英語で国内ニュース 2026年9月13日(日)

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2026年9月13日(日)の原稿スクリプト

主要ニュース

中部電力トップ、浜岡原発データ改ざんで辞任へ
サラ: Chubu Electric President Kingo Hayashi and Chairman Satoshi Katsuno are planning to resign and take responsibility for falsified data about earthquake assumptions in reviews of Hamaoka nuclear plant Units 3 and 4.

千葉豪雨、49カ所のアンダーパス冠水で2人死亡
クリス: Heavy rain in Chiba flooded 49 underpasses in 15 cities and towns. Forty-seven cars were flooded at 19 locations, and two people died. The flooded underpasses made up nearly half of the 95 underpasses in the prefecture.

トランプ氏「統一アイルランドを見たい」英国で批判
サラ: During a visit to Ireland, U.S. President Donald Trump said he wanted to see a united Ireland, referring to Northern Ireland. The remark drew criticism in Britain.

北口榛花、やり投げで日本新記録を樹立し優勝
クリス: At an international athletics meet in Hungary, Haruka Kitaguchi won the women's javelin and set a Japanese record of 68.92 meters. Kitaguchi won the gold medal at the Paris Olympics.

京都の陸上会場でスタッフ28人搬送、弁当原因か
サラ: At an athletics stadium in Kyoto, 28 staff members involved in the event were taken to hospital after reporting diarrhea and vomiting. The organizer said most of them had eaten the same type of boxed lunch.

高市首相、村井英樹氏の自民国対委員長起用を検討
クリス: Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is considering appointing Hideki Murai as the Liberal Democratic Party's parliamentary affairs chairman. Murai served as deputy chief cabinet secretary under the Kishida administration. Party appointments are planned for September 16, followed by a cabinet reshuffle on September 17.

オンラインカジノ違法情報5259件、751件削除・遮断
サラ: A Japanese internet hotline judged 5,259 reports about online casino websites and advertisements to be illegal during the first half of this year. Of these, 4,981 involved overseas providers or site operators. After requests for action, 751 items, including 20 websites, were removed or blocked in Japan.

インドネシアのフェリー遭難か、約120人を捜索
クリス: A ferry carrying about 240 people is believed to have been in trouble in Indonesia's Java Sea. It lost contact after a report of bad weather. About 110 people were rescued, while a search continued for around 120 others. Local media reported two casualties.

日中友好議連の若手が訪中、関係改善の糸口探る
サラ: Young lawmakers from an all-party Japan-China friendship group left for Beijing on September 13. As relations between the two countries remain strained, they plan to meet leaders of international exchange groups and look for ways to improve ties.

社会のニュース

総務省、開示請求後に郵便不祥事チャット削除か
サラ: A group chat in Japan’s Internal Affairs Ministry about misconduct at Japan Post was not disclosed after an information request. The ministry says it deleted the chat, but the timing is unknown. The chat reportedly existed after the request. The law requires officials to preserve documents showing government decisions, so the deletion may violate the law. The minister said it was deleted at an appropriate time. Seven officials involved in the chat were warned.

京都の陸上大会で20人超搬送、集団食中毒か
クリス: At a track stadium in Kyoto, where the All-Japan Corporate Athletics Championships were being held, several people suffered diarrhea and vomiting. More than 20 people were taken to hospitals. Authorities are investigating a possible mass food poisoning incident.

千葉豪雨から1カ月、死者13人・住宅被害7000棟超
サラ: One month has passed since record rainfall caused major damage in Chiba Prefecture. Thirteen people have died, and more than 7,000 homes have been damaged. The heavy rain was linked to repeated bands of powerful rainfall across the prefecture.

浸水恐れのアンダーパス、148自治体が保有
クリス: A survey found that 148 of 157 major local governments have underpasses at risk of flooding. About 30 percent are already closing, or considering closing, these roads before flooding begins. Thirteen local governments have started preventive closures, while others are planning or studying the measure. Twelve said they would not introduce it at present.

