Special Trade Statistics — Transit Trade Statistics, Monthly, August 2026
Published ・ Source Japan | 政府統計 e-Stat
Metadata for the special trade statistics (transit trade statistics) for August 2026, released by the Ministry of Finance. It includes final January-August data by commodity and country.
Metadata for the ordinary trade statistics (exports) for August 2026, released by the Ministry of Finance. It consists of 9 CSV files, including country-by-commodity tables.
Statistical Survey on Production Dynamics of Railway Vehicles, etc. — Monthly, September 2025
Published ・ Source Japan | 政府統計 e-Stat
Release of the monthly dataset for the Statistical Survey on Production Dynamics of Railway Vehicles, etc., for September 2025, by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism.
A dataset from the Reiwa 7 Hospital Reports (2025), released by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare. It shows monthly trends for the national edition and includes statistics such as inpatients, new admissions and discharges, total outpatient visits, and bed occupancy rates.
Overview of the 2025 (Reiwa 7) Medical Facility Dynamic Survey dataset published by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare. Includes statistics such as the number of hospitals, beds, and clinics by secondary medical care area and municipality.
Population Census — Key Results by Prefecture and Municipality, Key Results by Prefecture and Municipality, October 2025
Published ・ Source Japan | 政府統計 e-Stat
Information on the dataset of key results by prefecture and municipality from the October 2025 Population Census, published by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications.
Annual Report on Motor Vehicle Transport Statistics — Passenger Transport, Unit Indicators, FY2020 onward
Published ・ Source Japan | 政府統計 e-Stat
Statistical data from FY2020 onward on passenger transport unit indicators in the Annual Report on Motor Vehicle Transport Statistics, published by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism.
Annual Report on Motor Vehicle Transport Statistics — Passenger Transport, Passenger Transport Volume (Passengers, Passenger-Kilometers, Capacity Passenger-Kilometers, Actual Vehicle-Kilometers), FY2020 onward
Published ・ Source Japan | 政府統計 e-Stat
Overview of the publication of statistics on passenger transport volume (FY2020 onward) in the Annual Report on Motor Vehicle Transport Statistics by 国土交通省.
Survey on Production Dynamics of Railway Rolling Stock, etc. — Railway Signaling and Safety Equipment, Table 10: Railway Signaling and Safety Equipment
Published ・ Source Japan | 政府統計 e-Stat
Metadata for Table 10 on railway signaling and safety equipment in the Survey on Production Dynamics of Railway Rolling Stock, etc., conducted by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism.
Annual Report on Motor Vehicle Transport Statistics — Freight Transport, Ton-Kilometers by Regional Transport Bureau and Commodity, FY2020 onward
Published ・ Source Japan | 政府統計 e-Stat
Information on the Annual Report on Motor Vehicle Transport Statistics for FY2020 onward (freight transport, ton-kilometers by regional transport bureau and commodity), published by 国土交通省.
Survey on Production Dynamics of Railway Rolling Stock, etc. — Railway Signaling and Safety Equipment, Table 11: Railway Signaling and Safety Equipment, Shipment Breakdown
Published ・ Source Japan | 政府統計 e-Stat
Metadata on statistics for Table 11, “Railway Signaling and Safety Equipment, Shipment Breakdown,” in the Survey on Production Dynamics of Railway Rolling Stock, etc., conducted by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism.
Annual Report on Motor Vehicle Transport Statistics — Freight Transport, Ton-Kilometers by Business Type, Vehicle Type, and Commodity, FY2020 onward
Published ・ Source Japan | 政府統計 e-Stat
Information on the Annual Report on Motor Vehicle Transport Statistics for FY2020, published by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. Includes freight transport ton-kilometer data by business type, vehicle type, and commodity.
Survey on Production Dynamics of Railway Rolling Stock, etc. — Railway Rolling Stock Parts, Table 8: Railway Rolling Stock Parts
Published ・ Source Japan | 政府統計 e-Stat
Metadata for Table 8 on railway rolling stock parts in the Survey on Production Dynamics of Railway Rolling Stock, etc., conducted by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism.
Monthly Labour Survey — Monthly Labour Survey, National Survey, Basic Tables of Actual Figures, Estimates of Actual Figures, etc., Basic Tables of Actual Figures (January 2012 onward), Monthly, July 2026
Published ・ Source Japan | 政府統計 e-Stat
The Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare published the basic tables of actual figures from the national Monthly Labour Survey for July 2026.
Monthly Labour Survey — Monthly Labour Survey, National Survey, Long-Term Time Series Tables, Cumulative Actual Figures and Index Data, July 2026
Published ・ Source Japan | 政府統計 e-Stat
The Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare published cumulative actual figures and index data from the long-term time series tables of the national Monthly Labour Survey for July 2026.
