英語で国内ニュース 2026年9月10日(木)

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2026年9月10日(木)の原稿スクリプト

主要ニュース

フィリピン沖のフェリー火災、5人死亡87人不明
サラ: A ferry caught fire near Palawan Province in the Philippines. At least five people died, and 87 remain missing. Of the 134 passengers and crew members, 42 were rescued, including 38 passengers and four crew members. Firefighting efforts are still underway. The ferry had sailed from Manila.

新名神6人死亡事故、運転手に拘禁刑7年求刑
クリス: Prosecutors have requested a seven-year prison sentence for a female truck driver accused of killing six people in a crash on the Shin-Meishin Expressway in Mie Prefecture in March. She admits the charges. Prosecutors said she used a smartphone while driving for 13 seconds. The verdict is due on October 20.

張本勲さん死去、通算3085安打の元プロ野球選手
サラ: Former professional baseball star Isao Harimoto has died at the age of 86. He recorded a professional baseball record of 3,085 hits and was known as the Hit-Making Machine. He was also known as a commentator who would say, “Katsu!” An organization honoring successful players announced his death.

大谷翔平、右腕の違和感で移籍後初の負傷者リスト入り
クリス: Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Dodgers will go on the 15-day injured list because of discomfort in his right arm. Dodgers manager Roberts announced the move after the game on September 9. This is the first time Ohtani has gone on the injured list since joining the Dodgers.

高野山の宿坊運営法人、1億円超の申告漏れ
サラ: Several religious corporations that operate temple lodging facilities on Mount Koya in Wakayama Prefecture were found to have failed to report more than 100 million yen in income. They allegedly counted private spending by priests and their families as business expenses. Additional taxes, including penalties, are expected to total about 60 million yen.

元カバン会社役員、PORTER商品販売容疑で書類送検
クリス: Police have sent the former director of a bag manufacturer to prosecutors on suspicion of illegally selling products bearing the registered PORTER trademark. He allegedly sold about 100 backpacks and wallets for about 1.74 million yen. Police believe he sold about 3,700 items since December 2019 and earned about 30 million yen.

虐待死した子77人、6割が3歳未満で0歳児が半数超
サラ: More than half of the children who died from abuse during the year from April 2024 were infants. Of 77 deaths, about 60 percent involved children under age three, and more than half were babies under one. Seventeen were believed to have died within 24 hours of birth. A review found that some mothers had little contact with their communities and faced psychological problems.

Anthropic研究者、命の危険を警告し退社表明
クリス: A researcher at Anthropic has announced plans to leave the company, warning that its drive to develop self-improving superintelligence could put people’s lives at risk.

福岡で2女児殺害、母親を起訴し内縁夫は不起訴
サラ: Prosecutors in Fukuoka have indicted a 31-year-old unemployed mother for allegedly murdering her two daughters, aged four and three, at a mother-and-child support facility in March. She allegedly strangled the girls. After a three-month evaluation, prosecutors judged her criminally responsible. Her common-law husband, who had secretly lived in the room, was not indicted.

社会のニュース

新名神6人死亡事故、元会社員に拘禁刑7年求刑
サラ: Prosecutors have sought a seven-year sentence under the confinement penalty for a former company employee accused of causing a crash that killed six people. In March, he was driving a large truck on the Shin-Meishin Expressway in Mie and looked at his smartphone, causing a rear-end crash. Prosecutors said the act was comparable to dangerous driving.

東海道新幹線、設備点検による運休から全線再開
クリス: Operations on the entire Tokaido Shinkansen line have resumed. Service had been suspended for track equipment inspections: northbound trains between Shin-Osaka and Tokyo, and southbound trains between Tokyo and Gifu-Hashima. All service resumed at 2:50 p.m.

サイバー警察元幹部、捜査費不正で懲戒免職
サラ: A former senior official in the cyber police division has been dismissed over alleged misuse of investigative funds. He was seen as an “ace” technical officer, but allegedly altered detailed receipts and created fake ones from scratch during a long overseas assignment as a liaison officer at Europol. He was later a cyber investigations section chief.

2024年度の虐待死50人、3割が出生24時間以内に死亡
クリス: Fifty children died from abuse in fiscal 2024, and about 30 percent were abandoned and died within 24 hours of birth. The Children and Families Agency says cases continue in which people give birth alone after an unexpected pregnancy and then abandon the baby. The agency says support must be strengthened.

