Statistical Survey on Railway Rolling Stock Production — Quarterly, FY 2025, January–March
Published ・ Source Japan | 政府統計 e-Stat
Metadata for the Statistical Survey on Railway Rolling Stock Production for January–March of FY 2025, compiled by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism.
Trade Statistics — Trade Statistics, National Data, Statistical Commodity Classification Table by Commodity Group, Exports, Monthly, August 2026
Published ・ Source Japan | 政府統計 e-Stat
Metadata for the August 2026 ordinary trade statistics (exports) released by the Ministry of Finance. Includes 10 items from the statistical commodity classification table by commodity group.
Statistical Survey on Railway Rolling Stock Production — Monthly, April 2026
Published ・ Source Japan | 政府統計 e-Stat
Information on the release of the monthly dataset for the April 2026 Statistical Survey on Railway Rolling Stock Production by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism.
Metadata for the Reiwa 7 Hospital Report (Prefectural Edition) published by 厚生労働省. It covers survey data from 2025 and includes statistics such as the numbers of inpatients, new admissions, discharges, and outpatients.
Monthly Survey of Production Trends in Railway Rolling Stock, etc., March 2026
Published ・ Source Japan | 政府統計 e-Stat
Information on the release of the monthly dataset for the March 2026 Survey of Production Trends in Railway Rolling Stock, etc., by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism.
Hospital Report dataset for Reiwa 7 (2025 survey), published by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare. Statistical information on patient numbers, bed occupancy rates, average length of stay, and other data for long-term care beds by prefecture is provided in CSV format.
Monthly Survey of Production Trends in Railway Rolling Stock, etc., February 2026
Published ・ Source Japan | 政府統計 e-Stat
Information on the release of the monthly dataset for the February 2026 Survey of Production Trends in Railway Rolling Stock, etc., by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism.
Metadata for the Reiwa 7 Hospital Report (2025 survey) published by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare. Information on statistical datasets covering bed capacity, patient numbers, hospital numbers, and other data by prefecture.
Monthly Survey of Production Trends in Railway Rolling Stock, etc., January 2026
Published ・ Source Japan | 政府統計 e-Stat
Information on the release of the monthly dataset for the January 2026 Survey of Production Trends in Railway Rolling Stock, etc., by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism.
Hospital Report — Reiwa 7 Hospital Report, Prefectural Edition, Prefectures, Designated Cities, Special Wards and Core Cities, Annual, 2025
Published ・ Source Japan | 政府統計 e-Stat
Hospital Report dataset for Reiwa 7 (2025 survey), published by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare. It contains statistics such as bed numbers, patient numbers and occupancy rates by prefecture, designated city, special ward and core city.
Monthly Survey of Production Trends in Railway Rolling Stock, etc., December 2025
Published ・ Source Japan | 政府統計 e-Stat
Information on the release of the monthly dataset for the December 2025 Survey of Production Trends in Railway Rolling Stock, etc., by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism.
Monthly Survey of Production Trends in Railway Rolling Stock, etc., November 2025
Published ・ Source Japan | 政府統計 e-Stat
Information on the release of the monthly dataset for the November 2025 Survey of Production Trends in Railway Rolling Stock, etc., by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism.
Hospital Report — Reiwa 7 Hospital Report, National Edition, Long-Term Care Beds, Annual, 2025
Published ・ Source Japan | 政府統計 e-Stat
Hospital Report national dataset for Reiwa 7 (2025 survey), published by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare. It includes patient numbers, bed occupancy rates, average length of stay, and other data for long-term care beds by operator and facility type.
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
The Water Resources Agency 水利署 issued an updated notice on Hushan Reservoir's free overflow into Beigang River, affecting multiple townships and cities in Yunlin County and Chiayi County. Residents along the banks are advised to be extra alert and keep away from the riverbed.
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 Beigang River, affecting multiple towns and cities in Yunlin County and Chiayi County. Residents along the river are urged to be careful and stay away from the riverbed.
