# AI News 180m Report｜2026-09-16 03:00–06:00 JST｜Page 1 of 2

One place for news and notices from 2 countries/regions: Japan, 67 items from 10 sources; Taiwan, 64 items from 10 sources.One edition every 180 minutes: every item from every source received in the period, with the original link.

## Ash fall forecast (scheduled)

- Published: 2026-09-16T05:00:00+09:00
- Source: Japan | 気象庁
- Original: https://www.data.jma.go.jp/developer/xml/data/20260915200030_0_VFVO53_010000.xml
- anchor: #n2765954

Facts:
- Eruption alert level 2
- 09:00 on the 16th
- 12:00
- 21:00 on the 16th
- 24:00

## Ash fall forecast (scheduled)

- Published: 2026-09-16T05:00:00+09:00
- Source: Japan | 気象庁
- Original: https://www.data.jma.go.jp/developer/xml/data/20260915200052_0_VFVO53_010000.xml
- anchor: #n2765953
- Companies mentioned: 諏訪之瀬島

Facts:
- Eruption alert level 2
- 09:00 on the 16th
- 12:00
- 21:00 on the 16th
- 24:00

## Ash fall forecast (scheduled)

- Published: 2026-09-16T05:00:00+09:00
- Source: Japan | 気象庁
- Original: https://www.data.jma.go.jp/developer/xml/data/20260915200048_0_VFVO53_010000.xml
- anchor: #n2765952

Facts:
- Eruption alert level 2
- 09:00 on the 16th
- 12:00
- 21:00 on the 16th
- 24:00

## Ash fall forecast (scheduled)

- Published: 2026-09-16T05:00:00+09:00
- Source: Japan | 気象庁
- Original: https://www.data.jma.go.jp/developer/xml/data/20260915200045_0_VFVO53_010000.xml
- anchor: #n2765951

Facts:
- Eruption alert level 2
- 09:00 on the 16th
- 12:00
- 21:00 on the 16th
- 24:00

## Ash fall forecast (scheduled)

- Published: 2026-09-16T05:00:00+09:00
- Source: Japan | 気象庁
- Original: https://www.data.jma.go.jp/developer/xml/data/20260915200041_0_VFVO53_010000.xml
- anchor: #n2765950

Facts:
- Eruption alert level 3
- 09:00 on the 16th
- 12:00
- 21:00 on the 16th
- 24:00

## Ash fall forecast (scheduled)

- Published: 2026-09-16T05:00:00+09:00
- Source: Japan | 気象庁
- Original: https://www.data.jma.go.jp/developer/xml/data/20260915200037_0_VFVO53_010000.xml
- anchor: #n2765949
- Companies mentioned: 阿蘇山

Facts:
- Eruption alert level 2
- 09:00 on the 16th
- 12:00
- 21:00 on the 16th
- 24:00

## Ash fall forecast (scheduled)

- Published: 2026-09-16T05:00:00+09:00
- Source: Japan | 気象庁
- Original: https://www.data.jma.go.jp/developer/xml/data/20260915200033_0_VFVO53_010000.xml
- anchor: #n2765948

Facts:
- Eruption alert level 3
- 09:00 on the 16th
- 12:00
- 21:00 on the 16th
- 24:00

## Ash fall forecast (scheduled)

- Published: 2026-09-16T05:00:00+09:00
- Source: Japan | 気象庁
- Original: https://www.data.jma.go.jp/developer/xml/data/20260915200055_0_VFVO53_010000.xml
- anchor: #n2765947

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

- Published: 2026-09-16T03:57:33+09:00
- Source: Japan | 気象庁
- Original: https://www.data.jma.go.jp/developer/xml/data/20260915185733_0_VXSE53_270000.xml
- anchor: #n2765955

Facts:
- Around 03:54 on the 16th

## Information on epicenter and seismic intensity

- Published: 2026-09-16T03:20:41+09:00
- Source: Japan | 気象庁
- Original: https://www.data.jma.go.jp/developer/xml/data/20260915182041_0_VXSE53_010000.xml
- anchor: #n2765956

## Ash fall forecast (scheduled)

- Published: 2026-09-16T02:00:00+09:00
- Source: Japan | 気象庁
- Original: https://www.data.jma.go.jp/developer/xml/data/20260915170051_0_VFVO53_010000.xml
- anchor: #n2765963
- Companies mentioned: 諏訪之瀬島

Facts:
- Eruption alert level 2
- 09:00 on the 16th
- 12:00

## Ash fall forecast (scheduled)

- Published: 2026-09-16T02:00:00+09:00
- Source: Japan | 気象庁
- Original: https://www.data.jma.go.jp/developer/xml/data/20260915170048_0_VFVO53_010000.xml
- anchor: #n2765962

Facts:
- Eruption alert level 2
- 09:00 on the 16th
- 12:00

## Ash fall forecast (scheduled)

- Published: 2026-09-16T02:00:00+09:00
- Source: Japan | 気象庁
- Original: https://www.data.jma.go.jp/developer/xml/data/20260915170044_0_VFVO53_010000.xml
- anchor: #n2765961

Facts:
- Eruption alert level 2
- The 16th
- 09:00
- 12:00

## Ash fall forecast (scheduled)

- Published: 2026-09-16T02:00:00+09:00
- Source: Japan | 気象庁
- Original: https://www.data.jma.go.jp/developer/xml/data/20260915170036_0_VFVO53_010000.xml
- anchor: #n2765959

Facts:
- Eruption alert level 2
- 09:00 on the 16th
- 12:00

## Ash fall forecast (scheduled)

- Published: 2026-09-16T02:00:00+09:00
- Source: Japan | 気象庁
- Original: https://www.data.jma.go.jp/developer/xml/data/20260915170055_0_VFVO53_010000.xml
- anchor: #n2765957
- Companies mentioned: 霧島山、新燃岳

Facts:
- Eruption alert level 2
- The 16th
- 09:00
- 12:00

## Volcanic observation report on eruption

- Published: 2026-09-16T00:57:57+09:00
- Source: Japan | 気象庁
- Original: https://www.data.jma.go.jp/developer/xml/data/20260915155757_0_VFVO52_400000.xml
- anchor: #n2765966

