Ash fall forecast (scheduled)
Summary not yet available
Facts
- Eruption alert level 2
- 18th at 09
- 12:00
- 18th at 21
- 24:00
2026-09-18 03:00–06:00 JST
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One place for news and notices from 2 countries/regions: Japan, 76 items from 9 sources; Taiwan, 69 items from 10 sources.
One edition every 180 minutes: every item from every source received in the period, with the original link.
Japan | 気象庁（25）
Ash fall forecast (scheduled)
Summary not yet available
Facts
- Eruption alert level 2
- 18th at 09
- 12:00
- 18th at 21
- 24:00
Ash fall forecast (scheduled)
Summary not yet available
Facts
- Eruption alert level 2
- 18th at 09
- 12:00
- 18th at 21
- 24:00
Ash fall forecast (scheduled)
Summary not yet available
Facts
- Eruption alert level 2
- 18th at 09
- 12:00
- 18th at 21
- 24:00
Companies mentioned：口永良部島
Ash fall forecast (scheduled)
Summary not yet available
Facts
- Eruption alert level 2
- 18th at 09
- 12:00
- 18th at 21
- 24:00
Ash fall forecast (scheduled)
Summary not yet available
Facts
- Eruption alert level 3
- 18th at 09
- 12:00
- 18th at 21
- 24:00
Ash fall forecast (scheduled)
Summary not yet available
Facts
- Eruption alert level 2
- 18th at 09
- 12:00
- 18th at 21
- 24:00
Ash fall forecast (scheduled)
Summary not yet available
Facts
- Eruption alert level 3
- 18th at 09
- 12:00
- 18th at 21
- 24:00
Information on epicenter and seismic intensity
Summary not yet available
Facts
- 03:06
Information on epicenter and seismic intensity
Summary not yet available
Facts
- Around 02:04
Ash fall forecast (scheduled)
Summary not yet available
Facts
- Eruption alert level 2
- 18th
- 09:00
- 12:00
Companies mentioned：諏訪之瀬島
Ash fall forecast (scheduled)
Summary not yet available
Facts
- Eruption alert level 2
- 18th at 09
- 12:00
Ash fall forecast (scheduled)
Summary not yet available
Facts
- Eruption alert level 2
- 18th at 09
- 12:00
Companies mentioned：薩摩硫黄島
Ash fall forecast (scheduled)
Summary not yet available
Facts
- Eruption alert level 2
- 18th at 09
- 12:00
Ash fall forecast (scheduled)
Summary not yet available
Facts
- Eruption alert level 3
- 18th
- 09:00
- 12:00
Ash fall forecast (scheduled)
Summary not yet available
Facts
- Eruption alert level 2
- 18th
- 09:00
- 12:00
Ash fall forecast (scheduled)
Summary not yet available
Facts
- Eruption alert level 2
- 18th
- 09:00
- 12:00
Ash fall forecast (scheduled)
Summary not yet available
Facts
- Eruption alert level 2
- 18th
- 09:00
- 12:00
Companies mentioned：諏訪之瀬島
Ash fall forecast (scheduled)
Summary not yet available
Facts
- Eruption alert level 2
- 18th
- 09:00
- 12:00
Ash fall forecast (scheduled)
Summary not yet available
Facts
- Eruption alert level 2
- 18th at 09
- 12:00
Ash fall forecast (scheduled)
Summary not yet available
Facts
- Eruption alert level 3
- 18th
- 09:00
- 12:00
Information on epicenter and seismic intensity
Summary not yet available
Facts
- Around 22:40
Information on epicenter and seismic intensity
Summary not yet available
Facts
- Around 21:52
Ash fall forecast (scheduled)
Summary not yet available
Facts
- Eruption alert level 2
- From 21:00 to 24:00 on the 17th
- From 09:00 to 12:00 on the 18th
Ash fall forecast (scheduled)
Summary not yet available
Facts
- Eruption alert level 2
- Until 24:00 on the 17th, from 21:00
- From 09 to 12 on the 18th
Taiwan | 公視新聞（25）
