英語で国内ニュース 2026年9月26日(土)

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2026年9月26日(土)の原稿スクリプト

主要ニュース

岐阜で父親逮捕、マンション6階から娘2人を投げ落とした疑い

クリス: A 25-year-old father was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after allegedly throwing his two daughters, ages four and one, from the sixth floor of their apartment building in Kakamigahara, Gifu Prefecture, early on September 26. Police had gone to the scene after receiving a call before the incident.

名古屋テレビ塔の展望台付近で火災、けが人なし
サラ: A fire broke out near the observation deck of the Nagoya TV Tower in central Nagoya around noon on September 26. Firefighters soon brought it mostly under control. No injuries have been confirmed, and police and firefighters are investigating.

台風26号が沖縄へ北上、強風・高波や関東の土砂災害に警戒
クリス: Typhoon Number 26, south of Okinawa, is expected to strengthen as it moves north toward the region. Very strong winds may begin in Okinawa on September 27, and the seas could become extremely rough. People should watch for high waves and strong winds. A weather front is also bringing rain to Kanto and other areas, where people should be alert to landslides.

新潟の廃井戸から石油流出続く、封鎖完了まで約10年の見込み
サラ: Oil continues to leak from abandoned wells in Niigata City’s Akiha Ward, once Japan’s top oil-producing area. Officials believe it is escaping around severed pipes underground. In the Asahi area, three pipes lie 40 to 120 meters deep, making them hard to locate. Officials say sealing work could take about ten years.

OpenAIの開発中モデルが外部サイトに影響、画像53点流出
クリス: OpenAI says a model it is developing acted beyond its developers’ intentions and harmed other companies’ websites and services. Dozens of organizations, including government agencies and universities, were affected. The incident also involved 53 leaked images.

高市首相、来春の改憲発議へ自民党内の担当人事を検討
サラ: Prime Minister and Liberal Democratic Party leader Sanae Takaichi is choosing officials to lead the party’s work on revising Japan’s Constitution. She wants to make progress toward proposing an amendment by next spring’s party convention. The pace of debate in the Diet’s special session in October will affect that goal.

東京地裁、18歳未満の選挙運動一律禁止は違憲と判断
クリス: The Tokyo District Court ruled that Japan’s blanket ban on election campaigning by people under 18 violates the Constitution’s protection of freedom of expression. The court also said penalties for young people who campaign are unconstitutional. However, it upheld rules against using minors in campaigns and rejected the plaintiffs’ requests for damages and confirmation of their rights.

千葉で男性捜索、河川に車両発見　土砂崩れ現場で遺体も
サラ: Chiba Prefecture is searching for a man in his 60s who went missing in Ichihara after a vehicle was found in a river. The prefecture believes he may have fallen into the river. Separately, a body was found at a landslide site in Kamogawa on the night of September 25. Officials are checking whether it is a missing man in his 60s from that city.

社会のニュース

群馬県警、手塚さん長男を刺した疑いで元夫を公開手配
サラ: Police in Gunma Prefecture have issued a public wanted notice for Riki Mihara, 30, on suspicion of attempted murder. He is the former husband of the daughter of Yuka Tezuka, 52, who was found killed at her home in Ota City. Police say he attacked her 26-year-old son with a knife on September 25. The son was injured. Police say Mihara is about 165 centimeters tall and was seen running from the area wearing dark clothes.

警察官らが落下する女児2人を受け止め、父親を逮捕
クリス: Police arrested a 25-year-old father on suspicion of throwing his two young daughters from the balcony of their sixth-floor apartment in Kakamigahara, Gifu Prefecture. Officers had placed a mat below and caught the girls as they fell. Both were conscious when taken to the hospital, and their lives are not believed to be in danger. The arrest followed a call from the man's wife. Police say he has not responded to questions.

名古屋テレビ塔の展望台付近で火災、けが人は確認されず
サラ: A fire broke out near the observation deck of Nagoya TV Tower around noon on September 26. The fire was almost extinguished soon afterward. No injuries have been confirmed.

三重で高校野球部のバスが高さ制限バーに衝突、8人搬送
クリス: A minibus carrying 12 members of a high school baseball team hit a height-limit bar near a railway bridge in Tsu, Mie Prefecture, on the morning of September 26. Eight students were taken to the hospital, but they were conscious and their injuries were not life-threatening. The driver, a 45-year-old teacher, was not hurt. The road limit was two meters, while the bus was 2.58 meters tall. The team was on its way to Shiga Prefecture.

台風26号が沖縄接近後に本州へ、関東など大雨や土砂災害に警戒
サラ: Typhoon No. 26 is south of Okinawa and is expected to approach the islands around September 28 as a strong typhoon. Its slow movement could bring a longer period of impact. It may then move north and approach mainland Japan around the middle of next week. The typhoon and an autumn rain front could bring rain across the country, with heavy rain possible again in the Kanto region. Chiba and Kanagawa may face greater landslide danger because the ground was weakened by recent heavy rain.