中央氣象署 issued a heavy rain warning for Hualien County,urging people to watch for risks including intense short-duration rainfall,lightning,strong gusts,and landslides and falling rocks in mountainous areas。
中央氣象署 issued a heavy rain warning for Yilan County,urging people to watch for disasters including intense short-duration rainfall,lightning,strong gusts,and landslides and falling rocks in mountainous areas。
ポップコーン株式会社 Releases “日程調整くん,” an AI employee that handles scheduling, for free
Published ・ Source Japan | PR TIMES
ポップコーン株式会社 released “日程調整くん,” an AI employee that drafts proposed meeting times based on availability in Google Calendar and lets users paste them into email or chat, for free in September 2026.
Breaking through the care industry's hiring challenges with “emotion”: Japan's first “Co-cre Branding,” a shared corporate drama production service, launched by a team that won the TOHO TikTok FILM FESTIVAL
Published ・ Source Japan | PR TIMES
株式会社3LYNX will launch “Co-cre Branding,” a shared corporate drama production service through which multiple companies share video assets, on October 5, 2026, as a response to labor shortages in the care industry. Produced by the team that won the TOHO TikTok FILM FESTIVAL, the service aims to promote recruitment by fostering emotional engagement.
Facts
Approximately 2.72 million care workers will be needed in fiscal 2040
Approximately 570,000 more workers will need to be secured compared with fiscal 2022
The nationwide average job-offer-to-applicant ratio for care-related occupations is 3.96 times
The average for all occupations (1.13 times)
Typically requires a budget of several million yen to over 一千万円
Taiwan Creative Expo 2026 closes after setting records for both attendance, at 670,000, and total transaction value, at 8.2 billion yen
Published ・ Source Japan | PR TIMES
Taiwan Creative Expo 2026 was held at the “Songshan Cultural and Creative Park” and “TaiNEX” in Taipei, drawing 670,000 visitors and recording a total transaction value of 1.65 billion yuan (approximately 8.2 billion yen), both record highs. Organized by the Ministry of Culture and implemented by 台湾デザイン研究院.
Facts
Total attendance: 670,000
Total transaction value: 1.65 billion yuan
Approximately 8.2 billion yen
235 curated items
Sales of nearly 3 million yuan (approximately 15 million yen)
Ryosuke Nakabayashi claims his first win of the season! JBMXF Daito Trust Construction Series Round 9 Osaka event
Published ・ Source Japan | PR TIMES
At the JBMXF Daito Trust Construction Series Round 9 Osaka event, organized by 一般社団法人全日本BMX連盟, Ryosuke Nakabayashi claimed his first win in the men's championship, while Nagisa Nomura won the women's division.
The “Afternoon Tea TEA LATTE” series launches on October 6 (Tuesday)! A giveaway campaign will run from October 5 (Monday), with 300 winners selected by lottery to receive an original “tea latte bottle and bottle charm”.
Published ・ Source Japan | PR TIMES
Kirin Beverage will launch 2 products in the new TEA LATTE series from its tea beverage brand Afternoon Tea on October 6, 2026, and will mark the occasion with a campaign offering an original bottle and charm to 300 winners selected by lottery.
Facts
Going on sale nationwide starting October 6, 2026 (Tuesday)
Purchase 4 eligible PET-bottle products from “Kirin Afternoon Tea” and
“Premium Ghana” × The New Prince of Tennis: a premium collaboration project!! “Oh... isn’t this the Premium I like?” Premium impressions from Keigo Atobe, and newly drawn artwork revealed!
Published ・ Source Japan | PR TIMES
株式会社ロッテ will launch a collaboration between its chocolate brand “Premium Ghana” and the anime The New Prince of Tennis on October 5, 2026. Newly drawn artwork and comments from Keigo Atobe, captain of Hyotei Academy, will be unveiled, along with transit advertising at Ikebukuro Station on the Tobu Tojo Line and a giveaway campaign featuring limited-edition collaboration merchandise.
