據耶路撒冷郵報：伊朗已被邀請加入本月早些時候由沙特阿拉伯、土耳其和巴基斯坦建立的《麥加共同防禦協議》（Mecca Joint Defence Agreement）。

KYODO poll shows Sanae Takaichi's cabinet approval rating fell to 50.2%, the lowest since taking office.

Aug 21, 2026 — At the Hainan Cross-Border Compute Industry Development Conference in Haikou, the Haikou National High-tech Zone management committee and H3C signed a strategic cooperation framework to establish the Haikou International Turing Town. The partnership targets five areas: cross-border compute services, digital industry ecosystem development, industrial investment and operations, industry‑education and talent cultivation, and compute hardware manufacturing. The conference also launched the Hainan Token Industry Ecosystem Alliance and unveiled Unisplendour Yaocen (Hainan) Manufacturing Co. Authorities said the move leverages Hainan free-trade port policy to accelerate clustering of cross-border compute, AI hardware manufacturing and digital industry activity in Haikou.