2026-10-27 15:00–18:00 JST

Notice of the 1st meeting of the Reiwa 8 Study Group on Support for Removing Obstacles and Related Matters

Published 2026-10-27 00:00 ・ Source Japan | 環境省

環境省 will hold the “Reiwa 8 Study Group on Support for Removing Obstacles and Related Matters (1st meeting)” on Reiwa 8, Nov. 4, to consider how to provide financial support for illegal dumping of industrial waste and related issues.

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• Original令和８年度
• Reiwa 8, Nov. 4
• Heisei 10

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Results of the call for proposals for the Reiwa 8 Project to Promote the Development of Decarbonized Circular Economy Systems (including the Demonstration Project for Developing Plastic and Other Resource Circulation Systems) (contracted project)

Published 2026-10-27 00:00 ・ Source Japan | 環境省

環境省 selected いなほ化工株式会社 for 1 project under the Reiwa 8 Project to Promote the Development of Decarbonized Circular Economy Systems, as a demonstration project for alternatives to prevent microplastic pollution.

Companies mentioned：環境省、いなほ化工株式会社

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Results of the 9th Japan-Singapore Environmental Policy Dialogue

Published 2026-10-27 00:00 ・ Source Japan | 環境省

日本国環境省 and シンガポール共和国持続可能性・環境省 held the 9th Environmental Policy Dialogue in Tokyo on Sept. 25, 2026, and confirmed cooperation in areas including international cooperation, environmental pollutant management, the circular economy, climate change and heatstroke.

Facts

• 9th Japan-Singapore Environmental Policy Dialogue
• The 9th Japan-Singapore Environmental Policy Dialogue was held in Tokyo on Friday, Sept. 25, 2026
• In 2014, a memorandum of cooperation on environmental cooperation was signed with シンガポール共和国・環境庁 (now the Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment)
• The memorandum of cooperation was updated on Sept. 24, 2026, including the addition of areas of cooperation
• Friday, Sept. 25, 2026, 14:00–18:00
• Cooperation toward the 2nd Global Stocktake (GST)
• Looking ahead to Singapore assuming the ASEAN chairmanship in 2027

Companies mentioned：日本国環境省、シンガポール共和国持続可能性・環境省、シンガポール共和国・環境庁

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Notice of the 22nd meeting of the Working Subcommittee on Measures to Restore Fisheries Resources and the 22nd meeting of the Working Subcommittee on Measures to Restore the Marine Environment, under the Committee for Comprehensive Evaluation of Surveys of Ariake Sea, Yatsushiro Sea and Other Areas

Published 2026-10-27 00:00 ・ Source Japan | 環境省

Notice that the Working Subcommittee on Measures to Restore Fisheries Resources and the Working Subcommittee on Measures to Restore the Marine Environment, both under the Committee for Comprehensive Evaluation of Surveys of Ariake Sea, Yatsushiro Sea and Other Areas, will hold a joint meeting via a web conferencing system on Reiwa 8, Nov. 4.

Facts

• 22nd edition
• Reiwa 8
• November
• 13:00～15:30

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Call for public comments ahead of approval for the first type of use, etc. of a genetically modified live vaccine (for dogs)

Published 2026-10-27 00:00 ・ Source Japan | 環境省

環境省 is accepting public comments from Reiwa 8, Oct. 27, through Nov. 25, ahead of approval for the first type of use, etc. of a genetically modified live vaccine for dogs.

Facts

• 1 genetically modified live vaccine (for dogs)
• Act No. 97 of Heisei 15
• Reiwa 8, Oct. 27
• Nov. 25 of the same year
• Act No. 145 of Showa 35
• Act No. 137 of Showa 45
• Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Ordinance No. 75 of Heisei 9
• 750-yen stamp

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Third call for applications for the Reiwa 8 Project to Promote the Introduction of Green Slow Mobility and Other Initiatives

Published 2026-10-27 00:00 ・ Source Japan | 環境省

一般社団法人地域循環共生社会連携協会 announced that it will conduct a third call for applications for the Reiwa 8 Project to Promote the Introduction of Green Slow Mobility and Other Initiatives. The application period runs from Oct. 27 to Dec. 23.