生活保護費減額は違法、136万世帯に給付届かぬ恐れ
サラ: Japan’s Supreme Court ruled that past cuts to welfare payments were illegal. The government plans to provide about 105.5 billion yen in additional payments, with the total expected to reach about 200 billion yen. However, about 1.36 million households may not receive any of the additional money.

中部電力社長・会長、浜岡原発データ改ざんで辞任へ
クリス: Chubu Electric Power President Kingo Hayashi and Chairman Satoshi Katsuno have decided to resign and take responsibility for falsified data. The data concerned earthquake assumptions used in safety reviews for Units 3 and 4 at the Hamaoka nuclear power plant.

オンラインカジノ違法情報5259件、国内広告149件削除
サラ: In the first half of this year, authorities judged 5,259 reports about online casino websites and advertisements to be illegal information. Most involved overseas providers. After removal requests, 751 items were deleted or blocked in Japan, and another 149 domestic advertisements were deleted.

高市内閣支持率6割超、野党の低調が背景か
クリス: The support rate for Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s Cabinet has risen above 60 percent, ten months after it began. An analysis says the high rate may reflect less criticism from opposition parties and the Cabinet’s lack of major setbacks, rather than strong support for its policies. In a recent poll, 57 percent did not approve of its measures against rising prices.

埼玉・寄居の治療院兼住宅で火災、男女2人死亡
サラ: A fire broke out on the evening of the 12th at a building in Yorii, Saitama Prefecture, that was used as both a treatment clinic and a home. A man and a woman died. Police are working to identify them and investigate the cause of the fire.

政治・経済

高市首相、村井英樹氏を自民国対委員長に起用へ
サラ: Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is working to appoint Hideki Murai as the Liberal Democratic Party’s chair of Diet affairs. Murai served as deputy chief cabinet secretary under the Kishida administration. The party’s leadership changes are planned for this week.

沖縄知事選投票、玉城氏と古謝氏が対決
クリス: Voting continued Sunday in the Okinawa governor’s election at 313 locations across the prefecture. The race is mainly between newcomer Genta Koja and incumbent Denny Tamaki. Key issues include the planned relocation of the U.S. Marine base to Henoko and measures against higher prices. Turnout was 15.92 percent at 2 p.m., up 1.92 points from the previous election.

アンソロピックCEO、AI開発減速の必要性を訴え
サラ: Dario Amodei, CEO of the AI company Anthropic, says the industry must slow down AI development because of the risks of losing control and misuse. The CEO of OpenAI is also reportedly considering a slowdown. Amodei says AI capabilities have improved dramatically in recent months, making more careful development necessary.

米利上げ予想9割、8月コア物価が予想上回る
クリス: Expectations for a U.S. interest rate hike in September have risen to nearly 90 percent. August core consumer prices rose 0.3 percent from the previous month, above the market forecast of 0.2 percent. Overall prices rose 3.4 percent from a year earlier. The Federal Reserve will decide on rates at its September 15 and 16 meeting.

政府、食料品消費税減税案を15日に閣議決定へ
サラ: The Japanese government plans to approve an outline for cutting the consumption tax on food on September 15. It then plans to submit the necessary bills to an extraordinary session of the Diet. The government is also considering creating a new ministerial post to handle the issue during parliamentary debate.

10月から年収106万円の壁撤廃、週20時間で社保加入
クリス: Starting in October, the annual income threshold of 1.06 million yen for social insurance will be removed. At companies meeting certain conditions, people who work 20 hours or more a week will join social insurance regardless of their annual income. Take-home pay may fall, but workers can receive greater pension benefits and sickness support.

中部電力トップ、浜岡原発データ選別問題で辞任へ
サラ: Chubu Electric President Kingo Hayashi and Chairman Satoshi Katsuno are expected to resign. The move follows the intentional selection of data during a regulatory review for restarting the Hamaoka nuclear plant’s No. 3 and No. 4 reactors. Hayashi is expected to take responsibility for failures in corporate governance.