Facts:
- September 16, 2026, 00:22

## Ash fall forecast (scheduled)

- Published: 2026-09-15T23:00:00+09:00
- Source: Japan | 気象庁
- Original: https://www.data.jma.go.jp/developer/xml/data/20260915140038_0_VFVO53_010000.xml
- anchor: #n2765974

Facts:
- Eruption alert level 2
- 09:00 on the 16th
- 12:00

## Ash fall forecast (scheduled)

- Published: 2026-09-15T23:00:00+09:00
- Source: Japan | 気象庁
- Original: https://www.data.jma.go.jp/developer/xml/data/20260915140034_0_VFVO53_010000.xml
- Original 2: https://www.data.jma.go.jp/developer/xml/data/20260915170033_0_VFVO53_010000.xml
- anchor: #n2765973
- 2 identical notices

Facts:
- Eruption alert level 3
- 09:00 on the 16th
- 12:00

## Ash fall forecast (scheduled)

- Published: 2026-09-15T23:00:00+09:00
- Source: Japan | 気象庁
- Original: https://www.data.jma.go.jp/developer/xml/data/20260915140031_0_VFVO53_010000.xml
- Original 2: https://www.data.jma.go.jp/developer/xml/data/20260915170030_0_VFVO53_010000.xml
- anchor: #n2765972
- 2 identical notices

Facts:
- Eruption alert level 2
- The 16th
- 09:00
- 12:00

## Ash fall forecast (scheduled)

- Published: 2026-09-15T23:00:00+09:00
- Source: Japan | 気象庁
- Original: https://www.data.jma.go.jp/developer/xml/data/20260915140056_0_VFVO53_010000.xml
- anchor: #n2765971

Facts:
- Eruption alert level 2
- The 16th
- 09:00
- 12:00

## Ash fall forecast (scheduled)

- Published: 2026-09-15T23:00:00+09:00
- Source: Japan | 気象庁
- Original: https://www.data.jma.go.jp/developer/xml/data/20260915140053_0_VFVO53_010000.xml
- anchor: #n2765970
- Companies mentioned: 諏訪之瀬島

Facts:
- Eruption alert level 2
- 09:00 on the 16th
- 12:00

## Ash fall forecast (scheduled)

- Published: 2026-09-15T23:00:00+09:00
- Source: Japan | 気象庁
- Original: https://www.data.jma.go.jp/developer/xml/data/20260915140049_0_VFVO53_010000.xml
- anchor: #n2765969

Facts:
- Eruption alert level 2
- 09:00 on the 16th
- 12:00

## Ash fall forecast (scheduled)

- Published: 2026-09-15T23:00:00+09:00
- Source: Japan | 気象庁
- Original: https://www.data.jma.go.jp/developer/xml/data/20260915140046_0_VFVO53_010000.xml
- anchor: #n2765968

Facts:
- Eruption alert level 2
- 09:00 on the 16th
- 12:00

## Ash fall forecast (scheduled)

- Published: 2026-09-15T23:00:00+09:00
- Source: Japan | 気象庁
- Original: https://www.data.jma.go.jp/developer/xml/data/20260915140042_0_VFVO53_010000.xml
- Original 2: https://www.data.jma.go.jp/developer/xml/data/20260915170040_0_VFVO53_010000.xml
- anchor: #n2765967
- 2 identical notices

Facts:
- Eruption alert level 3
- The 16th
- 09:00
- 12:00

## Estimated ash plume flow direction report

- Published: 2026-09-15T21:46:00+09:00
- Source: Japan | 気象庁
- Original: https://www.data.jma.go.jp/developer/xml/data/20260915124626_0_VFVO60_010000.xml
- Original 2: https://www.data.jma.go.jp/developer/xml/data/20260915155831_0_VFVO60_010000.xml
- anchor: #n2765975
- 2 identical notices

## Volcanic observation report on eruption

- Published: 2026-09-15T21:45:52+09:00
- Source: Japan | 気象庁
- Original: https://www.data.jma.go.jp/developer/xml/data/20260915124552_0_VFVO52_400000.xml
- anchor: #n2765976

Facts:
- September 15, 2026, 21:38 (151238 UTC)

## Harry and his family return to the UK to settle, with career setbacks and financial pressures key factors

- Published: 2026-09-15T22:14:16+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 公視新聞
- Original: https://news.pts.org.tw/article/827225
- anchor: #n2766474
- Companies mentioned: 倫敦國王學院、永不屈服運動會、白金漢宮

Facts:
- 6 years of tax obligations
- 10 years in the British Army
- Harry is now 42

## New York prosecutors bust 12 porn sites using AI to alter real people's images, victimizing more than 1,000 people

- Published: 2026-09-15T22:13:26+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 公視新聞
- Original: https://news.pts.org.tw/article/827229
- anchor: #n2766472
- Companies mentioned: xAI

Facts:
- 12 porn sites
- More than 1,200
- More than 3 million views in total
- 2 men involved in the case have been indicted

## Tornado hits Wanning, Hainan, with large numbers of trees snapped by strong winds

- Published: 2026-09-15T22:11:52+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 公視新聞
- Original: https://news.pts.org.tw/article/827228
- anchor: #n2766473

Facts:
- Wind speeds reached levels 11 to 12
- Cumulative rainfall exceeded 616 millimeters

## Swedish think tank releases 'Global State of Democracy' report, finding democratic indicators worsened in 57% of countries

- Published: 2026-09-15T22:10:05+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 公視新聞
- Original: https://news.pts.org.tw/article/827222
- anchor: #n2766476
- Companies mentioned: 國際民主與選舉協助研究所、美國

## AI boom sweeps into people's lives, bringing both benefits and risks and raising concerns

- Published: 2026-09-15T22:04:16+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 公視新聞
- Original: https://news.pts.org.tw/article/827220
- anchor: #n2766477
- Companies mentioned: OpenAI、微軟、Google

## Turkey raids LGBTQ venues, arresting 63; rights groups condemn government crackdown

- Published: 2026-09-15T22:01:24+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 公視新聞
- Original: https://news.pts.org.tw/article/827223
- anchor: #n2766475
- Companies mentioned: 正義發展黨