Facts

• Original令和８年度
• 三次 call for applications
• Under 20 km/h

Companies mentioned：一般社団法人地域循環共生社会連携協会、環境省

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Notice of the “Discussion Meeting on Changing Consumer Behavior Starting with Zoos”

Published 2026-10-27 00:00 ・ Source Japan | 環境省

環境省 will hold a discussion meeting at Asahiyama Zoo in Asahikawa City on Reiwa 8, Dec. 11, with the aim of promoting changes in consumer behavior starting with zoos.

Facts

• 2030
• 5 basic strategies
• Reiwa 8, Dec. 11
• 12:00～15:30
• About 20 people
• Approximately 60 people

Companies mentioned：明治大学、大阪大学、サラヤ株式会社、イオン株式会社

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The 272nd meeting of the Social Security Council’s Long-Term Care Benefits Subcommittee (web conference) will be held

Published 2026-10-27 14:00 ・ Source Japan | 厚生労働省

厚生労働省 will hold the 272nd meeting of the Social Security Council’s Long-Term Care Benefits Subcommittee via web conference on Reiwa 8, Oct. 28. The agenda includes the Reiwa 9 revision of long-term care service fees and an evaluation of the effects of the Reiwa 6 revision.

Facts

• 272nd meeting
• Reiwa 8
• October 28
• Reiwa 9
• Fiscal year Reiwa 6

Companies mentioned：厚生労働省、Adobe Reader

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The 5th meeting of the “Study Group on the Future of the Retirement Benefit Mutual Aid System for Social Welfare Facility Employees and Others” will be held (notice)

Published 2026-10-27 14:00 ・ Source Japan | 厚生労働省

The Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare announced that it will hold the 5th meeting of the Review Panel on the Future of the Mutual Aid System for Retirement Allowances for Employees of Social Welfare Facilities, etc., on Nov. 2, Reiwa 8.

Facts

• (5th meeting)
• Oct. 27, Reiwa 8
• November 2, Reiwa 8
• 16:30～18:30

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3 substances in dangerous drugs newly designated as designated drugs

Published 2026-10-27 14:00 ・ Source Japan | 厚生労働省

The Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare announced that it has promulgated a ministerial ordinance newly designating 3 substances found in dangerous drugs as “designated drugs,” which will take effect on Nov. 6, Reiwa 8.

Facts

• 3 substances
• Penalties: imprisonment for up to 3 years
• or a fine of up to 3 million yen
• If committed as a business: imprisonment for up to 5 years
• or a fine of up to 5 million yen

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Notice of the 61st Meeting of the Human Resources Development Subcommittee of the Labor Policy Council (also available online)

Published 2026-10-22 13:47 ・ Source Japan | 厚生労働省

Original厚生労働省は、令和8年11月4日に第61回労働政策審議会人材開発分科会を開催する。議題には経済産業省と国土交通省の取組が含まれる。

Facts

• 61st
• November ４, Reiwa ８
• Original1０時00分
• Original1２時00分

Companies mentioned：厚生労働省、経済産業省、国土交通省

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野宮食品 “Peanut Tofu” (sold at ニシナ stores) - Exchange/refund

Published 2026-10-25 00:00 ・ Source Japan | 消費者庁

野宮食品 will offer exchanges or refunds from Oct. 25, 2026, for “Peanut Tofu” sold at ニシナ stores due to an incorrect best-before date (incorrect: 26.11.28; correct: 26.10.28).

Facts

• Incorrect: 26.11.28
• Correct: 26.10.28
• Response start date: Oct. 25, 2026

Companies mentioned：野宮食品、ニシナ

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道の駅いたの “Blanched salted wakame seaweed, salted mozuku seaweed” - Refund/recall

Published 2026-10-23 00:00 ・ Source Japan | 消費者庁

道の駅いたの is offering refunds and recalling “Blanched salted wakame seaweed, salted mozuku seaweed” due to an incorrect best-before date (incorrect: April 2027; correct: end of December 2027).

