AI News 180m Report

2026-09-17 03:00–06:00 JST

148 received, 142 listed, 18 sources ・ Page 2 of 2

One place for news and notices from 2 countries/regions: Taiwan, 79 items from 11 sources; Japan, 63 items from 7 sources.

One edition every 180 minutes: every item from every source received in the period, with the original link.

Japan | 厚生労働省 (continued)(9)

The 25th Expert Committee on the Provision of Anonymized Long-Term Care Information and Other Data will be held

Published ・ Source Japan | 厚生労働省

Summary not yet available

Facts

  • 25th Expert Committee on the Provision of Anonymized Long-Term Care Information and Other Data
  • September 17, Reiwa 8 (Thursday), 13:00–15:00

Companies mentioned:厚生労働省

189th Labor Policy Council, Industrial Safety and Health Subcommittee (Meeting Announcement)

Published ・ Source Japan | 厚生労働省

Summary not yet available

Facts

  • 189th meeting
  • Monday, September 28, Reiwa 8
  • 14:00~16:00
  • Thursday, September 24, Reiwa 8

Companies mentioned:厚生労働省、労働基準局安全衛生部計画課

Japan | 消費者庁(8)

Passenger cars (アウディ A3 40Tq and 5 other models) - Repair

Published ・ Source Japan | 消費者庁

Summary not yet available

Facts

  • September 16, 2026

Companies mentioned:アウディ

Passenger cars (フォルクスワーゲン T-ROC R 2.0/221kW and 3 other models) - Repair

Published ・ Source Japan | 消費者庁

Summary not yet available

Facts

  • Response start date: September 16, 2026

Companies mentioned:フォルクスワーゲン

ユニー (Piago Bisai store) “Charcoal-grilled hamburger steak, boneless square fried chicken” - Refund/recall

Published ・ Source Japan | 消費者庁

Summary not yet available

Facts

  • Service start date: 2026-09-15

Companies mentioned:ユニー

湘南魚つる (company-owned store) “Dried whitebait” - Refund/recall

Published ・ Source Japan | 消費者庁

Summary not yet available

Facts

  • Service start date: 2026-09-14

Companies mentioned:湘南魚つる

丸文 “Yose tofu made with domestically grown soybeans” - Refund/recall

Published ・ Source Japan | 消費者庁

Summary not yet available

Facts

  • Service start date: 2026-09-14

Companies mentioned:丸文

コノミヤ (スーパーコノミヤ) “Hokkaido beef croquettes with Kitaakari potatoes” - Recall

Published ・ Source Japan | 消費者庁

Summary not yet available

Facts

  • Service start date: 2026-09-14

Companies mentioned:コノミヤ、スーパーコノミヤ

ユナイト “Naruko Farm Gelato” - Refund/recall

Published ・ Source Japan | 消費者庁

Summary not yet available

Facts

  • Response start date: August 28, 2026

Companies mentioned:ユナイト

White Lapin “Bib (“Petal bib” series)” - Exchange/refund

Published ・ Source Japan | 消費者庁

Summary not yet available

Facts

  • Response start date: August 28, 2026

Companies mentioned:White Lapin

Taiwan | 中央社 CNA(8)

Fed raises rates for the first time in more than 3 years; U.S. stocks close lower, Dow falls more than 600 points

Published ・ Source Taiwan | 中央社 CNA

Summary not yet available

Facts

  • 道瓊工業指數 fell 631.21 points, or 1.21%
  • Closed at 51461.90 points
  • 標普500指數 fell 33.92 points, or 0.45%
  • Closed at 7551.81 points
  • 那斯達克指數 edged down 3.14 points, or 0.01%
  • Closed at 25978.43 points
  • 費城半導體指數 rose 0.63%, or 70.56 points
  • Closed at 11246.11 points

Companies mentioned:美國聯邦準備理事會、道瓊工業指數、標普500指數、那斯達克指數、費城半導體指數

Warsh, appointed by Trump, still withstands pressure to cut rates; 聯準會 decision stirs further turmoil

Published ・ Source Taiwan | 中央社 CNA

Summary not yet available

Facts

  • Prices remain at a healthy growth rate of 2%
  • 道瓊工業指數 fell more than 800 points after the news conference
  • The U.S. dollar index surged to a high of 100.32

Companies mentioned:聯準會、聯邦公開市場委員會、Fed、摩根士丹利、Morgan Stanley、白宮、道瓊工業指數

With 99% of votes counted in Sweden's election, public broadcaster says center-left opposition narrowly wins

Published ・ Source Taiwan | 中央社 CNA

Vote counting in Sweden's parliamentary election is nearly complete, with the center-left opposition bloc expected to win. The result will determine whether Sweden continues the current government's immigration policies.