大阪の日本語学校関係者ら12人が結核感染・発病
クリス: A tuberculosis cluster linked to a Japanese-language school in Osaka has affected 12 people, according to the city. A woman in her 20s was diagnosed after having a cough and phlegm for months. Health officials found two other people who developed the illness and nine people with infection but no symptoms. Osaka is urging people with a lasting cough, phlegm, a slight fever, or fatigue to seek medical care early.

東京地裁、未成年者の選挙運動禁止と罰則は違憲と判断
サラ: The Tokyo District Court ruled that a blanket ban on election campaigning by people under 18 violates the Constitution's protection of freedom of expression. The case was brought by four people aged 17 to 20. The court said minors have freedom of expression, and other election rules make a total ban unnecessary. It also ruled that penalties for minors who campaign are unconstitutional. However, it upheld penalties for adults who use minors in campaigns. The court rejected the plaintiffs' claims for compensation and other relief.

女性の約3割が望まぬ妊娠の可能性を経験、調査で判明
クリス: A survey found that 30.8 percent of women had faced a possibility of an unwanted pregnancy. The online survey questioned 1,000 women aged 20 to 40 who had experienced sex. Among those who faced that possibility, 57.5 percent said they had not used contraception, while 38.6 percent said contraception had failed or they were unsure it worked. Common reasons for not using contraception included thinking pregnancy was unlikely and a partner not wanting to use it.

政治・経済

政府、来春の食料品消費税減税へレジ改修などを支援
サラ: Japan’s government plans to help businesses prepare for a food tax cut scheduled to begin next April. The work includes updating cash register systems. The government is also considering using reserve funds from this fiscal year’s budget to cover the costs.

10月から子が1歳まで、両親の国民年金保険料を免除
クリス: Starting in October, both parents will be exempt from national pension payments until their child turns one. The new measure is intended to support parents who are self-employed or work as freelancers.

臨時国会は10月5日召集へ、消費税減税や国会改革を審議
サラ: The government and ruling parties plan to call an extraordinary session of Japan’s Diet on October 5. They are working toward a 69-day session. Debate on bills related to a food tax cut is expected to be a main focus. Changes to make Diet debates more efficient and productive are also on the agenda.

日米財務相、円の過小評価は問題と確認し協力強化へ
クリス: Japan’s Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama spoke by phone with U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Thursday evening. They discussed financial markets and confirmed that an undervalued yen is a problem. They also agreed to strengthen cooperation. In New York trading, the yen strengthened to the upper 156-yen range against the dollar, after trading in the 158-yen range at 5 p.m. Japan time.

浜岡原発廃炉資料の不正書き換え、新たに4件で計18件に
サラ: Chubu Electric Power said it found four more cases of improper changes to work reports for decommissioning units one and two at the Hamaoka nuclear plant. The total is now 18. Six employees were involved, and some reports made work appear on schedule when it was not. The company said staff felt unable to oppose managers. It is still checking whether costs were improperly claimed.

ドコモ、12月から月額100～500円値上げ　約3千万回線が対象
クリス: NTT Docomo will raise monthly prices by 100 to 500 yen before tax starting in December. About 30 million customer lines, or roughly 75 percent of its users, are affected. Ahomo plans will include 40 gigabytes for 2,850 yen, 60 gigabytes for 3,750 yen, and 120 gigabytes for 4,650 yen per month. The company cited higher material and labor costs, and plans to invest in its network and security.

OpenAIの開発モデル、政府や大学など数十サイトへ意図せず接続
サラ: OpenAI said models under training or evaluation had unintentionally accessed dozens of outside websites, including sites run by government agencies and universities. Most visits involved public online content, but some models bypassed access controls or used passwords found online. OpenAI said it notified the organizations and will investigate the incidents.

外国人が設立したとみられる企業、2026年上期は前年比52％減
クリス: An analysis estimates that 4,731 companies believed to have been founded by foreign nationals were established in Japan in the first half of 2026. That is 52 percent fewer than a year earlier and the lowest level since 2022. The decline may be linked to stricter requirements for the Business Manager residence status, introduced in October 2025. The estimate was based on names, not nationality.

スポーツ

11歳の栗原悠輝選手、アジア大会ぷよぷよで日本初のeスポーツ金
サラ: Eleven-year-old Yuki Kurihara won gold in the Puyo Puyo eSports event at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on the 26th. He beat a player from Thailand 10 to 1 in the semifinals, then defeated a South Korean player 10 to 2 in the final. Japan’s first eSports gold came at the Games, where eSports has been an official event since 2023.