印尼保育團體 offers cash incentives to encourage the public to photograph wildlife in exchange for rewards
Summary not yet available
Facts
- People can receive about NT$9 for each common bird they photograph
- But photographing a rare orangutan can earn more than NT$200
- The public has so far recorded wildlife 350,000 times
Companies mentioned：印尼保育團體
Original加拿大有望成為歐盟準成員國 總理指民調支持深化與歐合作
Summary not yet available
Facts
- Original歐盟執委會主席馮德萊恩昨（16）日也公開表示歡迎
Companies mentioned：加拿大、歐盟、歐盟執委會、美國
Guest's support for Palestine angers venue, drawing 紅髮艾德's tour into political controversy
Summary not yet available
Facts
- US$1 million in net income
- US$2 million
Companies mentioned：紅髮艾德、麥可莫、波士頓吉列體育場、克拉夫特
Seven-story building collapses in Gaza, leaving 21 dead and hundreds trapped
Summary not yet available
Facts
- Hundreds trapped
- There are as many as 2000 dangerous buildings like this that are still occupied
Macau holds first national security law case behind closed doors, with no schedule released and media barred
Summary not yet available
Facts
- Could face up to 25 years in prison
- Served as a Legislative Assembly member for 20 years
- Macau returned to 中國 in 1999
- Differences before and after 2020
- Authorities amended the national security law in 2023
Companies mentioned：澳門立法會、中國
Parents raise concerns with representative over delayed uniform purchases; school says it will offer a grace period and improve communication
Summary not yet available
Facts
- The school has only one uniform day per week
- After seeing the group chat spark controversy, a parent apologized on the 17th for inappropriate wording
Companies mentioned：高雄市教育產業公會、國民黨、民進黨
Original歐盟邀加拿大成「準成員國」 深化貿易、國防等合作
Summary not yet available
Companies mentioned：欧盟、加拿大、美国、英国、北大西洋公约组织
葉門青年運動 claims it shot down a U.S.-made Saudi F-15 fighter jet
Summary not yet available
Facts
- 1100 kilometers from the two countries' border
- US$24 billion in arms sales
Companies mentioned：葉門青年運動、沙烏地阿拉伯、華爾街日報、紐約時報、美國
Simulating ocean acidification in 2100, 中研院 study finds squid brains shrink 49%
Summary not yet available
Facts
- Brain volume shrinks 49%
- Optic lobe volume shrinks 52%
- Optic nerve bundles decrease even more, by 62%
- Predatory ability declines, by about 30% to 40%
- Each image takes 70 hours
Companies mentioned：中研院
Warming accelerates ice loss in Greenland and Antarctica; 11 trillion metric tons have melted in 47 years
Summary not yet available
Facts
- 11.3 trillion metric tons
- 3.1 centimeters
- 50 meters
Companies mentioned：美國太空總署、歐洲太空總署、英國諾森布里亞大學、《科學數據》
Japan approves tax reform outline, proposes cutting food consumption tax to 1%
Summary not yet available
Facts
- Cut the food consumption tax rate from the current 8% to 1%
- Food accounts for about 20% to 30% of household spending
- Our store has about 3000 products
- Allocate about 600 billion yen in annual funding
- Restore the current 8% consumption tax system
- The tax rate for dining out will remain at 10%
- A liquor tax of 54.25 yen is levied per 350 milliliters
Companies mentioned：田中達人
Esports at the Asian Games includes 7 events such as League of Legends, making it Taiwan's second-largest delegation
Summary not yet available
Facts
- 33 athletes
- 7 coaches
- Esports at the Nagoya Asian Games features as many as 11 medal events
Companies mentioned：英雄联盟、永劫无间、第5人格、宝可梦大集结
Graffiti found on tent at Taiwan's Asian Games delegation transit site; Japanese police launch investigation