総務省、郵便不祥事の内部チャット削除で7人注意
クリス: A group chat inside Japan’s Internal Affairs Ministry about a postal scandal may have been deleted after an information disclosure request. The chat contained questions for a minister’s news conference and drafts of administrative guidance. The law requires officials to create and preserve documents showing government decision-making. The ministry also warned seven officials involved in the chat.

日米対米投資、第3弾は次世代原発SMRが有力
サラ: Small modular reactors, or SMRs, are a leading candidate for Japan’s third major investment project in the United States. The project is part of a 550-billion-dollar investment and loan plan agreed on by Japan and the United States. The plan would support power infrastructure for the AI competition with China. Japan hopes to gain advanced nuclear technology, but profitability and accident liability remain concerns.

スポーツ

北口榛花、女子やり投げ日本新で優勝
サラ: At an international athletics meet in Hungary, Paris Olympic champion Haruka Kitaguchi won the women's javelin with a Japanese record throw of 68.92 meters.

落合博満氏、死去した張本勲さんを追悼
クリス: Baseball great Hiromitsu Ochiai paid tribute to Isao Harimoto, who died at age 86 on September 9. Ochiai said Harimoto once urged a manager to promote him to the first team. He said that advice helped him enter professional baseball and that, without it, he might not have had a career in the sport.

車いすテニス小田、全米決勝敗退で年間GS逃す
サラ: Japanese wheelchair tennis player Tokito Oda missed the chance to complete a Grand Slam in one season. He lost to Britain's Alfie Hewett, 6-love, 7-6, in the US Open final. Oda had been trying to become the first man to achieve the feat.

ラグビー日本代表、米国に快勝し決勝進出
クリス: Japan's national rugby team beat the United States, 63 to 14, in the semifinal of the Pacific Nations Cup. Japan scored nine tries and advanced to the final. Japan and the United States are also set to meet at next year's World Cup.

卓球・松島輝空、試合中のフラッシュ撮影を批判
サラ: Japanese table tennis player Sora Matsushima, ranked third in the world, lost 4-2 to Brazil's Hugo Calderano in the quarterfinals in Macau. After the match, Matsushima criticized camera flashes during play, saying they interfere with players.

ドジャース、逆転負けで連勝が8で止まる
クリス: The Dodgers' eight-game winning streak ended with a 4-3 comeback loss to the Marlins. Betts hit the team's 10,000th home run since its move from Brooklyn to Los Angeles in 1958, and Muncy followed with another homer. Muncy said, “That is baseball. Those things happen.”

山下美夢有と吉澤柚月、首位でプレーオフへ
サラ: Miyu Yamashita and Yuzuki Yoshizawa were tied for first at nine under par in the final round of the Sony Japan Women's Professional Golf Championship. The major title will be decided in a playoff.

上地結衣、全米車いすテニス4度目の優勝
クリス: Yui Kamiji defeated a player from the Netherlands, two sets to one, in the US Open wheelchair tennis women's singles final. She won the title for the second straight year and the fourth time overall.

大相撲秋場所開幕、安青錦は琴栄峰と対戦
サラ: The Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament began in Tokyo on September 13. Aonishiki, who has returned to the ozeki rank, will face Kotoeimine for the first time. Aonishiki won his third championship after a three-tournament gap despite a left leg injury.

国際

習近平氏が7年ぶり訪印、BRICSで中印首脳会談
サラ: Chinese President Xi Jinping visited India for the first time in seven years to attend the BRICS summit in New Delhi. BRICS leaders adopted a joint statement opposing unilateral tariffs and economic sanctions without naming the United States. Xi and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi also met, but India remains cautious because of border tensions and China's close ties with Pakistan.

フーシ派進出で石油供給不安、代替路も停止
クリス: The Iran-aligned Houthi group has taken control of areas around the Bab el-Mandeb Strait in Yemen, raising new concerns about global energy supplies. Saudi Arabia has used a 1,200-kilometer pipeline to send oil to the Red Sea and export it to Asia. The pipeline was forced to stop after a drone attack.

フィリピン沖フェリー火災、死者76人・13人不明
サラ: A ferry fire off the western coast of the Philippines has left 76 people dead. Thirteen people remain missing, and search efforts are continuing.