高野山宿坊の宗教法人、過半数で税務問題が発覚
サラ: Several religious corporations that run temple lodgings on Mount Koya were found to have failed to report more than 100 million yen in income. Private expenses of chief priests and their families were recorded as business costs, reducing taxable income. Including additional penalties, the taxes owed are estimated at about 60 million yen. More than half of the organizations inspected had tax problems.

2女児殺害の母親を起訴、内縁夫は不起訴
クリス: A mother has been indicted for murdering her two daughters, aged four and three, at a mother-and-child support facility in Kama, Fukuoka Prefecture, in March. Prosecutors judged that she was mentally capable of being held criminally responsible. Her common-law husband, who had secretly lived there for about three years, was not prosecuted after being arrested and released.

空港に持ち込まれた生肉から口蹄疫ウイルスを初検出
サラ: An infectious virus that causes foot-and-mouth disease in livestock was detected in raw meat that an overseas traveler tried to bring into a Japanese airport in January. Officials say this was the first time an infectious foot-and-mouth disease virus had been found through animal quarantine testing.

ランサムウエア被害、上半期123件で過去最多
クリス: Ransomware attacks affected businesses and other organizations in 123 cases during the first half of this year. The attacks encrypt data and demand money. The six-month total was the highest since statistics began.

闇バイト募集投稿、上半期に1万2516件で倍増
サラ: Authorities identified 12,516 illegal posts recruiting people for so-called dark jobs during the first half of 2026, nearly double the 6,346 posts recorded a year earlier. Of 7,583 posts sent for removal, 7,472, or 99 percent, were deleted. By contrast, only 18 percent of removal requests for online casino sites and ads succeeded.

政治・経済

日産、国内生産を年100万台へ増強し工場再編
サラ: Nissan says it aims to raise domestic production to about one million vehicles a year, up about 40 percent from roughly 700,000 in fiscal 2025. It plans to increase export production, helped by the weaker yen, and will reorganize three domestic plants. Within several years, production of the Elgrand and Serena minivans will move from Fukuoka to the Tochigi plant. Tochigi also builds the Leaf, Ariya, and Skyline. Its estimated operating rate was only about 15 percent in 2025. A new compact-car production line will be added in Fukuoka, while Nissan will continue making large SUVs there for overseas demand.

中部電力、約500万契約に計12億円の過大請求
クリス: Chubu Electric and its power-sales unit say they overcharged customers by about 1.2 billion yen since April 2024. The error affected about 5 million contracts in five prefectures, with about half for households. A normal household was charged about 10 yen extra per month, and some customers paid up to 152 yen extra. Several officials noticed in January 2024 that a discount was missing from the cost calculation, but left the error uncorrected. The companies apologized and said they would begin refunds soon.

高市首相、麻生氏と会談　内閣改造など協議か
サラ: On September 10, Japan's Prime Minister Takaichi met with LDP politician Aso. They may have discussed a cabinet reshuffle and personnel decisions.

日銀の増審議委員、金融正常化へ追加利上げを主張
クリス: Bank of Japan policy board member Masu said further interest rate increases are needed to complete the normalization of monetary policy. Markets increasingly expect a rate hike at the September 17 and 18 meeting. Masu said officials will examine oil prices and exchange rates carefully. He warned that turmoil involving Iran could raise oil and distribution costs and push up prices more broadly. He also said strong AI-related demand is putting pressure on prices while supporting the global economy. If that momentum stops, the impact could be large.

コメ農家の廃業・倒産、今年1～8月で32件
サラ: Rice farm closures and bankruptcies are moving at a record pace. There were 32 cases from January through August 2026. The number of closures could set a record for the fourth straight year. Aging farmers and rising costs are driving many to quit. With private rice inventories at a record level, prices for newly harvested rice in 2026 are expected to fall sharply. Some farmers say they can no longer make their businesses work.

ニデック株主28人、会計不正による株価下落で提訴
クリス: Twenty-eight shareholders have sued motor maker Nidec at the Tokyo District Court, seeking about 66 million yen in total damages for losses caused by a falling share price. A third-party committee's report said costs were delayed and revenue was recorded improperly across the company. It said these practices overstated cumulative net profit by 160.7 billion yen.

丸亀製麺運営会社、下請けへの不当減額で公取委勧告
サラ: The Fair Trade Commission found that the company operating Marugame Seimen unfairly reduced payments to 37 subcontractors. From August 2024 through July 2026, the company deducted a system fee equal to 1.1 percent of delivery payments. The improper deductions totaled 147.41 million yen through December 2025. The amount for January through July 2026 will be calculated and returned with delay interest after approval. The commission recommended measures to prevent a repeat.

