英語で国内ニュース 2026年9月25日(金)

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2026年9月25日(金)の原稿スクリプト

主要ニュース

台風25号の被害は激甚災害指定へ、死者12人・不明3人
サラ: Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara said the government is expected to designate damage from Typhoon No. 25 as a severe disaster, including damage to farmland. He said 12 people have died, including people still under investigation, and three people are missing in Chiba and Kanagawa prefectures.

印旛沼周辺の冠水続く、堤防復旧に着手し追加の雨に警戒
クリス: Flooding continues around Lake Inbanuma in Chiba Prefecture after Typhoon No. 25. At 7 a.m., the lake was about three meters high, around 70 centimeters above normal. Water pumps are draining the area, and emergency repairs to a broken levee have begun. More rain is possible this weekend and next week.

習主席、米中両国民は日本の軍国主義と戦ったと述べる
サラ: At a White House dinner after talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping, President Donald Trump hosted Xi. Xi said the Chinese and American peoples had fought Japanese militarist invaders.

18歳未満の選挙運動一律禁止は違憲、未成年動員規制は合憲
クリス: A Tokyo court ruled that a blanket ban on election campaigning by people under 18 violates the constitutional right to free expression. However, it upheld rules against using minors in campaigns and penalties for those who do. The court also rejected the plaintiffs’ claims for damages and recognition of their right to campaign.

群馬の住宅で女性死亡、息子負傷し男が逃走か　殺人捜査
サラ: An adult woman was found dead in a home in Ota, Gunma Prefecture, after a report that she had been stabbed. Her son was also injured, and a man is believed to have fled. Police are investigating the case as a murder. A knife-like object was found at the scene.

台風26号が沖縄南方を北上へ、27日以降は暴風や大しけの恐れ
クリス: Typhoon No. 26 is expected to move north over waters south of Okinawa. The prefecture may face very rough seas and extremely strong winds from September 27. The storm is moving slowly, so its effects may last for a long time.

米30年固定住宅ローン金利が7％超、住宅購入の負担増
サラ: The rate on a 30-year fixed mortgage in the United States has risen above 7 percent for the first time since January last year. Home prices also remain high, adding to the cost of buying a home.

詐欺グループ幹部か、元プルデンシャル社員を逮捕
クリス: A former Prudential Life Insurance salesman has been arrested on suspicion of fraud and violating a law against organized crime. Police believe he was a leader in a group that allegedly stole more than 1.5 billion yen from over 1,000 people. They say he recruited phone scammers and managed the group’s earnings.

北海道でウルフドッグ逃走、92歳女性重傷で飼い主逮捕
サラ: A 67-year-old woman in Naie, Hokkaido, was arrested on suspicion of causing serious injury through gross negligence after her wolf-dog escaped and badly injured a 92-year-old woman. The dog bit both of the victim’s legs. The same dog had escaped before and injured a passerby.

社会のニュース

中部電力、データ改ざん問題で浜岡原発3・4号機の審査申請撤回
サラ: Chubu Electric withdrew its applications to restart Units 3 and 4 at the Hamaoka nuclear power plant on the 25th. The company took this step after data about earthquake assumptions in the plant's safety review was found to have been altered.

群馬の住宅で女性死亡、息子負傷　男が逃走したとみて捜査
クリス: A woman was found dead in a home in Ota City, Gunma Prefecture, on September 25. Police say she had been stabbed, and her son was also injured. A man is believed to have fled. Police are investigating the case as murder. A knife-like object was found at the scene.

東京地裁、18歳未満の選挙運動一律禁止は憲法違反と判断
サラ: The Tokyo District Court ruled that Japan's ban on election campaigning by people under 18 violates the Constitution's protection of free speech. The case was brought by four people aged 17 to 20. It is the first ruling of its kind.

台風25号被害は激甚災害指定へ、死者12人・不明3人
クリス: Japan's chief cabinet secretary said Typhoon No. 25 is expected to be designated a severe disaster, including for damage to farmland. He said the reported death toll is 12, including cases still under investigation. Three people are missing in Chiba and Kanagawa prefectures.