Facts:
- At least 63 people were arrested by police
- Raids covered 15 provinces across the country

## US scraps greenhouse gas emission limits for power plants; environmental groups condemn policy reversal

- Published: 2026-09-15T21:57:46+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 公視新聞
- Original: https://news.pts.org.tw/article/827231
- anchor: #n2766471
- Companies mentioned: アメリカ環境保護庁、川普政府、美聯社

Facts:
- Will save US households $310 billion
- Emissions from coal-, natural gas- and oil-fired power plants account for about one-quarter of US greenhouse gas emissions

## German director's film Cooking Democracy showcases Taiwan's democracy and gender diversity [News involving the broadcaster]

- Published: 2026-09-15T21:42:12+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 公視新聞
- Original: https://news.pts.org.tw/article/827199
- anchor: #n2766493
- Companies mentioned: モニカ・チュート、世新大学、陳宜倩、黄惠偵、公視

Facts:
- Set foot on Taiwanese soil again after 12 years
- This documentary took 4 years of field research, filming and production
- Returns to Taiwan for its premiere on the 15th
- To premiere on the 公視 documentary program Documentary Viewpoint on the 17th

## 金鐘獎公布入圍名單 公視共入圍60獎項【涉己新聞】

- Published: 2026-09-15T21:36:51+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 公視新聞
- Original: https://news.pts.org.tw/article/827201
- anchor: #n2766491
- Companies mentioned: 公視、金鐘獎、我們與惡的距離II、迷你劇集《我的陽過阿公》、馬來西亞籍女星李心潔、日本演員福地祐介

Facts:
- 我們與惡的距離II receives 13 nominations
- The 金鐘獎 program and drama awards ceremonies will be held on Oct. 23 and 24 this year (2026)

## 2 men arrested after setting off firecrackers at the abandoned Shibaluohan Cave scenic site in Keelung and uploading a video

- Published: 2026-09-15T21:35:24+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 公視新聞
- Original: https://news.pts.org.tw/article/827203
- anchor: #n2766489
- Companies mentioned: 郭玉水、基隆市警局第二分局、台灣基隆地方檢察署

Facts:
- A scenic site built in 1971
- Typhoon Herb struck in 1996
- Keelung's Shibaluohan Cave, abandoned for 30 years
- 2 suspects
- 6 men
- 2 women

## Japan's Yamanashi Prefecture introduces new rules for Fuji climbing-season closures; violators needing helicopter rescue will be charged

- Published: 2026-09-15T21:33:03+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 公視新聞
- Original: https://news.pts.org.tw/article/827205
- anchor: #n2766488
- Companies mentioned: 山梨県、富士吉田市、靜岡大學、琦玉縣、靜岡縣

Facts:
- Mount Fuji's elevation reaches 3,776 meters
- There were 18 mountain accidents on Mount Fuji
- As many as 8 cases required rescue by the prefectural police or disaster-prevention helicopter
- The provisional rate is 8,000 yen for 5 minutes
- A total of 44 rescue missions were carried out
- There were 5 rescue missions in 2025 alone
- The average charge was 110,000 yen per rescue

## 俄國無人機襲烏克蘭、波蘭邊境 呂特：攻擊反加大北約對烏支持

- Published: 2026-09-15T21:29:56+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 公視新聞
- Original: https://news.pts.org.tw/article/827207
- anchor: #n2766487
- Companies mentioned: 北約、烏克蘭、俄國、英國、美國、白俄羅斯、立陶宛、BBC

Facts:
- 週末俄國出動453架無人機入侵烏克蘭
- 被烏克蘭空軍攔截了409架
- Still, 44 caused damage to ground facilities
- A gas station just 800 meters from a Polish border checkpoint

## Tsai Ing-wen visits Chen Ting-fei's campaign headquarters as rival Hsieh Lung-chieh joins the White Camp on a street canvass

- Published: 2026-09-15T21:27:26+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 公視新聞
- Original: https://news.pts.org.tw/article/827212
- anchor: #n2766484
- Companies mentioned: 民進黨、國民黨、民眾黨

Facts:
- Aiming for the highest birth rate among the six special municipalities
- No change of power in 33 years

## Influenza-like illness outpatient and emergency visits top 136,000; deaths reach season's highest weekly total

- Published: 2026-09-15T21:25:56+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 公視新聞
- Original: https://news.pts.org.tw/article/827216
- anchor: #n2766481
- Companies mentioned: 疾管署、安泰淞鶴診所

Facts:
- And 21 deaths were added all at once...
- 預估中秋節前後，流感單週就診人次恐達15到16萬人
- The peak in 2024 was 160,000
- A total of 20 people have contracted hepatitis C
- The current positivity rate is estimated at around 1.5%
- The New Taipei City Health Department has expanded its review and recalled 1,118 people who received injections at the clinic from July 2025 through Aug. 27, 2026, for testing
- A total of 530 people have completed testing
- An estimated 588 people remain to be tested if all are screened
- The final number of confirmed cases could reach 30 to 40

## Taiwan's women's softball team has won 4 silver and 5 bronze medals at the Asian Games, and hopes to claim its first gold

- Published: 2026-09-15T21:23:07+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 公視新聞
- Original: https://news.pts.org.tw/article/827200
- anchor: #n2766492
- Companies mentioned: 女壘隊、亞運女壘隊、中國隊

Facts:
- More than 105

## 台積電 lecture connects with 台大 students on AI; Mi Yu-chieh: the right direction is key to making the most of it

- Published: 2026-09-15T21:20:30+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 公視新聞
- Original: https://news.pts.org.tw/article/827218
- anchor: #n2766479
- Companies mentioned: 台積電、Anthropic、台大

Facts:
- The New Taiwan dollar fell against the US dollar amid foreign capital outflows on the 15th, closing at 31.848
- Taiwan stocks also swung sharply, ending down 351 points
- Closing at 45,511 points

## Trump abruptly calls during Jensen Huang forum; call is put on speakerphone as he rebuts AI conspiracy theories

- Published: 2026-09-15T21:14:55+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 公視新聞
- Original: https://news.pts.org.tw/article/827219
- anchor: #n2766478
- Companies mentioned: 輝達、Anthropic、OpenAI、xAI

