英語で国内ニュース 2026年9月11日(金)

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2026年9月11日(金)の原稿スクリプト

主要ニュース

政府ネット不正アクセス、職員ら24万6000件漏えいか
サラ: Digital Minister Matsumoto said personal information from a government network may have been leaked after unauthorized access by a third party. The possible leak involves about 246,000 records, including the names and addresses of ministry and agency employees.

相模原高校生暴行死、少年4人を傷害容疑で逮捕
クリス: Four boys, aged 16 or 17, were arrested for allegedly injuring a junior high school student who was at the scene of an assault in Sagamihara last month. Police also suspect the boys were involved in the death of a high school student.

日銀、9月会合で政策金利1.25％へ利上げの公算
サラ: The Bank of Japan is widely expected to raise its policy rate to around 1.25 percent at its September 17 and 18 meeting. This would be the first increase in three months and the highest level in about 31 and a half years. Officials are watching risks from AI demand, higher oil prices linked to the Middle East, and currency movements. The final decision will follow a review of economic and price conditions.

中部電力、浜岡原発審査申請をデータ改ざんで撤回へ
クリス: Chubu Electric is making final arrangements to withdraw its applications for regulatory reviews needed to restart Units 3 and 4 at the Hamaoka nuclear plant. The move follows a problem in which data about assumed earthquakes was falsified.

ネット詐欺被害、上半期1755億円で前年比45％増
サラ: Internet-related fraud caused losses of 175.5 billion yen in the first half of this year, up 45 percent from the same period last year. There were 30,838 internet-related crime cases, up 30 percent, and about 90 percent were fraud. Calling and messaging apps accounted for 147.3 billion yen, or 84 percent, of the losses.

陸自部隊が民間人の思想や性的嗜好など収集か
クリス: A former member said a Ground Self-Defense Force unit called the Local Information Unit systematically collected civilians' beliefs and private information without their knowledge. Internal reports included fields for beliefs and sexual preferences. Several government officials acknowledged the collection, while experts said it was highly likely to be illegal because it appeared to have no legal basis.

大手企業の夏ボーナス、平均97万6000円超で過去最高
サラ: The average summer bonus at major companies was more than 976,000 yen per employee this year. That was about 29,000 yen higher than last year, making it the highest level ever, according to a government summary.

コメ5キロ平均3003円、4週連続下落で3千円目前
クリス: The average price of five kilograms of rice at about 1,000 supermarkets was 3,003 yen from August 31 to September 6, down 109 yen from the previous week. It fell for the fourth straight week and is close to dropping below 3,000 yen. Branded rice averaged 3,023 yen, while blended and private-brand rice averaged 2,900 yen.

社会のニュース

相模原高校生暴行死、少年4人を傷害容疑で逮捕
サラ: Four boys, aged 16 and 17, have been arrested in Sagamihara. They are suspected of injuring a junior high school student who was at the scene when a male high school student was beaten to death on a farm road last month. Police also suspect their involvement in the high school student's death.

入管庁、立ち入り調査参加で不法就労摘発を強化
クリス: The Immigration Services Agency will join on-site inspections of businesses conducted by other government agencies, the justice minister said. The policy aims to strengthen enforcement against illegal work by foreign nationals.

熊本県、地震後の観光回復へ応援割を15日発売
サラ: Kumamoto Prefecture says it will begin selling the Kumamoto Recovery Support travel program on September 15. The program uses a national support package and aims to restore tourism demand, which fell after an earthquake in July 2026.

未婚者の3割超が子ども望まず、希望数も過去最低
クリス: A survey found that 33 percent of unmarried men and 32.4 percent of unmarried women want no children. The average desired number fell to a record low of 1.30 for men and 1.36 for women. Researchers cited changing lifestyles, values, and financial worries.

実弾発射可能な改造拳銃所持容疑、会社員逮捕
サラ: A 51-year-old company employee has been arrested for allegedly possessing a toy pistol that could fire live ammunition. Police said the pistol had been modified to increase its firing power. During questioning, the man reportedly said he modified it himself.

紀子さま60歳、歩みを振り返り子どもの幸せ願う
クリス: Princess Kiko turned 60 on September 11 and released written comments. She looked back on her life in the Imperial Family since marrying at age 23. Referring to the amended Imperial Household Law, she said she hopes her children, Kako and Hisahito, will be happy. She also described official activities with them and a visit to Paraguay in August.