Reports on Public Health Administration and Services — Notice of Numerical Corrections, Notice, FY2030
Published ・ Source Japan | 政府統計 e-Stat
This is a notice of numerical corrections for the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare statistics “Reports on Public Health Administration and Services” for FY2030 (survey period 203004-203103). It states that no statistical tables are currently scheduled for correction.
Monthly Labour Survey — Monthly Labour Survey, National Survey, Long-Term Time Series Tables, Monthly, Annual, Fiscal Year, Half-Year, Quarterly, July 2026
Published ・ Source Japan | 政府統計 e-Stat
The Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare published long-term time series data from the national Monthly Labour Survey for July 2026.
U.S. Treasury chief criticizes AI doomsday theories, seeks bilateral notification mechanism with China
Published ・ Source Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent criticized AI doomsday theories as alarmist, called on the industry to self-regulate and sought to establish a bilateral notification mechanism with China to reduce risks, while stressing that the United States must not cede its AI lead to China.
Facts
Reaching 8 or 9 tenths of the level of U.S. models
Spain’s rental assistance measures rejected by parliament; tens of thousands take to the streets in protest
Published ・ Source Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
Spanish lawmakers rejected the government’s proposed rental assistance measures, prompting tens of thousands of people to take to the streets in Madrid and other cities to demand affordable housing.
Facts
87-year-old retired woman
A Madrid apartment where she had lived for more than 70 years
Major fire at building materials store in Yuanshan, Yilan; 4 people feared trapped as firefighters battle blaze
Published ・ Source Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
A fire broke out at a building materials store in Yuanshan Township, Yilan County, on the evening of the 3rd, with flames raging and heavy smoke billowing from the scene. Firefighters arrived and began battling the blaze. The owner escaped on their own, and the owner’s mother was rescued from a 2nd-floor balcony. As of early morning, 4 people were still feared trapped, and firefighters were conducting an intensive search and rescue operation.
內政部消防署 issued a closure notice for the fire at a residential complex on Wenquan Road in Yuanshan Township, Yilan County, advising the public to stay away from the restricted area.
Huoshan Reservoir (discharge to Beigang River): Free Overflow (Yunlin County, Chiayi County)
Published ・ Source Taiwan | 國家災害防救科技中心
水利署 issued an updated notice on free overflow from Hushan Reservoir into the Beigang River, affecting multiple townships in Yunlin County and Chiayi County. The public is advised to stay alert and keep away from riverbeds.
京晨科 (6419): Subsidiary 感動智慧科技股份有限公司 announces that its cumulative acquisition of securities over the past year has reached the disclosure threshold
Published ・ Source Taiwan | 公開資訊觀測站
京晨科 (6419) announced that its subsidiary 感動智慧科技股份有限公司, at a board meeting on ROC year 115 May 15, approved the acquisition of 22,871 shares of 台灣積體電路製造股份有限公司 stock for a total transaction amount of NT$55,914 thousand.
益得 (6461): Announces capital increase record date for the first issuance of restricted employee shares in ROC year 115
Published ・ Source Taiwan | 公開資訊觀測站
益得生物科技股份有限公司 announced that the capital increase record date for the first issuance of restricted employee shares in ROC year 115 is October 05, 115, with 516,000 common shares to be issued.
Chatting on a Taipei street at night, 4 or 50 people were subjected to a major police stop-and-search operation! What happened after the “Changde Street incident” 29 years ago
Published ・ Source Taiwan | 風傳媒
This article compares the 1997 Changde Street incident with the 2026 search of a bar in Ximending, examining the historical continuity and contemporary controversies surrounding the rights of Taiwan’s LGBTQ+ community to public spaces and police powers.
Facts
Late at night on July 31, 1997, Taipei police carried out a large-scale street stop-and-search operation on Changde Street, taking 四、五十 members of the public to a police station to be photographed.
On December 14, 2001, the Judicial Yuan announced Interpretation No. 535, clarifying that police stop-and-search operations must have reasonable grounds and comply with the principle of proportionality.
On October 3, 2026, Taipei’s Wanhua Precinct police searched the LGBTQ+ bar “Commander D紅樓司令” in Ximending, Taipei.
On August 19, 1997, the LGBTQ+ Civil Rights Movement and the Awakening Foundation jointly held a forum to discuss human rights issues related to the Changde Street stop-and-search incident.
Nearly 150,000 people took part in the 2025 Taiwan LGBTQ+ Pride parade, demonstrating the scale and influence of the LGBTQ+ movement.