兵庫の母娘殺害事件、川で死亡の42歳容疑者を書類送検
サラ: Police have referred a 42-year-old man to prosecutors on suspicion of murdering a mother and daughter in Tatsuno City, Hyogo Prefecture, in May. The women were in their seventies and fifties. The suspect was found dead in a river in the city after the killings.

印旛沼の決壊堤防を1週間めどに応急復旧、排水ポンプ30台へ
クリス: Three sections of the levee around Inba-numa in Chiba Prefecture broke during Typhoon No. 25. The transport ministry plans to make emergency repairs within about a week, using soil to build temporary levees. It will also increase the number of drainage pump vehicles to 30.

逃げたウルフドッグが92歳女性に重傷、飼い主の女を逮捕
サラ: Police arrested a 67-year-old woman in Naie, Hokkaido, on suspicion of gross negligence causing injury. Her wolf-dog allegedly escaped and badly injured a 92-year-old woman, biting both her legs. The dog had escaped before and injured a passerby last year.

前大治町長、前衆院議員事務所に22回侵入容疑で書類送検
クリス: Police referred former Oharu mayor Yasutomo Suzuki to prosecutors over allegations that he entered a former lawmaker's office 22 times from April to July last year. Police believe he was preparing for a mayoral election campaign. Suzuki later admitted entering the office and resigned in August.

JR貨物社員、補修工事情報の謝礼に業者へ30万円要求か
サラ: In a bribery case involving work contracts at JR Freight's Kyushu branch, an arrested employee is suspected of demanding 300,000 yen from a contractor from late March. The alleged payment was for providing information about repair work, in addition to other money the employee is accused of receiving.

政治・経済

中部電、浜岡原発の再稼働申請を撤回　審査はやり直しへ
サラ: Chubu Electric Power has withdrawn its application to restart reactors 3 and 4 at the Hamaoka nuclear plant in Shizuoka Prefecture. The company said data falsification raised serious doubts about reliability, making it inappropriate to keep the existing application. The 12-year review will start over, leaving the outlook for a restart more uncertain.

日本の10年国債利回りが一時3.115％、約30年ぶり高水準
クリス: Japan's benchmark 10-year government bond yield briefly reached 3.115 percent, its highest level since August 1996. Rising U.S. yields are spreading to Japan amid inflation worries. U.S. yields have climbed as oil prices stay high amid Middle East tensions, and investors expect further Federal Reserve rate increases. Japan's five-year yield also hit a record.

トランプ氏が円安懸念、片山財務相は米財務長官と連携へ
サラ: Japan's Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama said President Donald Trump expressed concern about the weak yen during a Japan-U.S. summit on September 23. Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said the yen's undervaluation was a problem. Katayama said she would stay in close contact with U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on currency matters and other issues.

デンマーク情報機関、数か月以内のロシアによるNATO攻撃を警告
クリス: Denmark's Defense Intelligence Service has released a report warning that the risk of Russia carrying out a limited military attack against a NATO member has increased. The report says such an attack could happen within the coming months.

北朝鮮の弾道ミサイル、新型の可能性含め分析中と防衛相
サラ: Japan's Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi says officials are analyzing a ballistic missile launched by North Korea on September 20, including the possibility that it was a new type. He said North Korea's missile development is believed to aim at gaining capabilities such as nuclear deterrence.

全東信破綻で未払い売上金約53億円、カード会社が加盟店へ支払い
クリス: Card companies will pay about 5.3 billion yen in unpaid sales proceeds to around 20,000 businesses affected by the bankruptcy of payment processor Zentoshin. The payments are expected in October. The companies and the bankruptcy trustee confirmed that card companies must pay merchants directly when Zentoshin cannot.

臨時国会は10月5日召集へ、自民党は12月12日までを想定
サラ: An extraordinary session of Japan's Diet is set to begin on October 5, with the Liberal Democratic Party planning for it to run through December 12.