Musk announced that SpaceX's AI division will be renamed SpaceXSI,in line with the trend promoted by Trump of replacing “artificial intelligence” with “superintelligence”。
Student protests sweep France;500 schools to close fully or partially
Published ・ Source Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
French Education Minister Geoffray said as many as 500 schools across France would close fully or partially amid a wave of student protests and security concerns。 The move is a precaution ahead of large-scale protests on 6日,while the government has pledged a gradual return to classes and improvements to school buildings and staffing。
The Iranian presidency announced that Oil Minister Paknejad's resignation had been accepted amid long lines at gas stations caused by the war in the Middle East。 The head of the National Iranian Oil Company,Bovar,was ordered to serve as acting oil minister。
杜拜航空 co-pilot involved in attack studied in Australia;interagency counterterrorism task force investigates
Published ・ Source Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
An Australian interagency counterterrorism task force is investigating the links between the co-pilot of 杜拜航空 flight FZ1073 and Australia。 The Omani co-pilot studied at 墨爾本皇家理工大學 and was reportedly said to have visited a radical mosque and extremist websites。
Facts
Plunged 16,000 feet
About 4,877 meters
In about 30 seconds
September 30
1151005
Companies mentioned:中央社、澳洲聯邦警察、維多利亞州警方、澳洲安全情報組織、墨爾本皇家理工大學、RMIT、杜拜航空、flydubai、金融時報、National Security Council
Prelude to a crisis?Global bond markets on alert:Long-term yields soar to multi-decade highs as leveraged unwinding amplifies panic
Published ・ Source Taiwan | 鉅亨網
Global bond markets have suffered an extraordinary sell-off,with the 10-year U.S. Treasury yield surging to 5.34%,its highest level since 2002,while long-term yields in France and the UK also hit multi-decade highs。 Leveraged position unwinding and expectations of European fiscal tightening have sparked fears of a liquidity crunch,forcing markets to reprice a high-interest-rate environment。
Facts
The U.S. 10-year Treasury yield briefly surged to 5.34% last Thursday,its highest level since 2002。
The French government unveiled a draft 2027 budget,proposing 43 billion euros in additional fiscal adjustments to cap the public deficit at 5% of GDP。
The French 10-year government bond yield jumped 16 basis points intraday,briefly reaching 4.96%,a new high since 2002。
The UK 30-year government bond yield topped 6% for the first time since 1998;the 10-year yield rose to 5.51%,its highest level since 2007。
The $32 trillion U.S. Treasury market is caught in a vicious cycle of forced selling。
The France-Germany 10-year yield spread rapidly widened to 140 basis points,crossing a red line not seen since the European debt crisis。
The U.S. 10-year Treasury yield fell below 4% in March this year,then surged more than 130 basis points in just half a year。
Buying more!波克夏's stake in Lennar rises to 11.2%;what signal is Buffett sending with this contrarian move?
Published ・ Source Taiwan | 鉅亨網
波克夏海瑟威,led by Buffett,has continued buying U.S. homebuilder Lennar,raising its stake to 11.2% and its holdings to more than $2.1 billion。 The contrarian move signals confidence in a long-term housing market recovery,despite Wall Street ratings calling for a reduction in holdings amid high interest rates。
Facts
As of September 30,波克夏海瑟威 held 26.6 million shares of Lennar,representing an 11.2% stake。
波克夏 bought $53.6 million worth of Lennar Class A shares over three trading days from September 28 to September 30。
摩根士丹利 rated Lennar “underweight”,with a price target of $65。
The average U.S. 30-year mortgage rate rose to 7.28%,its highest level since November 2023。
U.S. existing-home sales in August were running at an annualized rate of 3.98 million,down 2% month over month and 1.2% year over year。
For the week ending September 25,U.S. mortgage applications for home purchases and refinancing fell 6% week over week,declining for a fourth consecutive week。
Damage caused by Reiwa 8 Typhoons No. 25 and No. 26 and a frontal system, and response by fire and other agencies (Report No. 24; updated R8.10.4)
Published ・ Source Japan | 消防庁
The Fire and Disaster Management Agency released Report No. 24 on damage caused by Reiwa 8 Typhoons No. 25 and No. 26 and a frontal system (17 deaths, including in Chiba and Kanagawa prefectures, etc.) and response by fire agencies.