Companies mentioned:瑞典公共電視台

聯準會 raises rates to fight inflation, withstands Trump's pressure; 白宮 calls it “regrettable”

Published ・ Source Taiwan | 中央社 CNA

Summary not yet available

Facts

  • A 1-notch rate hike(0.25 percentage points)
  • Raises interest rates to a range of 3.75% to 4.00%
  • Bring the inflation gauge “back to” the 2% target “more promptly”

Companies mentioned:美國聯邦準備理事會、白宮、法新社、福斯新聞

聯準會 makes its first rate hike since 2023; Warsh: Price stability is the top priority

Published ・ Source Taiwan | 中央社 CNA

Summary not yet available

Facts

  • A 1-notch rate hike(0.25 percentage points)
  • Set interest rates in the 3.75% to 4.00% range

Companies mentioned:美國聯邦準備理事會、聯準會、聯邦公開市場委員會、法新社、川普

聯準會 fights inflation; markets expect rate hikes through mid-next year

Published ・ Source Taiwan | 中央社 CNA

Summary not yet available

Facts

  • A 1-quarter-point rate hike (0.25%)
  • Federal funds rate rises to 3.75% to 4%
  • U.S. inflation remains at 3.4%
  • Still some distance from the 2% target
  • 55% of respondents believe there will be more than 1 rate hike this year
  • 31% believe there will be more than 2 rate hikes
  • 10-year government bond yield breaks above the 5% threshold
  • Falls to a low of 4.9570%
  • Falls to a low of 5.3670%
  • The average 30-year mortgage rate at U.S. banks was 7.02% on the 16th
  • If consumers borrow $1 million from a bank
  • About NT$318

Companies mentioned:聯邦準備理事會、Fed、聯準會、聯準會公開市場委員會、FOMC、川普、Donald Trump、摩根大通銀行、JP Morgan、摩根士丹利、Morgan Stanley、CNBC

Ahead of the Trump-Xi meeting, Bessent says U.S. is willing to discuss shared AI risks with China

Published ・ Source Taiwan | 中央社 CNA

Summary not yet available

Facts

  • Mid-September

Companies mentioned:Axios、路透社、美國財政部、中國國務院

聯準會 raises rates by 1 quarter point, its first rate increase since 2023

Published ・ Source Taiwan | 中央社 CNA

Summary not yet available

Facts

  • A 1-notch rate hike(0.25 percentage points)
  • U.S. consumer price index (CPI) rose 3.4% year over year in August
  • The Federal Reserve’s long-term target of 2%

Companies mentioned:美國聯邦準備理事會、Fed

Japan | 国土交通省(7)

Certified operators launch drone operations management services — Promoting safe and efficient operations and reducing the burden on operators

Published ・ Source Japan | 国土交通省

Summary not yet available

Facts

  • Standards that certified USPs must meet were established on March 31, Reiwa 8
  • Today (September 16), compliance with the standards was confirmed
  • ID assigned (valid for 3 years)

Companies mentioned:株式会社NTTデータ、KDDIスマートドローン株式会社

Deliberations on revisions to the minimum wage for the maritime passenger transport industry ~Meeting of the Maritime Transport Subcommittee’s Special Committee on the Minimum Wage for the Maritime Passenger Transport Industry, under the Council of Transport Policy~

Published ・ Source Japan | 国土交通省

Summary not yet available

Companies mentioned:ハートランドフェリー株式会社、阪九フェリー株式会社、全日本海員組合

Recall notice (フォルクスワーゲン T-ROC R 2.0/221kW and others)

Published ・ Source Japan | 国土交通省

Summary not yet available

Facts

  • Number of defects: 33

Companies mentioned:フォルクスワーゲングループジャパン株式会社、フォルクスワーゲン株式会社、フォルクスワーゲン、日整連

Recall notice (アウディ Audi A3 40Tq and others)