米中、AI技術を巡る経済圧力の競争が激化
クリス: The United States and China are competing over key economic pressure points. The United States has used its technology advantage and economic strength to impose strict export controls, but the Trump administration is loosening AI controls on China. A 2021 US national security commission warned that China could surpass America in AI within ten years. Former official Chris Maguire said the United States would lose its technology advantage if China caught up in computing power. An expert described Trump's economic security policy as transactional.

東証、米株安と原油高の中で終値128円高
サラ: Tokyo stocks ended 128 yen higher on September 10, a small rebound. The market had fallen 545 yen by the morning close and briefly dropped below 65,000, as declines in US stocks and higher oil prices weighed on trading. Buying to lock in profits increased toward the close, helping prices finish higher.

スポーツ

大谷翔平、左膝と右腕の不調で負傷者リスト入り
サラ: Shohei Ohtani is set to go on the injured list because of inflammation in his left knee and discomfort in his right upper arm. This is his first injured-list stint since September 2023, and his first with the Dodgers. The team leads the National League West by 11 games, with a magic number of six to win the division.

張本勲さん死去、通算3085安打で野球殿堂入り
クリス: Former professional baseball star Isao Harimoto died on September 9 at the age of 86. He played for the Toei Flyers, the Giants, and the Lotte Orions. Harimoto had a career batting average of .319, 504 home runs, and a professional baseball record 3,085 hits. He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1990.

山本由伸、7回1失点10奪三振で自己最多13勝目
サラ: In a game against the Reds, Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto threw seven innings and allowed one run. He struck out 10 batters and earned his 13th win, a new personal high since joining the team. Shohei Ohtani did not play.

村上宗隆、3試合ぶり31号本塁打
クリス: White Sox player Munetaka Murakami started against the Pirates and hit his 31st home run of the season. It was his first home run in three games. The White Sox are leading the American League Central Division.

岡本和真が30号、日本人3人が同季30本塁打
サラ: Blue Jays player Kazuma Okamoto hit his 30th home run of the season against the Athletics on September 8. Ohtani, Murakami, and Okamoto are now the first three Japanese players to hit at least 30 home runs in the same major league season.

競泳の本多灯、危険運転致傷で有罪判決
クリス: Tokyo Olympic swimming silver medalist Tomoru Honda was sentenced to one year in prison, suspended for three years, for dangerous driving causing injury. He drove at more than 80 kilometers per hour in a 30-kilometer zone and injured a man in his 60s in a head-on crash. The judge called his driving extremely dangerous and reckless.

車いすテニスの小田凱人、年間グランドスラムに挑戦
サラ: Wheelchair tennis player Tokito Oda will play his first US Open men's singles match on September 10, Japan time. He is trying to win all four major tournaments in one year and complete an annual Grand Slam.

スピースが7年ぶり来日、国内ツアー出場へ
クリス: Jordan Spieth will return to Japan for the first time in seven years to play in the Baycurrent Classic. Australian golfer Adam Scott and American golfer Wyndham Clark will also take part in the US men's tour event in Japan.

鈴木誠也は3打数無安打、カブスは4連敗
サラ: Cubs player Seiya Suzuki went hitless in three at-bats against the Brewers. He started in right field and batted second in the game in Milwaukee on September 9. The Cubs lost their fourth straight game.

国際

トランプ氏は早期終結を主張、側近は長期化警告
サラ: President Trump said the war with Iran would end soon after the November 3 midterm elections. However, his aides reportedly warned him that the fighting could continue until the end of his term. Trump and senior officials also discussed the possibility that the conflict could continue after the next president’s inauguration.

共和党大会開幕、トランプ氏が5000ドル給付を公約
クリス: A special Republican Party convention opened in Dallas, Texas, ahead of the November midterm elections. President Trump urged voters to support the party and promised a five-thousand-dollar payment to every adult U.S. citizen if Republicans keep majorities in both houses of Congress. This is the first Republican convention held for a midterm election.

米政府、中国6社のAI蒸留を非難、中国は否定
サラ: A U.S. government agency accused six Chinese companies of extracting advanced artificial intelligence capabilities developed by U.S. companies on an industrial scale, using a method called distillation. China’s government rejected the accusation, calling it completely unfounded.

トランプ氏、ロシア・ウクライナとの3者会談に意欲
クリス: As peace talks between Russia and Ukraine remain stalled, President Trump expressed interest in a three-way meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Trump said such a meeting could happen.