Summary not yet available
Facts
- 8 types in total
- 96 athletes
Companies mentioned：中華奧會、名古屋警方
Taiwan raises over NT$300 million for Kumamoto disaster relief; 日台交流協會 representative expresses gratitude
Summary not yet available
Facts
- Donations exceeded NT$300 million
- Government and private fundraising totaled as much as NT$6.8 billion
- More than NT$250 million for the 2016 Kumamoto earthquake
- More than NT$600 million for the 2024 Noto Peninsula earthquake
- The government donated US$1 million
- Japanese private citizens also donated more than 120 million yen
Companies mentioned：日台交流協會、外交部、國合會、日本台灣交流協會
Congress members urge U.S. government to support Taiwan's bid to join IMF, saying Taiwan is actively preparing an application
Summary not yet available
Facts
- In 1980, the IMF Executive Board decided that the “中華人民共和國 government” would represent China
- It would cite a United Nations resolution numbered 2758 at the time
Companies mentioned：IMF、國際貨幣基金、美國聯邦眾議院、中華民國、中華人民共和國、WTO、中經院區域發展研究中心、行政院
Foreign media: Taiwan and U.S. push “hellscape” concept, using large numbers of drones in wartime to raise the cost of an attack on Taiwan
Summary not yet available
Facts
- On the 17th, another drone flew toward the northeastern offshore area
- On the 17th, Taiwan successfully test-fired its domestically made land-based Sky Sword II missile, while the PLA simultaneously dispatched 19 aircraft sorties under the pretext of “combat readiness patrols”
- Of those, 15 sorties crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait
Companies mentioned：中科院、MQ-9B、騰雲二號、經濟學人、全球防衛雜誌
Former and current Chiayi City council speakers sentenced in fraud case; district prosecutors launch fugitive-prevention measures ahead of tomorrow's prison reporting
Summary not yet available
Facts
- Bought a house for NT$15 million
- Falsified the home's price as NT$32 million
- Obtained an excess loan of NT$21 million from 鹿草鄉農會
- Sentenced to 1 year and 5 months in prison
- The house bought for NT$15 million was fraudulently revalued at NT$33 million in collusion with a real estate agent, scrivener and others
- Obtained an excess loan of NT$19.5 million from 鹿草農會
Companies mentioned：鴻海、鹿草鄉農會、鹿草農會、嘉義地檢署
Helped 高金素梅 aide 張俊傑 flee; key accomplice 陳威達 turns himself in
Summary not yet available
Facts
- The 11th day since 張俊傑 went into hiding
- Only 3 days after being wanted
- A total of 9 people so far
- At least 4 people
Companies mentioned：銘傳大學
Nurse run over twice dies; funeral held today, while driver fails to attend and father pays his respects
Summary not yet available
Facts
- 38-year-old nurse surnamed Chen
- The accident happened at around 1 a.m. on September 8
Fed raises rates, but 央行 holds firm, announcing its 10th consecutive rate freeze
Summary not yet available
Facts
- The rediscount rate remains at an annual 2%
- Short-term accommodation rate: 4.25%
- CPI around 2%
- Taiwan's economic growth rate reached 11.48%
- Full-year CPI was also raised to 2.03%
- Real estate loans as a share of total lending by all banks have fallen to 34.44%
- The maximum loan-to-value ratio for second-home purchases rises from 60% to 70%
Companies mentioned：央行、行政院、台灣房屋集團趨勢中心
2 chimpanzees escape from enclosure at Taipei Zoo; staff successfully dart and tranquilize them before bringing them back
Summary not yet available
Facts
- 2 male chimpanzees
- 4:55 p.m.
- Around 5 p.m.
- 5:28 p.m.