Facts:
- Philadelphia Semiconductor Index plunges 5.9%
- AI chip leader 輝達 falls 3.4%

## 外交部 promotes 'drone diplomacy,' signs MOU with Pacific ally

- Published: 2026-09-15T21:12:37+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 公視新聞
- Original: https://news.pts.org.tw/article/827208
- anchor: #n2766486
- Companies mentioned: 外交部、無人機國際學院、亞洲無人機創新園區廠商協進會

Facts:
- The two countries have had diplomatic ties for 47 years
- Taiwan currently has 26,000 drone pilots

## 國際技能競賽 held in Shanghai; Taiwan sends 53 contestants

- Published: 2026-09-15T21:08:42+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 公視新聞
- Original: https://news.pts.org.tw/article/827202
- anchor: #n2766490
- Companies mentioned: 國際技能競賽、APEC、勞動部、陸委會

Facts:
- I decided that my goal was to make the national team. I spent 6 years

## New Taipei borough chief holds free haircuts and treats residents to tofu pudding; prosecutors search in suspected vote-buying case

- Published: 2026-09-15T21:05:24+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 公視新聞
- Original: https://news.pts.org.tw/article/827211
- anchor: #n2766485
- Companies mentioned: 新北地檢署、新北市選委會、最高檢察署

Facts:
- Tofu pudding costing about 50 yuan per serving
- Ordered released on 100,000 yuan bail
- Ordered to post 300,000 yuan bail

## Taiwanese woman arrested on entering Japan after etomidate found hidden in whisky bottles

- Published: 2026-09-15T21:00:52+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 公視新聞
- Original: https://news.pts.org.tw/article/827214
- anchor: #n2766483

Facts:
- 23-year-old Lu Hsiang-ling
- Whisky bottles containing about 3 liters
- Since mid-April

## 張俊傑, former aide to 高金素梅, absconds after jumping bail; 7 suspected accomplices and associates arrested

- Published: 2026-09-15T20:57:10+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 公視新聞
- Original: https://news.pts.org.tw/article/827215
- anchor: #n2766482
- Companies mentioned: 高金素梅、張俊傑、潘姓男子、郭進昌、陳威達、陳建龍

Facts:
- A special NT$1 million reward is being offered for information

## Medical device firm's stand-in surgery case at 台中榮總: 2 doctors receive suspended sentences in district court ruling

- Published: 2026-09-15T20:48:48+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 公視新聞
- Original: https://news.pts.org.tw/article/827217
- anchor: #n2766480
- Companies mentioned: 台中榮總、台中地院、台中地方法院、考績委員會議

Facts:
- Directors surnamed Yang and Zheng were sentenced to 1 year and 4 months, and 1 year and 2 months in prison, respectively
- The 3 medical device vendors involved in the same case were each sentenced to prison terms ranging from 8 months to 1 year
- Allowed 3 medical device vendors without medical licenses to enter operating rooms and perform surgery on 13 unsuspecting patients
- Afterward, 5 of them suffered post-surgical complications
- Fraudulently obtained more than NT$1.96 million in illegal proceeds

## Should election bulletins disclose candidates' criminal records? 中選會 says use of sensitive personal data is strictly restricted

- Published: 2026-09-15T18:55:28+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 公視新聞
- Original: https://news.pts.org.tw/article/827173
- anchor: #n2766494
- Companies mentioned: 時代力量、小民參政歐巴桑聯盟、台灣基進、台灣綠黨、台灣前進、中選會

Facts:
- More than 100 candidates nationwide
- Tax delinquency records from the past 5 years

## Golden Bell 61 / Laying the foundations for Taiwan television production, Lin Teng-yi and Wu Chin-cheng receive special awards

- Published: 2026-09-15T18:29:09+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 公視新聞
- Original: https://news.pts.org.tw/article/827172
- anchor: #n2766495
- Companies mentioned: 公視新聞網 PNN

Facts:
- The 61st Golden Bell Awards for drama and variety programs
- Dies at age 90
- Over the past 40 years
- 28th Golden Bell Awards

## Huoshan Reservoir (discharge to Beigang River): Free Overflow (Yunlin County, Chiayi County)

- Published: 2026-09-16T05:18:40+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 國家災害防救科技中心
- Original: https://alerts.ncdr.nat.gov.tw/web/alerts/detail?id=WRA_ReservoirWarn_20260916041840_0000&info=20036337
- anchor: #n2765977
- Companies mentioned: 水利署

Facts:
- Effective time: 2026-09-16T04:18:40
- Expiration time: 2026-09-16T07:19:00

## Strong winds on land advisory (yellow signal) (Pingtung County, Miaoli County, Taoyuan City, Lienchiang County, Yunlin County, Hsinchu County, Chiayi County, Changhua County, Taichung City, Taitung County, Tainan City, Penghu County)

- Published: 2026-09-16T05:10:13+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 國家災害防救科技中心
- Original: https://alerts.ncdr.nat.gov.tw/web/alerts/detail?id=CWA-Weather_strong-wind_202609160410001&info=20036336
- anchor: #n2765978

Facts:
- Average winds of scale 6 or above
- Gusts of scale 8 or above

## Baoshan No. 2 Reservoir (discharge to Shijing River): Free Overflow (Hsinchu City, Hsinchu County)

- Published: 2026-09-16T04:18:40+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 國家災害防救科技中心
- Original: https://alerts.ncdr.nat.gov.tw/web/alerts/detail?id=WRA_ReservoirWarn_20260916031840_0000&info=20036335
- anchor: #n2765979
- Companies mentioned: 水利署

Facts:
- Effective time: 2026-09-16T03:18:40
- Expiration time: 2026-09-16T06:19:00

## Water outage (Kaohsiung City)

- Published: 2026-09-16T00:00:01+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 國家災害防救科技中心
- Original: https://alerts.ncdr.nat.gov.tw/web/alerts/detail?id=TWC_water_202609152300&info=20036330
- anchor: #n2765980
- Companies mentioned: 台灣自來水公司

Facts:
- Effective time: 2026-09-15T22:51:40
- Expiration time: 2026-09-16T07:00:00