木原官房長官、北方領土の色分け巡り地図修正を要求
サラ: Chief Cabinet Secretary Kihara requested corrections to a map using the Equal Earth projection, because the Northern Territories were shown in the same color as Russian territory.

韓国美容医療サイト不正アクセス、22万人の情報流出
クリス: A South Korean beauty medical platform said unauthorized access to its system exposed personal data belonging to about 220,000 people, including about 48,000 users in Japan. The data may include names, phone numbers, email addresses, birth dates, gender, treatment information, and some consultation photos. Another access attempt was found the next day, and police were asked to investigate.

アップル初の折りたたみiPhone、10月発売へ
サラ: Apple announced its first foldable iPhone, called Duo, will go on sale on October 23. The Japan model starts at 364,800 yen. Folded, it is about the size of a passport. Opened, it is about as large as an iPad mini, with a large screen that can run several apps at once. An iPad digital pen will work with it by the end of this year.

エンタメ（文化・芸能）

藤井聡太王位、伊藤匠二冠を破り7連覇
サラ: Shogi champion Sota Fujii defeated challenger Takumi Ito on September 9. Fujii defended his Oi title with four wins in the seven-game match, securing his seventh straight title. The final game was extremely difficult, and both players entered one-minute play. Fujii said the series gave him much to learn. Ito had hoped to win a third title, but fell short.

TBSが張本勲さん追悼、厳しい「喝」と反戦訴えを回顧
クリス: Former professional baseball star Isao Harimoto died on September 9. A television program where he appeared for many years issued a condolence message. It remembered his sharp criticism and warm praise as a sports commentator. Harimoto also spoke strongly against war, based on his experience as a survivor of the atomic bombing. The program thanked him and sent him heartfelt praise.

SING LIKE TALKING、2027年ツアー最終公演で解散
サラ: The band SING LIKE TALKING will break up after the final show of its nationwide tour in 2027. The band was formed by Chikuzen Sato, Chiaki Fujita, and Tomohiko Nishimura, who died in 2025. Sato and Fujita discussed the band's future and decided that it could not exist without Nishimura. The final tour will run from May 14 to June 20 in five cities, including Tokyo and Osaka.

NHK、同意なく性的接触した20代記者を懲戒免職
クリス: A broadcaster said it fired a reporter in their twenties as a disciplinary measure. The reporter made sexual physical contact with a person without consent. The incident occurred after April, and the reporter knew the person. The reporter apologized and said all responsibility was theirs. The broadcaster said the incident was not directly related to reporting, but was connected to work.

劇団四季、チケット不正転売逮捕で対策強化
サラ: A theater company said police in Kanagawa arrested one suspect on September 9 for allegedly reselling its performance tickets illegally. The tickets are covered by a law enacted in 2019. Illegal resale can bring up to one year in prison, a fine of up to one million yen, or both. The company will strengthen action against resellers and asks customers to buy tickets only through official channels.

ベネチア映画祭終盤、イ・チャンドン作品が評価首位
クリス: The Venice International Film Festival is nearing its final stage. A daily chart of media reviews currently has a film by director Lee Chang-dong in first place, followed by Martin McDonagh's “Wild Horse Nine.” A film set in Okinawa by Canadian director Xavier Tera received applause. The official screening of “Look Back” also received a standing ovation lasting more than 12 minutes.

坂本龍一さんの立体映像コンサート、日本で初開催
サラ: A concert featuring a three-dimensional image of musician Ryuichi Sakamoto has come to Japan for the first time. When viewers wear see-through headsets, Sakamoto and a grand piano appear, and he seems to play as if he were alive. Viewers can stand close to him during the performance. When the music ends, the image disappears, reminding them that Sakamoto died in March 2023.

ポケモン30周年イベント、出演者がパジャマ姿で登場
クリス: Actors Kanata Hongo and Sayuri Matsumura, along with comedians from the duo Batterys, appeared in pajamas at an event celebrating Pokémon's 30th anniversary. Pikachu and Snorlax also joined the photo session. A ranking based on Pokémon Sleep data and surveys placed Miyazaki first for sleep habits, followed by Niigata and Fukui.

寺山修司劇団の革命前イラン公演展、青森で開催
サラ: An exhibition about playwright Shuji Terayama's theater troupe and its performances in Iran before the Islamic Revolution is being held in Misawa, Aomori. The troupe performed there in 1973 and 1976. The exhibition includes photographs, performance materials, a handwritten script, and Terayama's poetry book. It runs through November 29. Six Iranian films will also be shown on November 28 and 29.

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