Facts

• Incorrect: April 2027
• Correct: end of December 2027
• Response start date: Oct. 23, 2026

Companies mentioned：道の駅いたの

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Normal kidney function test results mean everything is fine? Doctor warns: Dialysis risk remains, with a warning sign hidden in 1 key indicator - Heho健康

Published 2026-10-27 14:26 ・ Source Taiwan | Heho健康

A doctor warns that normal kidney function test results alone cannot rule out the risk of dialysis; protein in the urine is a key indicator for assessing kidney health.

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Can you get a mammogram after breast augmentation? Could the implants rupture? Breast specialist debunks myths in QA - Heho健康

Published 2026-10-27 13:53 ・ Source Taiwan | Heho健康

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month every year. A breast specialist debunks myths about concerns among women with breast implants that mammograms could rupture the implants or affect accuracy.

Facts

• Every October

Companies mentioned：Heho健康

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Original健康幣帶動公、自費流感、新冠、肺炎鏈球菌疫苗打氣 實施後接種數全面成長 呼籲符合接種資格民眾儘速打疫苗 一起「顧健康」又「賺飽幣」

Published 2026-10-27 15:00 ・ Source Taiwan | 衛福部疾病管制署

Original疾管署表示自10月1日「健康幣政策」上路以來，18歲以上民眾接種流感、新冠及肺炎鏈球菌疫苗意願顯著提升，公、自費接種數全面成長，呼籲符合資格者儘速接種。

Facts

• Recipients can receive 450, 900 and 600 Health Coins, respectively
• An increase of about 11%-35%
• About 2.4-3.5 times the level before the “health coins policy” took effect
• A cumulative 2.725 million publicly funded flu vaccine doses administered
• There were also 288,000 self-paid doses
• Original新冠疫苗則累計接種公費117.6萬人次
• 188 self-paid doses
• Cumulative publicly funded and self-paid vaccinations totaled 104,000 doses, respectively
• And 3,000 doses
• 3.5 times the total number of vaccinations in the 26 days before the policy took effect
• And 2.4 times
• About 4.008 million doses administered cumulatively across all groups
• More than 1.18 million doses administered cumulatively
• A cumulative 1.83 million flu vaccine doses administered
• Vaccination rate: 38.4%
• Original新冠疫苗累計接種94萬人次
• Vaccination rate reached 19.3%
• A total of 101,746 outpatient and emergency visits for flu-like illness
• 85 new cases of severe influenza complications
• And 28 deaths
• Type A H1N1 accounted for the largest share, at 93.4%
• A cumulative 391 severe cases during the current 115-116 flu season
• And 57 deaths
• Most were seniors aged 65 and older (69.1%)
• And people with a history of chronic illness (85.2%)
• A total of 99.7% had not received this season's flu vaccine
• Original新冠門急診就診計2,534人次
• 8 new locally acquired severe cases
• And 4 locally acquired deaths
• 10 of them were fatal

Companies mentioned：疾病管制署、疾管署

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1 new severe case of enterovirus infection reported; parents and staff at childcare and educational institutions urged to monitor young children's health and seek medical care promptly if warning signs of severe illness appear

Published 2026-10-27 15:00 ・ Source Taiwan | 衛福部疾病管制署

The Centers for Disease Control announced 1 new severe case of enterovirus infection: a girl under 10 in northern Taiwan who was infected with Coxsackievirus A6. A cumulative 8 confirmed cases have been reported this year, including 1 death. Outpatient and emergency visits have recently declined, and Coxsackievirus A6 is the main strain circulating in the community. The CDC urged parents and staff at childcare and educational institutions to monitor young children's health and observe hygiene measures.