Published ・ Source Japan | 国土交通省

Summary not yet available

Facts

  • Number of defects: 24

Companies mentioned:フォルクスワーゲングループジャパン株式会社、アウディ株式会社、アウディ、フォルクスワーゲングループ

We will hold the People, Roads and Environment Inspire Forum from Hiroshima! ~Experience it on the ground! The little-known ほこみち and the cutting edge of the dynamic push toward decarbonization~

Published ・ Source Japan | 国土交通省

Summary not yet available

Facts

  • The “ほこみち (pedestrian convenience enhancement road) system” from FY2021 to FY2024
  • For the purpose of promoting road decarbonization in FY2025
  • We will hold the “People, Roads and Environment Inspire Forum from Hiroshima” on Friday, Oct. 30
  • 14:00~17:00
  • In person: first 120 applicants
  • Online: first 300 applicants
  • Application deadline: Monday, Oct. 26, Reiwa 8

Companies mentioned:国土交通省、広島県、広島市、広島都心会議、広島電鉄株式会社、カミハチキテル運営委員会、地域計画建築研究所ARPAK、TISTOU、関西道路研究会、広島大学、Outdoor Office Day、日本事務局(仮)

Expansion of preventive advance traffic restrictions at underpasses on national highways under direct government management

Published ・ Source Japan | 国土交通省

Summary not yet available

Facts

  • 15 new locations
  • 22 locations in total

Companies mentioned:国土交通省

Reiwa 8 Prefectural Land Price Survey data updated! ~Data is now available on the “不動産情報ライブラリ” and “国土数値情報ダウンロードサイト”~

Published ・ Source Japan | 国土交通省

Summary not yet available

Facts

  • Reiwa 8 Prefectural Land Price Survey (as of July 1, Reiwa 8)

Companies mentioned:不動産情報ライブラリ、国土数値情報ダウンロードサイト、国土交通省、国土地理院

Taiwan | 內政部消防署(6)

Original【地震】【16日00:00臺東縣政府南南東方74.6公里(臺灣東南部海域)發生芮氏規模3.8地震,無災情】

Published ・ Source Taiwan | 內政部消防署

Summary not yet available

Facts

  • 74.6 kilometers south-southeast of the Taitung County Government
  • Earthquake depth: 23.8 kilometers

[Official Vehicle Accident]

Published ・ Source Taiwan | 內政部消防署

Summary not yet available

Facts

  • 1 motorcycle
  • 20 years old

Companies mentioned:万华中队、和平医院、消防署

[Factory fire] [At 11:38 on the 15th, a fire broke out at 台塑's HDPE plant in the Mailiao Township, Yunlin County, Sixth Naphtha Cracker complex; extinguished, no casualties]

Published ・ Source Taiwan | 內政部消防署

Summary not yet available

Facts

  • 6-story steel-frame building
  • Burned area about 5 square meters

Companies mentioned:台塑

Original【陸上交通事故】【15日13:12臺中市西屯區市政路和環中路三段交叉路口,1汽車與待轉區6機車車禍,造成6人輕重傷皆意識清醒送醫】

Published ・ Source Taiwan | 內政部消防署

Summary not yet available

Facts

  • 1 car
  • 6 motorcycles
  • 6 people suffered minor to serious injuries
  • Report received at 13:12
  • Arrived at the scene at 13:17
  • All were taken to hospital by 13:41

Companies mentioned:交通部、消防署

[Official vehicle accident and firefighter injured]

Published ・ Source Taiwan | 內政部消防署

Summary not yet available

Facts

  • All 4 people were taken to National Taiwan University Hospital, Douliu Branch

Companies mentioned:全聯福利中心

[Road traffic accident] [At 18:23 on the 15th, 2 passenger cars and 6 motorcycles collided at the intersection of Guangxing Road and Section 1, Dehe Road, Bade District, Taoyuan City; 1 person seriously injured and 4 slightly injured, all taken to hospital]

Published ・ Source Taiwan | 內政部消防署

Summary not yet available

Facts

  • 1 seriously injured
  • 4 slightly injured
  • 7 vehicles, 15 people

Companies mentioned:交通部、消防局、桃園醫院、聖保祿醫院

Japan | 金融庁(2)

Promulgation of Cabinet Office Orders and publication of public comment results concerning the Reiwa 5 amendments to the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act and other laws, and amendments to the Act on Book-Entry Transfer of Company Bonds, Shares, etc. and other laws (to take effect within 3 years and 6 months)

Published ・ Source Japan | 金融庁

Summary not yet available

Facts

  • A total of 8 comments were received.
  • The Cabinet Office Order concerning this matter was promulgated today and will take effect on Monday, Nov. 30, Reiwa 8.