## Water Outage (Tainan City)

- Published: 2026-09-15T23:40:01+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 國家災害防救科技中心
- Original: https://alerts.ncdr.nat.gov.tw/web/alerts/detail?id=TWC_water_202609152240&info=20036327
- anchor: #n2765988
- Companies mentioned: 台灣自來水公司

Facts:
- Effective time: 2026-09-15T10:45:00
- Expiration time: 2026-09-16T17:00:00

## Water outage (Keelung City)

- Published: 2026-09-15T22:10:02+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 國家災害防救科技中心
- Original: https://alerts.ncdr.nat.gov.tw/web/alerts/detail?id=TWC_water_202609152110&info=20036324
- anchor: #n2765981
- Companies mentioned: 台灣自來水公司

Facts:
- Effective time: 2026-09-15T21:07:24
- Expiration time: 2026-09-17T02:00:00

## Water outage (Nantou County, Changhua County)

- Published: 2026-09-15T21:10:02+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 國家災害防救科技中心
- Original: https://alerts.ncdr.nat.gov.tw/web/alerts/detail?id=TWC_water_202609152010&info=20036320
- anchor: #n2765982
- Companies mentioned: 台灣自來水公司

Facts:
- Effective time: 2026-09-15T20:07:36
- Expiration time: 2026-09-16T05:00:00

## Water Outage (Taoyuan City)

- Published: 2026-09-15T18:20:01+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 國家災害防救科技中心
- Original: https://alerts.ncdr.nat.gov.tw/web/alerts/detail?id=TWC_water_202609151720&info=20036311
- anchor: #n2765983
- Companies mentioned: 台灣自來水公司

Facts:
- 400mm DIP pipe rupture contact

## Water Outage (Penghu County)

- Published: 2026-09-15T17:40:01+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 國家災害防救科技中心
- Original: https://alerts.ncdr.nat.gov.tw/web/alerts/detail?id=TWC_water_202609151640&info=20036305
- anchor: #n2765986
- Companies mentioned: 台灣自來水公司

Facts:
- Effective time: 2026-09-15T14:45:45
- Expiration time: 2026-09-17T06:00:00

## Water Outage (Taichung City)

- Published: 2026-09-15T17:30:02+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 國家災害防救科技中心
- Original: https://alerts.ncdr.nat.gov.tw/web/alerts/detail?id=TWC_water_202609151630&info=20036303
- anchor: #n2765984
- Companies mentioned: 台灣自來水公司

Facts:
- Effective time: 2026-09-15T16:27:11
- Expiration time: 2026-09-16T17:00:00

## Water outage (Kaohsiung City)

- Published: 2026-09-15T17:10:02+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 國家災害防救科技中心
- Original: https://alerts.ncdr.nat.gov.tw/web/alerts/detail?id=TWC_water_202609151610&info=20036298
- anchor: #n2765985
- Companies mentioned: 台灣自來水公司

Facts:
- Effective time: 2026-09-15T16:08:59
- Expiration time: 2026-09-16T16:00:00

## Water Outage (Tainan City)

- Published: 2026-09-15T15:00:01+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 國家災害防救科技中心
- Original: https://alerts.ncdr.nat.gov.tw/web/alerts/detail?id=TWC_water_202609151400&info=20036269
- anchor: #n2765987
- Companies mentioned: 台湾自来水会社

Facts:
- Effective time: 2026-09-15T13:39:55
- Expiration time: 2026-09-16T17:00:00

## Water outage (Yunlin County)

- Published: 2026-09-15T10:30:01+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 國家災害防救科技中心
- Original: https://alerts.ncdr.nat.gov.tw/web/alerts/detail?id=TWC_water_202609150930&info=20036214
- anchor: #n2765989
- Companies mentioned: 台灣自來水公司

Facts:
- Effective time: 2026-09-15T09:19:58
- Expiration time: 2026-09-16T18:00:00

## Water Outage (Taoyuan City)

- Published: 2026-09-15T09:50:02+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 國家災害防救科技中心
- Original: https://alerts.ncdr.nat.gov.tw/web/alerts/detail?id=TWC_water_202609150850&info=20036205
- anchor: #n2765991
- Companies mentioned: 台灣自來水公司

Facts:
- Effective time: 2026-09-15T08:29:17
- Expiration time: 2026-09-16T17:30:00

## Water Outage (Nantou County)

- Published: 2026-09-15T09:50:02+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 國家災害防救科技中心
- Original: https://alerts.ncdr.nat.gov.tw/web/alerts/detail?id=TWC_water_202609150850&info=20036207
- anchor: #n2765990
- Companies mentioned: 台灣自來水公司

Facts:
- Effective time: 2026-09-15T08:46:22
- Expiration time: 2026-09-16T18:00:00

## Supporting efforts to develop aircraft refueling facilities — launching the 2nd round of applications for the Reiwa 8 Airport Disaster Prevention Facility Development Subsidy Program

- Published: 2026-09-15T00:00:00+09:00
- Source: Japan | 国土交通省
- Original: https://www.mlit.go.jp/report/press/kouku09_hh_000334.html
- anchor: #n2766205
- Companies mentioned: 国土交通省

Facts:
- The storage capacity of an aircraft refueling facility shall be the quantity required for disaster relief activities plus a replenishment quantity that takes into account the time required to replenish fuel, up to a maximum of 120 kiloliters.
- 35 locally managed airports located in peninsula and island regions
- Of these, 26 airports are not equipped with aircraft refueling facilities

## Recall notice (BMW BMW F900XR and other models)

- Published: 2026-09-15T00:00:00+09:00
- Source: Japan | 国土交通省
- Original: https://www.mlit.go.jp/report/press/jidosha08_hh_005837.html
- anchor: #n2766204
- Companies mentioned: ビー・エム・ダブリュー株式会社、バイエリシェ モトーレン ヴェルケ社、BMW

Facts:
- (Total: 101 vehicles)

## Partners selected to support the use of autonomous vehicles in road management

- Published: 2026-09-15T00:00:00+09:00
- Source: Japan | 国土交通省
- Original: https://www.mlit.go.jp/report/press/road01_hh_002143.html
- anchor: #n2766203
- Companies mentioned: Turing 株式会社