4事件の公的懸賞金、情報提供期限を1年間延長
サラ: Authorities extended the application period for public rewards in four cases for one year, starting November 1. Information leading to the arrest of wanted suspects can receive up to 3 million yen. The cases include the 2022 hit-and-run deaths and injuries of two university students in Beppu, and three older murder cases. One suspect has a private reward of up to 5 million yen, and another has up to 3 million yen.

ネット詐欺被害1755億円、通話・通信アプリが84％
クリス: Internet fraud caused 175.5 billion yen in losses during the first half of 2026, up 45 percent from the same period last year. There were 30,838 internet-related crime cases, up 30 percent, and about 90 percent involved fraud. Calling and messaging apps accounted for 84 percent of losses, followed by online banking at 9 percent and email at 3 percent.

政府職員ら24万件漏えいか、VPN脆弱性を悪用
サラ: Personal information of about 240,000 government workers and others may have been leaked after unauthorized access to a government network service. The data may include names, email addresses, phone numbers, and home addresses, but not My Number, bank account information, or pension numbers. No misuse has been confirmed. An attacker reportedly exploited a weakness in a VPN device to enter the system. The maintenance account has been stopped.

政治・経済

日銀、物価警戒し政策金利1.25％へ追加利上げ見込み
サラ: The Bank of Japan is expected to raise its policy rate from around 1.0 percent to around 1.25 percent at its meeting on the 17th and 18th. The bank is concerned that inflation could rise above its 2 percent target. If approved, the rate would reach its highest level since April 1995.

日経平均、原油高と景気懸念で1259円安
クリス: Tokyo stocks fell sharply on September 11. The Nikkei average closed at 64,011.34 yen, down 1,259.61 yen, its lowest level in about a month. Rising oil prices and concern about an economic slowdown led to heavy selling. The decline briefly exceeded 2,000 yen.

中部電力、浜岡原発再稼働審査申請の撤回を検討
サラ: Chubu Electric Power is considering withdrawing its applications to restart Units 3 and 4 at the Hamaoka nuclear plant in Shizuoka. The company received an investigation report on manipulated earthquake data. President Shingo Hayashi will explain the matter at a news conference on September 14.

小泉防衛相、原子力潜水艦保有を選択肢として検討
クリス: Defense Minister Shigeru Koizumi said Japan will consider all options, including owning nuclear-powered submarines, during discussions to revise three national security documents this year. He said such submarines can stay underwater longer and move several times faster than conventional submarines, but they are expensive and require special technical skills.

テスラ、ハンドルやペダルのない無人タクシーを公開
サラ: Tesla has shown its driverless taxi in Japan for the first time. The vehicle has no steering wheel or pedals.

ふるさと納税サイト手数料引き下げ、回答は1社のみ
クリス: Japan's Internal Affairs Ministry asked websites that handle hometown tax donations to lower their fees. Only one of the 20 companies that responded said it would lower its fee at a set time. The reported fee rates ranged from 6.6 percent to 15.9 percent. Five companies said they would lower fees only under certain conditions.

長期金利、約1週間ぶりに3％台の3.000％へ上昇
サラ: The long-term interest rate rose again to 3.000 percent on September 11. It returned to the three-percent range after about one week.

国民民主、榛葉幹事長を留任し橋本氏を代理に起用
クリス: Japan's Democratic Party for the People decided to keep Secretary-General Yoshitaka Shindo in his post and appoint Mikihiko Hashimoto as deputy secretary-general.

元武田薬品社長の長谷川閑史氏死去、80歳
サラ: Yasuchika Hasegawa, former president of Takeda Pharmaceutical and former head of the Japan Association of Corporate Executives, has died. He died on July 3 at the age of 80. Hasegawa led Takeda from 2003 and promoted its global expansion through overseas acquisitions. He later served as chairman and led the business group from 2011 to 2015.

スポーツ

大谷、左膝と右腕の負傷でIL入り、今季投手復帰見送り
サラ: The Los Angeles Dodgers have placed Shohei Ohtani on the injured list because of injuries to his left knee and right biceps. He is expected to miss at least 15 days and is not expected to pitch again this season. He may return as a batter in late September and as a pitcher around 2027. Ohtani hit .333 with eight home runs in June, but injuries led to more hitless games and six starts out of the lineup in his last seven games.