Facts

• 1 new severe case of enterovirus infection reported
• October 27 this year (2026)
• A girl under 10
• A cumulative 8 confirmed severe cases of enterovirus infection this year
• Including 1 death
• 5 cases of enterovirus D68 infection
• 1 case each of coxsackievirus A4, coxsackievirus A6 and coxsackievirus A16
• Week 42 (October 18 to October 24)
• A total of 7,618 outpatient and emergency visits
• The previous week (9,061 visits)
• Down 15.9%
• Chlorine bleach solution at a concentration of 500 ppm
• Infants and toddlers under 5

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Information Security Seminar: “Security Strategies and Challenges in the Age of AI Agents”

Published 2026-10-27 13:00 ・ Source Japan | 日本銀行

日本銀行金融研究所 announced that it will hold an information security seminar on “Security Strategies and Challenges in the Age of AI Agents” on Oct. 27, 2026.

Facts

• Oct. 27, 2026

Companies mentioned：日本銀行金融研究所

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Registration of a Credit Rating Agency (Kroll Bond Rating Agency Japan株式会社)

Published 2026-10-27 15:00 ・ Source Japan | 金融庁

金融庁 notified Kroll Bond Rating Agency Japan株式会社 that it had been registered as a credit rating agency (Registration No. 10).

Facts

• Registration No. 10

Companies mentioned：Kroll Bond Rating Agency Japan株式会社、金融庁

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Japanese-language book 《Kickstart Action: Citizen Net-Zero Lab》 published

Published 2026-05-14 01:00 ・ Source Taiwan | 國家實驗研究院

Summary not yet available

Facts

• Achieve the 2050 net-zero emissions target
• Features 12 representative case studies

Companies mentioned：國科會、國家實驗研究院、臺灣淨零科技方案推動小組、社區大學全國促進會、臺日大學地方連結與社會實踐聯盟、有限責任台灣主婦聯盟生活消費合作社、財團法人心路社會福利基金會、花蓮縣初英山文化產業交流協會、日台交流協會、臺日關係協會、財團法人大武山文教基金會、粉紅豹文化事業有限公司、森林循環碳經濟創生有限公司

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10th Taiwan-Philippines Science and Technology Meeting held in the Philippines, continuing to deepen bilateral research cooperation and talent development links

Published 2026-10-27 12:00 ・ Source Taiwan | 國家科學及技術委員會

The 10th Taiwan-Philippines Vice Ministerial Joint Science and Technology Committee meeting was held in Tagaytay City, Philippines, on Oct. 26, 2026, co-chaired by 國科會 Deputy Minister Chen Bing-yu and a deputy minister of 菲律賓科技部. The two sides reviewed the results of cooperation across the four main areas of VOTE, HAT, JRP and SSP, and resolved to launch the third phase of the HAT program (2027) and the fourth phase of the VOTE program (2028), while continuing to deepen bilateral research cooperation and talent development links.

Facts

• 10th
• On Oct. 26 this year (2026)
• 4 core pillars
• Next year (2027)
• Starting in 2028
• Since 2007

Companies mentioned：國科會、菲律賓科技部、駐菲律賓代表處、馬尼拉駐臺辦事處

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The migrant worker zero-fee policy applies to manufacturing and fishing, but not domestic work or construction

Published 2026-10-27 16:14 ・ Source Taiwan | 台灣事實查核中心

Original查核網傳「明年製造業、營建業及家事移工來台雇主最高付19萬元」圖卡，勞動部指出2027年起試行「移工零付費」政策僅適用於製造業及漁撈業，不包含營建與家事類；且未來海外招募服務費通常約為1個月工資，不會達到19萬元，故該訊息為部分錯誤。

Facts

• Employers pay up to NT$190,000 in fees
• Migrant workers coming to Taiwan for work may have to pay up to US$6,000
• Of that, 71% is agency fees
• Usually about 1 month of a migrant worker’s wages

Companies mentioned：勞動部、勞發署、Transparentem、Verité

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