Companies mentioned:金融庁

Publication of public comment results and other information on the proposed partial revision of the “Comprehensive Guidelines for Supervision of Financial Instruments Business Operators, etc.”

Published ・ Source Japan | 金融庁

Summary not yet available

Facts

  • A total of 2 comments were received.
  • The changes will apply from Oct. 1, Reiwa 9.

Companies mentioned:金融庁、証券監督者国際機構(IOSCO)

Taiwan | 公平交易委員會(2)

Used-car ad touting “original body panels” found to be false; fined!

Published ・ Source Taiwan | 公平交易委員會

Summary not yet available

Facts

  • A fine of NT$50,000

Companies mentioned:樂沛貿易有限公司、卡特車庫Carter's Garage、賓士C250

欣究好公司 fined for engaging in multilevel marketing without prior notification!

Published ・ Source Taiwan | 公平交易委員會

Summary not yet available

Facts

  • Fined NT$100,000

Companies mentioned:欣究好國際股份有限公司

Taiwan | 風傳媒(2)

Stocks turn lower and U.S. Treasuries plunge again! Hawkish remarks from Warsh spook markets; White House fires back, calling 聯準會 rate hike “regrettable”

Published ・ Source Taiwan | 風傳媒

Markets were thrown into turmoil after the Fed raised interest rates and Chair Warsh took a hard line on curbing inflation. Stocks and bonds sold off, and tensions with the White House were also brought to light.

聯準會 raises rates by 1 quarter point! No one voted against it this time; how will the tight-lipped Warsh define interest-rate decisions?

Published ・ Source Taiwan | 風傳媒

The U.S. 聯準會 raised rates by 1 quarter point to 3.75%–4%, its first increase since July 2023, in a unanimous vote. Markets are watching the chair Warsh's stance on inflation and future rates.

Companies mentioned:風傳媒、日本央行

Japan | 環境省(1)

Publication of the results of the Ministry of the Environment’s nudge demonstration project

Published ・ Source Japan | 環境省

Summary not yet available

Facts

  • 45 projects and 410 implemented measures
  • 135 demonstrations
  • Original平成29年度から令和7年度までの9年間

Companies mentioned:EY・ストラテジー・アンド・コンサルティング株式会社

Taiwan | 公開資訊觀測站(1)

東方風能 (7786): Company's board resolves to build an operations and maintenance support vessel

Published ・ Source Taiwan | 公開資訊觀測站

Summary not yet available

Companies mentioned:東方風能

Taiwan | 國家科學及技術委員會(1)

國科會's 23rd committee meeting discusses key strategies for AI talent and epidemic-prevention technology, vital to Taiwan's competitiveness and social resilience

Published ・ Source Taiwan | 國家科學及技術委員會

Summary not yet available

Facts

  • Approximately NT$175 million invested in 115

Companies mentioned:國家發展委員會、國科會、衛福部疾管署、臺灣大專院校人工智慧學程聯盟(Taiwan Artificial Intelligence College Alliance, TAICA)、新加坡、日本

Taiwan | 中央研究院(1)

Researcher 魏培坤 of this institute's Center for Applied Science Research wins the 12th Y.S. Award for Technology Invention.

Published ・ Source Taiwan | 中央研究院

Summary not yet available

Facts

  • The 12th Y.S. Award for Technology Invention
  • More than 180 papers in international journals
  • And obtained 12 patents
  • 3 of the technologies have been successfully transferred

Companies mentioned:財團法人徐有庠先生紀念基金會

Taiwan | 台灣事實查核中心(1)

Original希拉蕊未呼籲台灣放棄抵抗,網路傳言斷章取義訪談內容

Published ・ Source Taiwan | 台灣事實查核中心

Summary not yet available

Facts

  • Special program marking the 25th anniversary of the 911 attacks
  • The clip circulating online is from 14:35 to 15:42 of the program

Companies mentioned:希拉蕊、川普、習近平、MS NOW、美聯社、紐約時報、The Wrap、安納杜魯新聞社、福斯新聞網、PBS、NPR

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