太田幸司氏、張本勲さんを人情味ある大打者と追悼
クリス: Former Kintetsu player Koji Ota, who is from Misawa, responded to the news that Isao Harimoto had died. In 1969, Ota led Misawa High School to second place in the Summer Koshien tournament as its ace pitcher. He later joined the professional baseball team Kintetsu. Ota remembered Harimoto as a great hitter with a warm human touch.

青森のゴルフ大会にクマ2頭、少年男子競技を中止
サラ: Two bears appeared during a junior boys' golf competition at the Aomori National Sports Festival in Aomori City. Staff saw the bears, believed to be a mother and cub, near the seventh hole at about 8:10 a.m. The bears later moved to the second hole. Officials canceled the day's competition for safety and used the first day's results to decide the rankings.

横綱豊昇龍、右膝手術後の秋場所を休場
クリス: Yokozuna Hoshoryu will miss the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament, which begins on the 13th. Hoshoryu had surgery on his right knee in July 2026. He had withdrawn from the Nagoya tournament on its 14th day before having the operation.

日本ハム中島卓也、今季限りで現役引退へ
サラ: Hokkaido Nippon-Ham infielder Takuya Nakashima will retire from professional baseball after this season. The 35-year-old has played for the Fighters for 18 years and plans to hold a retirement news conference soon. He won the Pacific League stolen-base title in 2015 and helped the team win the league championship and Japan Series in 2016. He has not reached the first team this season.

巨人マルティネス、史上最速で通算250セーブ達成
クリス: Yomiuri Giants pitcher Raidel Martinez recorded his 250th career save in a game against the Chunichi Dragons on September 10. He became the sixth player in Japanese professional baseball to reach the mark, and the first foreign pitcher. He reached it in 411 games, the fastest ever. Martinez joined Chunichi in 2017 and moved to the Giants in 2025.

山本由伸、7回1失点で自己最多の13勝目
サラ: Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto earned his 13th win, a personal best since joining the team, against the Cincinnati Reds. He allowed one run over seven innings and struck out 10 batters. The Dodgers were on a six-game winning streak. Shohei Ohtani did not play in the game.

ワリエワ、中立選手資格取り消しで国際復帰かなわず
サラ: Figure skater Kamila Valieva has lost her eligibility to compete as an Individual Neutral Athlete. The figure skating governing body announced that she no longer met the requirements. It judged that she had actively and publicly supported Russia's war against Ukraine after February 2022. The decision means she cannot return to international competitions under that status. Valieva was previously suspended for four years for a doping violation.

国際

ロシアのウクライナ侵攻続く、各地で戦闘と外交
サラ: Russia's military invasion of Ukraine is continuing. Russian and Ukrainian forces are still fighting in different parts of Ukraine. Developments on September 11, Japan time, include the fighting and diplomatic activity by countries involved.

IAEA、イラン核問題を国連安保理に付託
クリス: The board of the International Atomic Energy Agency adopted a resolution on September 9 to refer Iran's nuclear issue to the United Nations Security Council. It said Iran had violated its duties to provide information about nuclear materials.

台湾、対中抑止へドローン生産に約1.17兆円投資
サラ: Taiwan promulgated an ordinance to invest 240 billion Taiwan dollars, or about 1.17 trillion yen, in drone production over the next six years. The goal is to deter a Chinese invasion and remove Chinese products from the supply chain.

トランプ氏、共和党勝利なら5000ドル支給と再表明
クリス: President Donald Trump again said that adult U.S. citizens would receive 5,000 dollars if Republicans win both houses of Congress in the November midterm elections.

香港裁判所、民主派団体元幹部3人に懲役判決
サラ: A Hong Kong court sentenced three former leaders of a dissolved pro-democracy group to between five years and two months and seven years and three months in prison. The group was also fined 1.5 million Hong Kong dollars.

トランプ氏、民主党を批判し共和党の結束を訴え
クリス: At the final day of a Republican convention in Dallas, President Trump called the Democratic Party's radical left communists and urged voters to reject the extreme left. Vice President Vance also called for unity to keep Republican majorities in both houses of Congress in the November 3 midterm elections.