政府、災害対策を担う防災庁を11月2日に発足へ
クリス: Japan's government has decided to launch a new Disaster Management Agency on November 2. The agency will be established within the Cabinet to help promote disaster-prevention measures smoothly and quickly.

規制改革相、枚方市長時代の金銭受領疑惑を否定
サラ: Japan's minister in charge of regulatory reform denied an allegation that he received money from someone involved in a bid-rigging case while he was mayor of Hirakata, Osaka. He said the claim about events 20 years ago was false. He was convicted in the case in 2013.

スポーツ

卓球男子団体で日本が中国破る、60年ぶりのアジア大会金
サラ: Japan defeated China in the men's table tennis team final at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games. The victory gave Japan its first gold in the event since 1966, a gap of 60 years.

17歳の大橋信、男子200メートル平泳ぎで世界新の金メダル
クリス: Seventeen-year-old swimmer Ohashi won gold in the men's 200-meter breaststroke at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games. He set a world record with a time of two minutes, four point eight three seconds.

サッカー日本代表、W杯後初戦でウルグアイに3対1で勝利
サラ: Japan's national soccer team beat Uruguay three to one in Miyagi on the night of the 24th. It was Japan's first warm-up match since the North and Central America World Cup.

スケボー日本勢、男女金など出場4人全員がメダル獲得
クリス: A 15-year-old Japanese skater won gold in the men's park event, scoring 88.96 points on his second run after placing third in qualifying. Another 15-year-old Japanese skater won the women's event. Gunjō Shiji took men's bronze, and all four Japanese competitors won medals.

鈴木誠也が26号本塁打、カブスのポストシーズン進出決定
サラ: Seiya Suzuki hit his 26th home run and recorded two hits and one RBI as the Chicago Cubs beat the Miami Marlins. The win secured the Cubs a place in the postseason.

大谷翔平が復帰後初の適時打含む2安打を記録
クリス: Shohei Ohtani had two hits against the Padres, including his first run-scoring hit since returning from the injured list. He started as the Dodgers' leadoff batter and designated hitter, one day after his return.

阪神・西勇輝が今季限りで引退、18年の現役生活に幕
サラ: Hanshin Tigers pitcher Yuuki Nishi will retire after this season, the club announced. The 35-year-old has played for 18 seasons and threw a no-hitter in 2012, becoming the first pitcher born in the Heisei era to do so. This season, he reached 1,500 career strikeouts and had a record of three wins and four losses in eight games.

錦織圭が今季限りで引退、ジャパン・オープンが最後の公式戦
クリス: Former world number four Kei Nishikori will retire at the end of this season. The Japan Open, which begins on the 30th, will be his last official event. Nishikori said he was looking forward to playing in Japan and hoped to finish without regrets.

国際

デンマーク、数か月以内にロシアがNATO加盟国を攻撃する危険増と警告
サラ: Denmark’s intelligence service has issued a report warning that the risk is growing that Russia could carry out a limited military attack on a NATO member country within the next few months.

習主席、トランプ氏に台湾独立反対を求め、米中課題を協議
クリス: Chinese President Xi Jinping asked U.S. President Donald Trump to oppose Taiwan independence during their meeting at the White House. Both leaders stressed the importance of good relations and cooperation, and discussed competition and disputes over artificial intelligence, trade, and security.

ネタニヤフ氏が国連でガザ政策を擁護、各国代表は抗議退席
サラ: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu defended Israel’s actions in Gaza and the Middle East in a speech to the United Nations General Assembly. Many diplomats and national representatives left as he began speaking, in protest. Netanyahu called them “moral cowards” and said Israel protects many of the countries that walked out. He also criticized some European leaders, and accused Qatar and Turkey of spreading false information about Israel. Netanyahu attacked New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, accusing him of supporting Hamas fighters. He denied that Israel had committed genocide, saying instead that it had prevented one.

米連邦地裁の差し止め受け、CNNなど3社の記者がホワイトハウス入構
クリス: The White House allowed reporters from CNN, MSNOW, and Politico to enter its grounds on September 24, after a federal court blocked their exclusion. The court said the proper process had not been followed and that the government had not provided enough support for its national security concerns. The reporters were still denied entry that morning, but were allowed in around midday.