Facts:
- Applications were accepted from July 31, Reiwa 8, through August 28, Reiwa 8

## Discussing revisions to the long-term plan in light of climate change (Ashida River) — reviewing the river improvement basic policy, taking a basin-wide flood management perspective into account

- Published: 2026-09-15T00:00:00+09:00
- Source: Japan | 国土交通省
- Original: https://www.mlit.go.jp/report/press/mizukokudo03_hh_001361.html
- anchor: #n2766202
- Companies mentioned: 千葉大学、岡山県、広島県、奈良女子大学、立命館大学、京都大学、群馬大学、長野県諏訪湖環境研究センター、政策研究大学院大学、福山大学、名古屋大学、北海道大学

Facts:
- On September 17
- 14:00～15:00
- By 15:00
- Main: 03-5253-8111
- Direct: 03-5253-8445

## Discussing issues in future revisions to the river improvement basic policy in light of climate change — holding the 168th meeting of the Subcommittee on the River Improvement Basic Policy

- Published: 2026-09-15T00:00:00+09:00
- Source: Japan | 国土交通省
- Original: https://www.mlit.go.jp/report/press/mizukokudo03_hh_001362.html
- anchor: #n2766201
- Companies mentioned: 社会資本整備審議会、国土交通省、国研、土木研究所、水災害・リスクマネジメント国際センター、千葉大学、奈良女子大学、立命館大学、京都大学、群馬大学、長野県諏訪湖環境研究センター、政策研究大学院大学、名古屋大学、北海道大学

Facts:
- 168th meeting of the Subcommittee on the River Improvement Basic Policy
- Thursday, September 17, Reiwa 8, 15:30–18:00
- Main: 03-5253-8111 (extensions: 35352, 35355); direct: 03-5253-8445

## New committee established to study and consider countermeasures in light of torrential rains, including the heavy rainfall in Chiba

- Published: 2026-09-15T00:00:00+09:00
- Source: Japan | 国土交通省
- Original: https://www.mlit.go.jp/report/press/mizukokudo03_hh_001364.html
- anchor: #n2766200
- Companies mentioned: 京都大学

Facts:
- Heavy rainfall in Chiba Prefecture on August 13, Reiwa 8
- The 1st meeting will be held on September 18
- WEB傍聴を希望される方は、９月17日（水）12:00までに
- 日時：令和８年９月18日（金）16時00分～18時00分

## National land prices rose for the 5th consecutive year on average across all uses — Reiwa 8 Prefectural Land Price Survey

- Published: 2026-09-15T00:00:00+09:00
- Source: Japan | 国土交通省
- Original: https://www.mlit.go.jp/report/press/tochi_fudousan_kensetsugyo04_hh_000001_00084.html
- anchor: #n2766199

Facts:
- Conducted at 21,466 locations nationwide
- The average for all uses, residential land and commercial land each rose for the 5th consecutive year
- The average for all uses, residential land and commercial land each rose for the 4th consecutive year

## Large-scale land acquisitions by foreign nationals and foreign corporations — aggregated results based on notifications under the National Land Use Planning Act (July–December, Reiwa 7)

- Published: 2026-09-15T00:00:00+09:00
- Source: Japan | 国土交通省
- Original: https://www.mlit.go.jp/report/press/tochi_fudousan_kensetsugyo02_hh_000001_00122.html
- anchor: #n2766198

Facts:
- There were 68 notifications from foreign nationals and foreign corporations
- The land area totaled 124 ha
- All notifications (9,573 cases)
- All notifications (23,845 ha)
- 0.7％
- 0.5％
- At least 2,000 m² in urbanization promotion areas
- At least 5,000 m² in city planning areas, excluding urbanization promotion areas
- At least 10,000 m² outside city planning areas

## Holding the 1st Corporate Evaluation Working Group meeting of the Study Group on the Future of the Construction Industry as a Sustainable Growth Industry — discussing a corporate evaluation system to help realize the vision for the construction industry

- Published: 2026-09-15T00:00:00+09:00
- Source: Japan | 国土交通省
- Original: https://www.mlit.go.jp/report/press/tochi_fudousan_kensetsugyo13_hh_000001_00357.html
- anchor: #n2766197
- Companies mentioned: 芝浦工業大学、弁護士法人 Global HR Strategy、株式会社日本政策投資銀行、EY 新日本有限責任監査法人、一橋大学

Facts:
- “Construction Industry Policy 2017+10: Let’s Talk with Young People About the Construction Industry of Tomorrow,” compiled in 2017
- As it will soon be 10 years since “Construction Industry Policy 2017+10: Let’s Talk with Young People About the Construction Industry of Tomorrow” was compiled in 2017
- The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism will hold the 1st Corporate Evaluation Working Group meeting on Thursday, September 17
- [Date and time of the 1st study group meeting] Thursday, September 17, Reiwa 8, 10:00–12:00
- Media representatives wishing to observe or film the meeting should apply by 17:00 on Wednesday, September 16

## Releasing findings from a study of newly built condominium transactions using real estate registration data — short-term sales and acquisitions by overseas residents in the three major metropolitan areas and four regional cities

- Published: 2026-09-15T00:00:00+09:00
- Source: Japan | 国土交通省
- Original: https://www.mlit.go.jp/report/press/tochi_fudousan_kensetsugyo05_hh_000001_00276.html
- anchor: #n2766196
- Companies mentioned: 法務省、国土交通省

Facts:
- Approximately 570,000 newly built condominiums in the three major metropolitan areas and four regional cities
- Approximately 1.5 million transfer registrations
- Large-scale condominiums: 9.0%
- Other than large-scale condominiums: 2.9%
- Properties in Tokyo’s 23 wards with exclusive floor areas of at least 40 m²
- High-priced properties valued at 200 million yen or more

## Japan to send a team to the 48th WorldSkills Competition (Shanghai, China)

- Published: 2026-09-15T14:00:00+09:00
- Source: Japan | 厚生労働省
- Original: https://www.mhlw.go.jp/stf/newpage_76041.html
- anchor: #n2766141
- Companies mentioned: 中央職業能力開発協会