ECB、預金金利を0.25％引き上げ2.5％に
サラ: The European Central Bank raised its deposit interest rate by 0.25 percentage points to 2.5 percent. The bank warned that inflation could remain above its target for a long time as oil prices rise during the U.S.-Iran conflict. President Lagarde also warned that energy shocks could become more serious.

親イランのフーシ派、紅海沿岸のモカを掌握
クリス: The pro-Iranian Houthi armed group captured the Red Sea port city of Mokha on September 10. If the Houthis strengthen their position there, they may gain more influence over a sea route that is becoming important as an alternative to the Strait of Hormuz.

米同時多発テロから25年、各地で追悼式典
サラ: The September 11 terrorist attacks in the United States occurred 25 years ago, on September 11, 2001. Memorial ceremonies will be held in New York, Washington, and other places on the night of September 11, Japan time. There are also efforts to review the attacks' political and social impact.

エンタメ（文化・芸能）

キングオブコント2026、決勝進出10組が決定
サラ: Ten comedy acts have been chosen as finalists for King of Conte 2026, a competition to decide Japan’s best comedy sketch act. The finalists are Aisho wa Ii yo ne, Kaerutei, Ganso Ichigo-chan, The Mummy, Gerardon, Dow 90000, Nanamagari, Nippon no Shacho, Yadan, and Yahhoi. Three acts will reach the final for the first time. Gerardon will also make its first final as a duo. Nanamagari returns after ten years. Ten other acts will compete in the competition’s first repechage for one final place. The repechage and final will be broadcast live on October 17.

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 has opened and is now nearing its awards ceremony. A media scorecard puts a film by director Lee Chang-dong in first place, followed by Martin McDonagh’s film, “The Wild Horse Nine.” The film “Look Back” received a standing ovation lasting more than 12 minutes.

前衛芸術家の故・草間弥生氏に従三位
サラ: The government has posthumously awarded the late artist Yayoi Kusama the honor of Junior Third Rank. Kusama, an avant-garde artist known for colorful polka dots and pumpkins, died on August 27.

歌舞伎評論で知られる渡辺保氏死去、90歳
クリス: Tamotsu Watanabe, a theater critic known for his writing on Kabuki, has died at age 90. He began his career in 1965 while working for a theater company and later focused on criticism. He was known for sharp reviews and television commentary. He received major honors and became a Person of Cultural Merit in 2024.

日本SF古典6作品、手続きミスで出版・配信停止
サラ: A publisher has stopped publishing and distributing six classic Japanese science fiction works, including Hiroshi Hirose’s “Minus Zero,” because of a copyright procedure mistake. The copyright successor became unknown after a later successor died. The publisher used a legal system for works whose copyright holders cannot be identified. For “Minus Zero,” it applied for 2,000 copies, then reprinted the book in 2019 and 2024 without applying for the final reprint. This exceeded the approved limit. The electronic versions of all six works also exceeded their limits. The Cultural Affairs Agency viewed the case as an unintentional human error and gave a verbal warning. Future publication is undecided.

元プロ野球選手・張本勲さん死去、関係者が追悼
クリス: Former baseball player Isao Harimoto died on September 9. After retiring, he worked as a baseball commentator and appeared for many years on a television sports segment with Hiroshi Sekiguchi. He praised good plays by saying “Appare!” and criticized others with “Katsu!” Sekiguchi called him “a stubborn but good old man” and “a master of Katsu.”

坂本龍一さんの立体映像コンサート、日本初開催
サラ: Ryuichi Sakamoto, the world-famous musician who died in March 2023, appears as a three-dimensional image in a concert now presented in Japan for the first time. Wearing transparent headsets, audience members see him playing a grand piano nearby. When the performance ends, the image disappears, reminding them of his death and leaving them with deep sadness.

藤井聡太王位、伊藤匠二冠を破り7連覇
クリス: Sota Fujii, the Oi shogi champion, defeated challenger Takumi Ito in the sixth game of their seven-game title match on September 9. With four wins to two, Fujii defended the title and achieved his seventh straight Oi championship. The game remained close and complex until the end, when both players entered one-minute play. Fujii called the series very difficult and said he gained a lot from it. Ito’s bid for a third title fell short.

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