Companies mentioned：台北市立動物園
Original央行決議利率維持不變 第2戶房貸成數上限放寬至7成
Summary not yet available
Facts
- The rediscount rate, the secured loan rate and the short-term financing rate were all held at an annual rate of 2%
- Economic growth reached 14.15% in the first half of 2026
- Raises forecast for economic growth in the second half of 2026 to 9.09%
- Full-year growth is projected at 11.48%
- Original第2戶購屋貸款最高成數上限，由現行的6成調升至7成
Companies mentioned：央行、美國聯準會
11 films shortlisted for Human Rights Film Award, focusing on authoritarian history and judicial issues
Summary not yet available
Facts
- 11 shortlisted films
- “2026 Human Rights Film Award”
- The evening of September 19
Companies mentioned：国家人权博物馆
Use AI to identify “who it is”: a step-by-step look at the sea turtle identification platform
Summary not yet available
Facts
- More than 4,000 records have been accumulated
- Images of nearly 900 sea turtles
Companies mentioned：海委會、海保署、TURTLE-FINDER海龜辨識平台、海龜點點名
US news helicopter crashes, killing 3, including a reporter; 8 similar accidents since 2000
Summary not yet available
Facts
- A total of 3 people aboard—the reporter, pilot and a bystander—were killed
- The Los Angeles Fire Department dispatched more than 70 firefighters to battle the blaze
- The incident also left 16 people dead
Companies mentioned：NBC、BBC、CNN、KTLA、美聯社
Taiwan | 國家災害防救科技中心（20）
Baoshan No. 2 Reservoir (discharge to Shijing River): Free Overflow (Hsinchu City, Hsinchu County)
Summary not yet available
Facts
- Effective time: 2026-09-18T03:18:40
- Expiration time: 2026-09-18T06:19:00
Companies mentioned：水利署
Huoshan Reservoir (discharge to Beigang River): Free Overflow (Yunlin County, Chiayi County)
Summary not yet available
Facts
- Effective time: 2026-09-18T03:18:40
- Expiration time: 2026-09-18T06:19:00
Companies mentioned：水利署
Taiwan Railways operating alert (Pingtung County, Kaohsiung City)
Summary not yet available
Facts
- Taiwan Railways, starting at 23:04
Companies mentioned：臺鐵公司
Water Outage (Taichung City)
Summary not yet available
Facts
- Effective time: 2026-09-17T23:00:19
- Expiration time: 2026-09-18T09:00:00
Companies mentioned：台灣自來水公司
Strong wind warning on land (yellow signal) (Pingtung County, Miaoli County, Taichung City, Penghu County)
Summary not yet available
Facts
- Average winds of scale 6 or above
- Gusts of scale 8 or above
Companies mentioned：中央氣象署
Water Outage (Taichung City)
Summary not yet available
Facts
- Effective time: 2026-09-17T20:31:07
- Expiration time: 2026-09-18T08:00:00
Companies mentioned：台灣自來水公司
Water Outage (Taichung City)
Summary not yet available
Facts
- Effective time: 2026-09-17T19:29:06
- Expiration time: 2026-09-18T18:30:00
Companies mentioned：台灣自來水公司
Water Outage (Taichung City)
Summary not yet available
Facts
- Effective time: 2026-09-17T18:05:59
- Expiration time: 2026-09-18T18:30:00
Companies mentioned：台灣自來水公司
Water Outage (Chiayi City)
Summary not yet available
Facts
- Effective time: 2026-09-17T17:36:38
- Expiration time: 2026-09-18T18:00:00
Companies mentioned：台灣自來水公司
High temperature information (Nantou County, Tainan City)
Summary not yet available
Facts
- Effective time: 2026-09-17T17:27:00
- Expiration time: 2026-09-18T17:00:00
Companies mentioned：中央氣象署
Water outage (Kaohsiung City)
Summary not yet available
Facts
- Original自2026/09/19(六)08:00時至17:00時停水
Companies mentioned：台灣自來水公司
Water Outage (Changhua County)
Summary not yet available
Facts
- Effective time: 2026-09-17T17:16:24
- Expiration time: 2026-09-18T05:00:00
Companies mentioned：台灣自來水公司
Water outage (Chiayi County)
Summary not yet available
Facts
- In some areas at the ends of the water mains，water pressure will take 60 minutes to return to normal
Companies mentioned：台灣自來水公司
Water Outage (Taoyuan City)
Summary not yet available
Facts
- Effective time: 2026-09-17T14:52:53
- Expiration time: 2026-09-18T17:00:00
Companies mentioned：台灣自來水公司
Water Outage (Taoyuan City)
Summary not yet available
Facts
- Effective time: 2026-09-17T14:06:06
- Expiration time: 2026-09-18T17:00:00
Companies mentioned：台灣自來水公司
Water outage (Kaohsiung City)
Summary not yet available
Facts
- Effective time: 2026-09-17T15:48:05
- Expiration time: 2026-09-18T12:00:00
