construction began in 2023
- Released by 廈門市政府 on August 19
- Mid-August
- Satellite image from August 5

## A screenshot of a conspiracy theory circulating online falsely claims that vaccines cause autism in Vietnamese people

- Published: 2026-09-03T14:30:27+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 台灣事實查核中心
- Original: https://tfc-taiwan.org.tw/fact-check-reports/vietnam-vaccine-autism-conspiracy-claim-false
- anchor: #n2474953
- Companies mentioned: 蓋茲基金會、聯合國兒童基金會、世界衛生組織、The People’s Voice、《The Lancet》、《Vietnam News》、《越南人民報》、《vietnam +》、《全球健康行動》

Facts:
- Autism cases in Vietnam have increased by more than 300%
- 1% of Vietnamese children may have autism
- Vaccination rates for all types of vaccines to exceed 95% before 2030

## Regarding the general meeting of the Decarbonization × Reconstruction Community Development Platform

- Published: 2026-09-03T00:00:00+09:00
- Source: Japan | 環境省
- Original: https://www.env.go.jp/press/press_05520.html
- anchor: #n2474814
- Companies mentioned: OKUMA TECH株式会社

Facts:
- More than 250 entities, including businesses and relevant organizations, participate in this platform
- 12 municipalities in Fukushima Prefecture, etc.

## [Electrical short circuit causes smoke at hospital] [At 11:12 on the 2nd, an electrical short circuit caused smoke from the ceiling on the 1st floor of 私立高雄仁愛之家附設慈惠醫院, at No. 509, Fengping 1st Road, Daliao District, Kaohsiung City; no casualties] Initial (final) report

- Published: 2026-09-03T01:00:00+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 內政部消防署
- Original: https://www.nfa.gov.tw/cht/index.php?code=list&flag=detail&ids=22&article_id=21851
- anchor: #n2474790
- Companies mentioned: 私立高雄仁愛之家附設慈惠醫院

Facts:
- The fire department dispatched 14 vehicles and 36 personnel

## Event record〉2026 Academia Sinica GIS Forum concludes successfully

- Published: 2026-08-13T01:00:00+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央研究院
- Original: https://www.sinica.edu.tw/news_content/56/3914
- anchor: #n1957916
- Companies mentioned: 中央研究院、中央研究院人文社會科學研究中心、內政部、美國田納西大學、韓國慶星大學、日本東北大學、台灣地理資訊學會、國立臺灣大學、國立成功大學、國立臺北科技大學、國立東華大學、國立彰化師範大學、逢甲大學

Facts:
- The event brought together nearly 250 guests and participants from academia, government agencies, industry and professional fields

## Open-source AI faces a massive acquisition! NVIDIA plans to acquire Hugging Face for $12.93 billion; Huang Renxun pledges not to tie it to its own chips, with a goal of bringing together 100 million developers

- Published: 2026-09-04T02:23:01+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 風傳媒
- Original: https://www.storm.mg/article/11161789
- anchor: #n2473960
- Companies mentioned: Hugging Face、聯發科、AMD、Intel

NVIDIA agreed to acquire the open-source AI platform Hugging Face for $12.93 billion. It aims to gain 100 million developers and pledged to maintain neutrality.