サウジ、ドローン攻撃で東西石油パイプライン停止
クリス: Saudi Arabia stopped its East-West oil pipeline as a precaution after multiple drone attacks. The attacks damaged the pipeline and caused injuries. The pipeline is an important alternative route since the Strait of Hormuz was effectively blocked. The Iran-aligned Houthi group is also reported to have seized Perim Island near the Bab el-Mandeb Strait.

ゼレンスキー氏、G20でプーチン氏と会談意欲
サラ: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has expressed willingness to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin in the United States during the G20 summit in December 2026.

中国、台湾への米武器売却なら習氏訪米見送り示唆
クリス: China has asked the United States not to approve new arms sales to Taiwan before a planned U.S.-China summit later this month. China reportedly told Washington that Xi Jinping would not visit if the sales were approved. The Trump administration is believed to favor delaying approval to ensure the meeting takes place.

トランプ氏の「統一アイルランド」発言、英国で批判
サラ: During a visit to Ireland, U.S. President Donald Trump said he would like to see a united Ireland. The remark drew criticism in Britain.

ゼレンスキー氏、米に対露制裁とエネルギー休戦要求
クリス: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has urged the United States to impose new sanctions on Russia immediately after recent deadly attacks. He also called for a ceasefire on attacks against energy infrastructure and said Ukraine would be ready to retaliate if Russia attacks its power grid in winter. A drone attack in Kyiv killed two people and sent four to a hospital.

エンタメ（文化・芸能）

ベネチア映画祭、最高賞は「ウーマン・アンノウン」
サラ: The 83rd Venice International Film Festival has closed. May el-Toukhy’s film, “Woman Unknown,” a co-production involving Denmark, Sweden, and other countries, won the top Golden Lion award. Its lead actress, Mathilde Arcel, also won Best Actress. Two Japanese competition films did not win awards.

カルテット風雅、ミュンヘン音楽コンで3位
クリス: Japan’s Quartet Fugue won third place in the string quartet division of the Munich International Music Competition in Germany on September 12. The Viatores Quartet, based in Berlin, won first place, while no group received second place. Quartet Fugue was formed in 2023 by four musicians born in 2001.

俳優・鈴井貴之さん、脳梗塞で入院も回復
サラ: Actor Takayuki Suzui, 64, announced that he was hospitalized after suffering a stroke on August 11. He became dizzy after standing up from a sofa, then developed paralysis on his left side. After nine days of hospitalization and rehabilitation, he recovered quickly and said he is now well.

三池監督の「襲名」、ベネチア独立賞で最優秀作品
サラ: The documentary film “Shumei,” directed by Takashi Miike and recording Ichikawa Danjuro’s succession performance, won Best Film at the independent Cinema and Arts Award at the Venice International Film Festival. Danjuro said he was proud as a Japanese person. The film will be released nationwide on September 25.

「VIVANT」第2季、国内ロケ地公開でファン注目
クリス: Unlike the first season, the official social media accounts for the second season of the drama “VIVANT” are revealing filming locations. Places in Gifu, Saitama, and Tottori have been announced, including locations for scenes presented as overseas. Fans are visiting Gifu, where a decorated train and special station tickets are connected with the drama.

松岡茉優主演「ダウンタイム」、17日世界配信
サラ: Actress Mayu Matsuoka will star in Netflix’s original series “Downtime,” which will be released worldwide on September 17. She plays a highly skilled plastic surgeon who leaves a university hospital after an emergency operation and begins working at a cosmetic clinic to investigate the industry’s hidden side. The series explores people’s hopes and struggles about cosmetic surgery.

八代弥八段、藤井JT杯覇者を破り準決勝進出
クリス: At the Kumamoto event of the 47th JT Shogi Japan Series on September 12, Wataru Yashiro, a 32-year-old eighth-dan player, defeated Sota Fujii, the reigning JT Cup champion. The second-round match went to a replay after a repeated position, and Yashiro won the intense game to advance to the semifinals.

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