Companies mentioned：台灣自來水公司
Water outage (Kaohsiung City)
Summary not yet available
Facts
- Effective time: 2026-09-17T10:48:48
- Expiration time: 2026-09-24T15:30:00
Companies mentioned：台灣自來水公司
Water Outage (Tainan City)
Summary not yet available
Facts
- 1 location in total
Companies mentioned：台灣自來水公司
Water Outage (Tainan City)
Summary not yet available
Facts
- Effective time: 2026-09-17T08:41:41
- Expiration time: 2026-09-23T17:00:00
Companies mentioned：台灣自來水公司
Major Fire Incident Report (New Taipei City)
Summary not yet available
Facts
- Effective time: 2026-09-17T05:11:47
- Expiration time: 2026-09-18T05:12:00
Companies mentioned：內政部消防署
Japan | 政府統計 e-Stat（17）
Reiwa 3 Comprehensive Survey of Living Conditions, Households — 01 Annual trends (Tables 1–17) Number of households—index—percentage of all households, all households and elderly households, by year
Summary not yet available
Facts
- Total data items: 190
Reiwa 3 Comprehensive Survey of Living Conditions, Households — 02 Basic items (Tables 18–33) Number of households, by household type, city/county, and household category
Summary not yet available
Facts
- Total data items: 350
Companies mentioned：厚生労働省
Reiwa 3 Comprehensive Survey of Living Conditions, Households — 02 Basic items (Tables 18–33) Number of households, by household category, city/county, and household type of livelihood
Summary not yet available
Facts
- Total data items: 560
Companies mentioned：厚生労働省
Reiwa 3 Comprehensive Survey of Living Conditions, Households — 01 Annual trends (Tables 1–17) Number of people aged 65 and over—composition ratio, by family structure and year
Summary not yet available
Facts
- Total data items: 592
Companies mentioned：厚生労働省
Reiwa 3 Comprehensive Survey of Living Conditions, Households — 01 Annual trends (Tables 1–17) Number of households consisting only of people aged 65 and over—composition ratio, by household structure and year
Summary not yet available
Facts
- Total data items: 456
Companies mentioned：厚生労働省
Reiwa 3 Comprehensive Survey of Living Conditions, Households — 01 Annual trends (Tables 1–17) Number of households with people aged 65 and over—composition ratio, by household structure and year
Summary not yet available
Facts
- Total data items: 684
Companies mentioned：厚生労働省
Reiwa 3 Comprehensive Survey of Living Conditions, Households — 01 Annual trends (Tables 1–17) Number of households—composition ratio—average number of children, by presence or absence of children, number of children, and year
Summary not yet available
Facts
- Total data items: 684
Reiwa 3 Comprehensive Survey of Living Conditions, Households — 01 Annual trends (Tables 1–17) Number of elderly households—composition ratio, by household type of livelihood and year
Summary not yet available
Facts
- Total data items: 760
Companies mentioned：厚生労働省
Reiwa 3 Comprehensive Survey of Living Conditions, Households — 01 Annual trends (Tables 1–17) Number of elderly households—composition ratio, by household structure and year
Summary not yet available
Facts
- Total data items: 456
Companies mentioned：厚生労働省
Reiwa 3 Comprehensive Survey of Living Conditions, Households — 01 Annual trends (Tables 1–17) Number of recipients of public pensions and retirement allowances—recipient ratio, by sex and year
Summary not yet available
Facts
- Total data items: 666
Companies mentioned：厚生労働省
Reiwa 3 Comprehensive Survey of Living Conditions, Households — 01 Annual trends (Tables 1–17) Household members—composition ratio, by medical insurance enrollment status and year
Summary not yet available
Facts
- Total data items: 760
Reiwa 3 Comprehensive Survey of Living Conditions, Households — 01 Annual trends (Tables 1–17) Average number of household members, by year
Summary not yet available
Facts
- Total data items: 207
Reiwa 3 Comprehensive Survey of Living Conditions, Households — 01 Annual trends (Tables 1–17) Number of households—composition ratio, by regional block and year
Summary not yet available
Facts
- Total data items: 988
Reiwa 3 Comprehensive Survey of Living Conditions, Households — 01 Annual trends (Tables 1–17) Number of single-person households, by sex of household head and year