小泉防衛相、北朝鮮のミサイルを新型の可能性含め分析中
サラ: Japan’s Defense Minister Koizumi said the government is analyzing whether the ballistic missile North Korea launched on September 20 may have been a new type. North Korea’s missile development is believed to be aimed at gaining capabilities such as nuclear deterrence.

コロンビアがイランと断交、米国に接近する狙いか
クリス: Colombia, under a newly formed pro-U.S. right-wing government, announced on September 24 that it had severed diplomatic relations with Iran. Peru has taken a similar step, making Colombia the second South American country to do so. The move is seen as a way to draw closer to the Trump administration, which opposes Iran.

エンタメ（文化・芸能）

WEST.が9月末でグループ活動終了、7人は事務所で個人活動継続
サラ: Japan's agency announced that the idol group WEST. will end its group activities on September 30. The group debuted in 2014 as Johnny's WEST and changed its name in 2023. After two members announced they would leave, the remaining five and the agency discussed the group's future. All seven members will continue working as talents with the agency.

「赤いハンカチ」などを手がけた映画監督・舛田利雄さん死去、98歳
クリス: Film director Toshio Masuda died of old age at a Tokyo hospital on August 26. He was 98. Masuda directed many popular films, including Red Handkerchief, starring Yujiro Ishihara, and the war films The Battle of Port Arthur and Zero Fighter. He also worked on Tora! Tora! Tora! and the animated film Space Battleship Yamato.

山田洋次監督が日本芸術院長に就任へ、映画界から初
サラ: Film director Yoji Yamada, 95, has been elected the next head of the Japan Art Academy. He will take office in October for a three-year term, becoming the first leader from the film world. Yamada is known for the long-running Tora-san series and films including The Yellow Handkerchief and Tokyo Family.

声優・上坂すみれへの脅迫で事務所が被害届、法的措置も検討
クリス: Voice actress Sumire Uesaka's agency has filed a police report over threatening emails sent to the office. The emails included a specific threat to kidnap and kill her by September 27. Uesaka had withdrawn from events and paused her social media posts. Her agency is working with investigators and says it may take legal action.

金原ひとみさんの小説「YABUNONAKA」が紫式部文学賞を受賞
サラ: Hitomi Kanehara's novel YABUNONAKA has won the 36th Murasaki Shikibu Literary Prize. The novel is set in the publishing industry and deals with sexual exploitation, harassment, and trouble on social media. Eight characters tell the story from different viewpoints after accusations of exploitation appear online.

アニメ「ちいかわ」新作を一時休止、10月から再放送し来年1月再開
クリス: The Chiikawa TV anime will pause new episodes from October 2 and show 25 reruns of popular stories through December 25. New episodes are scheduled to return in January 2027. The reruns will include popular story series, with weekly special videos available for one week on official YouTube, FOD, and TVer.

国立映画アーカイブのクラファン、目標1億5000万円を突破
サラ: Japan's National Film Archive has raised more than its crowdfunding target of 150 million yen. The campaign ended on September 23, with support from more than 5,500 people. The archive began the campaign in June because of funding difficulties. The money will go toward general operating costs and support its work preserving and sharing film records.

パパイヤ鈴木、療養のため9月27日のライブ出演を見送り
クリス: Choreographer and TV personality Papaya Suzuki, 60, will miss a live show in Tokyo on September 27 while recovering from health problems. He became ill in mid-September, and doctors say he needs more time to recover. The show will go ahead with some changes, and tickets will not be refunded.

神木隆之介さんがドジャース戦で始球式、山本由伸投手が捕手役
サラ: Actor Ryunosuke Kamiki threw the first pitch at a Los Angeles Dodgers game against the San Diego Padres on September 24. Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto caught the pitch, which reached him without bouncing. Kamiki bowed to Yamamoto, and fans cheered and applauded. The appearance was part of a promotion for Godzilla-0.0.

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