Facts:
- Sending 63 competitors in 56 skill categories
- Approximately 1,400 competitors from about 70 countries and regions, including Japan, are expected to take part
- Competitions will be held in 64 skill categories

## The 267th meeting of the Long-Term Care Benefit Expense Subcommittee of the Social Security Council (web conference) will be held

- Published: 2026-09-15T14:00:00+09:00
- Source: Japan | 厚生労働省
- Original: https://www.mhlw.go.jp/stf/newpage_76070.html
- anchor: #n2766140
- Companies mentioned: 厚生労働省

Facts:
- 13：00～15：00
- 10:00

## Releasing the results of inspections, referrals to prosecutors and other actions in Reiwa 7 at workplaces employing foreign technical intern trainees or specified skilled workers

- Published: 2026-09-15T14:00:00+09:00
- Source: Japan | 厚生労働省
- Original: https://www.mhlw.go.jp/stf/newpage_76095.html
- anchor: #n2766139

Facts:
- 13,148 workplaces were inspected
- 9,619 workplaces (73.2%)
- There were 26 referrals to prosecutors
- 8,082 workplaces were inspected
- 6,179 workplaces (76.5%)
- There were 9 referrals to prosecutors

## Order to improve the worker dispatching business issued to a dispatching agency

- Published: 2026-09-15T14:00:00+09:00
- Source: Japan | 厚生労働省
- Original: https://www.mhlw.go.jp/stf/newpage_76197.html
- anchor: #n2766138

Facts:
- PDF format: 237KB

## The Pharmaceutical Affairs Council’s Subcommittee on Prescription Drugs Requiring Guidance and General-Use Drugs will meet

- Published: 2026-09-15T14:00:00+09:00
- Source: Japan | 厚生労働省
- Original: https://www.mhlw.go.jp/stf/newpage_76198.html
- anchor: #n2766137

Facts:
- Friday, October 2, Reiwa 8
- 16：00 ～ 18：00

## 125th Codex Liaison Council (meeting announcement)

- Published: 2026-09-15T14:00:00+09:00
- Source: Japan | 厚生労働省
- Original: https://www.mhlw.go.jp/stf/newpage_76212.html
- anchor: #n2766136
- Companies mentioned: 厚生労働省、消費者庁、農林水産省、FAO、WHO、コーデックス委員会

Facts:
- 125th Codex Liaison Council
- 19th Session of the Codex Committee on Contaminants in Foods
- 45th Session of the Codex Committee on Nutrition and Foods for Special Dietary Uses
- 56th Session of the Codex Committee on Food Hygiene
- Tuesday, October 6, Reiwa 8
- 14時00分～16時00分
- 令和８年９月29日（火）17時00分必着

## Materials for the 61st meeting of the Social Security Council’s Public Assistance Standards Subcommittee

- Published: 2026-09-15T10:00:00+09:00
- Source: Japan | 厚生労働省
- Original: https://www.mhlw.go.jp/stf/newpage_76182.html
- anchor: #n2766143

## 14th ASEAN+3 Labour Ministers’ Meeting

- Published: 2026-09-15T10:00:00+09:00
- Source: Japan | 厚生労働省
- Original: https://www.mhlw.go.jp/stf/photo_report/2026/ph0827-01.html
- anchor: #n2766142
- Companies mentioned: ASEAN、タイ王国、フィリピン共和国、大韓民国、WHO、ILO

Facts:
- Aug. 27, 2026 (Thu.)
- 14th ASEAN+3 Labour Ministers’ Meeting
- WorldSkills Competition scheduled to be held in Aichi Prefecture in 2028

## Applications open for the 8th ESG Finance Awards Japan, Financial Sector category

- Published: 2026-09-15T00:00:00+09:00
- Source: Japan | 環境省
- Original: https://www.env.go.jp/press/press_05530.html
- anchor: #n2766351
- Companies mentioned: 三菱UFJリサーチ&コンサルティング株式会社

Facts:
- From Tuesday, September 15, Reiwa 8, through 17:00 on Friday, October 30 of the same year

## Applications open for the 8th ESG Finance Awards Japan, Environmentally Sustainable Companies category

- Published: 2026-09-15T00:00:00+09:00
- Source: Japan | 環境省
- Original: https://www.env.go.jp/press/press_05531.html
- anchor: #n2766350
- Companies mentioned: 三菱UFJリサーチ&コンサルティング株式会社

Facts:
- Annual sales of at least 6 billion yen in the most recent fiscal year
- At least 250 employees at fiscal year-end
- 59 companies were selected last year
- 5 companies were selected last year

## Call for comments (public comment) on the matter designating documents concerning transitional measures under the Environmental Impact Assessment Act that are based on ordinances or administrative guidance, etc. by local governments

- Published: 2026-09-15T00:00:00+09:00
- Source: Japan | 環境省
- Original: https://www.env.go.jp/press/press_05577.html
- anchor: #n2766349
- Companies mentioned: 環境省

Facts:
- From Tuesday, September 15, Reiwa 8, through Wednesday, October 14 of the same year

## Promulgation of the Ministerial Order Partially Amending the Enforcement Regulations of the Waste Management and Public Cleansing Act, etc.

- Published: 2026-09-15T00:00:00+09:00
- Source: Japan | 環境省
- Original: https://www.env.go.jp/press/press_05576.html
- anchor: #n2766348

Facts:
- The Act Partially Amending the Waste Management and Public Cleansing Act, etc. (Act No. 43 of Reiwa 8), enacted at the 221st session of the Diet
- 廃棄物の処理及び清掃に関する法律（昭和45年法律第137号
- 廃棄物の処理及び清掃に関する法律施行規則（昭和46年厚生省令第35号

## 「国連砂漠化対処条約（UNCCD）第17回締約国会議（COP17）」の結果について

- Published: 2026-09-15T00:00:00+09:00
- Source: Japan | 環境省
- Original: https://www.env.go.jp/press/press_05463.html
- anchor: #n2766347
- Companies mentioned: 国連、環境省、外務省、農林水産省

Facts:
- 12 days
- August 28 of the same year
- August 26 of the same year

## Reiwa 8 training to develop leaders in environmental education and learning for teachers and others, in partnership with “places for experiential learning”—Learning environmental education from the front lines supporting a recycling-oriented society: ① Practical environmental learning to open the way to a sustainable future

- Published: 2026-09-15T00:00:00+09:00
- Source: Japan | 環境省
- Original: https://www.env.go.jp/press/press_05585.html
- anchor: #n2766346
- Companies mentioned: 株式会社京都環境保全公社、文部科学省、公益社団法人日本環境教育フォーラム

Facts:
- Applications will close once the capacity (25 people) is reached.
- Visited 12 schools in Reiwa 7
- The event will be held on Saturday, October 3, Reiwa 8.