Summary not yet available
Facts
- Total data items: 304
Companies mentioned：厚生労働省
Reiwa 3 Comprehensive Survey of Living Conditions, Households — 01 Annual trends (Tables 1–17) Number of households—composition ratio, by household type and year
Summary not yet available
Facts
- Total data items: 560
Companies mentioned：厚生労働省
Reiwa 3 Comprehensive Survey of Living Conditions, Households — 01 Annual trends (Tables 1–17) Number of households—composition ratio, by household type of livelihood and year
Summary not yet available
Facts
- Total data items: 3024
Reiwa 3 Comprehensive Survey of Living Conditions, Households — 01 Annual trends (Tables 1–17) Number of households—composition ratio, by number of household members and year
Summary not yet available
Facts
- Total data items: 1232
Companies mentioned：厚生労働省
Japan | 環境省（10）
Call for entries for the 22nd Ecotourism Award
Summary not yet available
Facts
- 22nd Ecotourism Award
- Through Nov. 13, Reiwa 8 (Friday)
- Around January, Reiwa 9
Companies mentioned：環境省、一般社団法人日本エコツーリズム協会
Publication of a report on an interlaboratory comparison by 国際原子力機関（IAEA）
Summary not yet available
Facts
- Results of the Reiwa 6 implementation
Companies mentioned：国際原子力機関（IAEA）、日本政府、環境省
Results of the 22nd meeting of デコ活応援団
Summary not yet available
Facts
- 4,249 members
Companies mentioned：デコ活応援団
Results of the first review of progress on the Fifth Fundamental Plan for Establishing a Sound Material-Cycle Society
Summary not yet available
Facts
- Resource productivity has been on an upward trend due to an increase in GDP, the numerator, and a decrease in inputs of natural resources and other materials, the denominator, reaching approximately 509,000 yen per ton in fiscal 2023.
- The outlet-side recycling rate peaked at 46.1% in fiscal 2013 and has since remained flat or declined, reaching approximately 43.6% in fiscal 2023.
- Final disposal volume has been reduced by approximately 79% from fiscal 2000 to fiscal 2023, and is progressing steadily toward the target.
Companies mentioned：中央環境審議会、環境省
Meeting of the 3rd Technical Review Panel on Environmental Restoration
Summary not yet available
Facts
- Date and time: 15:00–17:00 on Friday, Sept. 25, Reiwa 8
- Conference Room 1111, 11th floor, Annex, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (1-3-1 Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo)
Companies mentioned：株式会社エックス都市研究所
Call for Chemical Substance Advisors for fiscal Reiwa 8
Summary not yet available
Facts
- The number of dispatches has reached 650
- 34 currently registered people
- People with 5 or more years of practical experience
Companies mentioned：環境省
Results of the G20 Ministerial Meeting on Abundant Energy
Summary not yet available
Facts
- September 14 to 16, 2026
- Bilateral talks were held with a total of 5 countries
Companies mentioned：G20、アメリカ合衆国 環境保護庁
Call for proposals for the fiscal Reiwa 8 budget project to accelerate decarbonization of data centers and coexistence with local communities (second call)
Summary not yet available
Facts
- From Thursday, Sept. 17, Reiwa 8
- Until noon on Friday, Oct. 16 of the same year
Companies mentioned：一般社団法人地域循環共生社会連携協会
New certification of a “place for experiential learning” under the Act on the Promotion of Environmental Education (産業廃棄物最終処分場 by 株式会社ツネミ)
Summary not yet available
Facts
- A total of 40 locations nationwide, including this facility, are currently certified
Companies mentioned：株式会社ツネミ
Holding of the Reiwa 8 Hokkaido Regional Forum on Resource Circulation and Local Governments
Summary not yet available
Facts
- Thursday, Oct. 29, Reiwa 8
- 13：00～17：00
Companies mentioned：パナソニックITS株式会社
Japan | 消費者庁（7）
Original正根商事「とろろ昆布スープ（これがとろろ昆布スープ!!）」 - 回収
Summary not yet available
Facts
- Response start date: September 17, 2026
Companies mentioned：正根商事
サラダ巻（サーモン） by 西友 (own stores in Tokyo, Kanagawa, Chiba and Shizuoka prefectures) — Refund/recall
Summary not yet available
Facts
- Response start date: September 16, 2026
Companies mentioned：西友
Originalいこい「柿の種ピーナッツ うめ味」（ユーラスで販売） - 返金／回収
Summary not yet available
Facts
- Service start date: 2026-09-14
Companies mentioned：いこい、ユーラス