## [Hadano City only] October-only campaign | For those looking to turn their DIY space back into storage: collection of unused workbenches, tool shelves and toolboxes | Household junk removal by まるっと本舗

- Published: 2026-09-16T05:40:02+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000374.000163141.html
- anchor: #n2766508
- Companies mentioned: SYSTR株式会社、まるっと本舗

Facts:
- Up to ¥1,000 off
- Cardboard box package: from ¥3,000
- Mini-truck package: from ¥8,000
- 1.5t truck package: from ¥15,000

## Bringing smiles and energy to Kumamoto: “Kumamoto Prefectural Residents’ Day” support event to be held; C&K’s Kumamoto support live show confirmed!

- Published: 2026-09-16T05:00:01+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000016.000163114.html
- anchor: #n2765901
- Companies mentioned: 株式会社熊本県民テレビ、SEGA SAMMY、サンテックコーポレーション、日本テレビグループ、シアターゼロ、くまもと県民の日実行委員会

Facts:
- 2026年11月28日（土）、29日（日）
- 9:30–17:00

## Prepublication reprint announced for the first sticker book in the “Adult’s Illustrated Encyclopedia®” series, “Replica Edition: Adult’s Illustrated Encyclopedia® Sticker Book Best Selection”; featuring a curated selection of popular designs, with all 561 stickers included

- Published: 2026-09-16T04:50:01+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000008929.000001719.html
- anchor: #n2766509
- Companies mentioned: 株式会社講談社、株式会社カミオジャパン

Facts:
- All 561 stickers
- List price: ¥1,650 (tax included)

## Cornelis Networks enters the scale-up networking market with Active Compute Fabric

- Published: 2026-09-16T03:09:44+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000005.000188091.html
- Article page: https://ainews.idaeo.ai/a/3999632-en.html
- anchor: #n2765460
- Companies mentioned: Cornelis Networks、Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.

Facts:
- Raised $205 million in funding
- A system with 100,000 GPUs
- Approximately $1.68 billion worth of unused capacity annually
- 500 GWh of electricity consumption
- The annual electricity consumption of approximately 48,000 U.S. households
- A business opportunity worth more than $55 billion

## KISS OF LIFE finally releases its 2nd Mini Album in Japan! Music video released for “SWEAT (Japanese Ver.),” showcasing overwhelming charisma with the heat and energy of summer!

- Published: 2026-09-16T00:00:02+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000005100.000019470.html
- Article page: https://ainews.idaeo.ai/a/3999629-en.html
- anchor: #n2765459
- Companies mentioned: KISS OF LIFE、日本コロムビア株式会社、DIGIMON BEATBREAK

Facts:
- Popular song “Igloo,” with more than 240 million streams on Spotify
- 8 TYPE-A-exclusive trading cards (randomly included from 12 solo designs), 1 sticker ※1 serial number for prize entry included
- 8 TYPE-B-exclusive trading cards (randomly included from 12 solo designs), 1 sticker ※1 serial number for prize entry included
- 1 regular-edition-exclusive trading card (randomly included from 12 unit designs) ※1 serial number for prize entry included

## [Koganei City only] October-only campaign | Collection of indoor slides, ball pits and large pretend-play kitchens that children have outgrown | Household junk removal by まるっと本舗

- Published: 2026-09-15T22:40:01+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000371.000163141.html
- Article page: https://ainews.idaeo.ai/a/3999643-en.html
- anchor: #n2765672
- Companies mentioned: SYSTR株式会社、まるっと本舗

Facts:
- Up to ¥1,000 off
- Cardboard box package: from ¥3,000
- Mini-truck package: from ¥8,000
- 1.5t truck package: from ¥15,000

## U.S. Congressional Budget Office: Iran war has cost the U.S. military $38 billion

- Published: 2026-09-16T05:39:57+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/aopl/202609160008.aspx
- anchor: #n2766506
- Companies mentioned: アメリカ議会予算処、法新社、戦争部、众議院预算委员会、鮑以爾、赫格塞斯

Facts:
- Monthly costs could range from $2 billion to $3 billion
- Iran war has cost $37.5 billion

## Trump-Xi meeting expected to address AI; Bessent to meet He Lifeng over the weekend first

- Published: 2026-09-16T05:37:55+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/aopl/202609160007.aspx
- anchor: #n2766507
- Companies mentioned: OpenAI、太空探索科技公司、Anthropic

## Markets weigh Saudi and 利比亞 oil supplies; international oil prices close sharply higher

- Published: 2026-09-16T05:27:53+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/afe/202609160006.aspx
- anchor: #n2766345
- Companies mentioned: 沙烏地阿拉伯、利比亞

Facts:
- West Texas Intermediate crude for October delivery surged $4.44, or 4.38%, on the New York Mercantile Exchange
- Settled at $105.83 a barrel
- London-traded Brent crude for November delivery rose $3.07, or 2.9%
- Settled at $108.75 a barrel

## Saudi pipeline attack cuts crude supplies to Europe; buyers scramble for alternatives

- Published: 2026-09-16T05:03:50+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/afe/202609160005.aspx
- anchor: #n2765793
- Companies mentioned: 沙烏地阿美石油公司、倫敦證券交易所集團、紐約商品交易所

Facts:
- International benchmark Brent crude futures surged 3.3% today
- Reached $109.21 a barrel
- Spot Brent crude also approached $122 a barrel
- West Texas Intermediate crude jumped 4.9%
- Reached $106.38 a barrel
- Daily shipments remain at 7 million to 9 million barrels
- About 30% to 40% of the level before the Middle East conflict broke out
- A 1,200-kilometer east-west oil pipeline