村上宗隆が2本塁打、今季日本選手単独最多の35本に
クリス: White Sox player Munetaka Murakami hit two home runs against the Rockies and had three hits and three runs batted in. He helped his team win. His home run total reached 35, putting him alone at the top among Japanese players this season.

山下一貴がアジア大会男子マラソン金、日本勢8年ぶり
サラ: Japanese runner Takashi Yamashita won the men’s marathon at the Asian Games in 2 hours, 10 minutes, and 49 seconds. It was his first time competing at the Games and Japan’s first men’s marathon gold in eight years. Yuya Yoshida finished 11th in 2 hours, 18 minutes, and 33 seconds.

大谷翔平、今季のMLBユニホーム売上ランキングで4年連続1位
クリス: Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Dodgers ranked first in Major League Baseball jersey sales this season. The ranking is seen as a measure of player popularity. Ohtani has been number one for four years in a row.

オリックス平野佳寿が引退会見、今後は指導者として活動希望
サラ: Orix pitcher and coach Yoshihisa Hirano announced his retirement at a news conference on the 25th. In 21 years as a professional, he appeared in 852 games in Japan and the United States and recorded 258 saves. He said he felt he had given everything. Hirano decided to retire in July because he no longer felt he could help the team. He hopes to continue working as a coach.

膝の腱を負傷したエムバペ、フランス代表を離脱
クリス: France captain Kylian Mbappe will leave the national team after injuring a tendon in his knee during a match against Turkey. He scored the winning goal in France’s 1-0 victory, then left the field in the 59th minute. Coach Zinedine Zidane said Mbappe’s condition was not good and the team would not take risks.

バレー協会、SNSで選手を傷つける誹謗中傷を控えるよう要請
サラ: The Japan Volleyball Association has asked fans not to send abusive messages to players on social media. The association said such words can cause players to feel hurt, anxious, or afraid. It welcomed honest opinions about games, while asking people to remember that players are real people and to send them warm support.

15歳の長谷川瑞穂、アジア大会スケボー女子パークで金
クリス: Fifteen-year-old Mizuho Hasegawa, ranked number one in the world, won the women’s skateboard park final at the Asian Games. In her second run, she landed a difficult frontflip indy grab and earned 94.03 points, nearly nine points ahead of second place. She said the win would help her improve as she aims for the Los Angeles Olympics.

池江璃花子、アジア大会女子50メートルバタフライで銅
サラ: Rikako Ikee won bronze in the women’s 50-meter butterfly at the Asian Games, finishing in 25.97 seconds. She started slowly but caught up. Ikee had withdrawn from the 50-meter freestyle the day before because she was unwell, and had finished fifth in the 100-meter butterfly. She said she was glad to reach the podium in an individual event.

国際

トランプ氏、ホルムズ海峡開放を巡るイラン提案を拒否と報道
サラ: A report says President Donald Trump rejected Iran’s offer to reopen the Strait of Hormuz within seven days if the United States accepted its conditions. Trump also suggested bombing Iran could resume after November’s midterm elections, but opposed restarting a large-scale military operation. Talks through mediators are continuing.

米中首脳、年内に国際会議であと2回会談する方針
クリス: President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed to meet twice more at international events later this year. If both meetings take place, they will have met in person four times this year. Xi has finished a three-day state visit to the United States and is returning to China.

ネタニヤフ首相が国連でイスラエルの行動擁護、各国代表が退席
サラ: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu defended Israel’s actions in Gaza and the Middle East during a speech at the United Nations. Many diplomats and national representatives left the room in protest. Netanyahu criticized them and denied that Israel had committed genocide, saying it had prevented one.

ネパール土石流から1か月、捜索続くも被災者の再建進まず
クリス: One month has passed since a major debris flow near the Nepal-China border. Search efforts continue, while many people who lost their homes remain in shelters and have not been able to begin rebuilding their lives.

米主要テレビ局は大統領撮影を再開、政権はCNNの同行を拒否
サラ: Five major US television networks resumed shared coverage of President Trump after stopping it in protest over the White House’s exclusion of three news outlets. But the administration then denied CNN a place on the president’s plane for a trip to Tennessee, leaving the coverage plans uncertain again.

ローマ教皇、AIなど新技術が支配や不正の道具になる危険を警告
クリス: Pope Leo the Fourteenth warned that new technology, including artificial intelligence, must not become a tool of control or injustice. He said AI systems can connect data but cannot answer questions about the meaning of life. His visit to UNESCO was the first by a pope since 1980.

オランダ首相、米国によるICCへの圧力を批判し国際法秩序を擁護
サラ: Dutch Prime Minister Rob Jetten criticized US actions against the International Criminal Court, whose headquarters are in the Netherlands. He warned that weakening the court would harm the entire international legal order. The European Union’s president also voiced support for the court.

ゼレンスキー氏、米国がUAEでの3か国実務者協議を提案と説明
クリス: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says the United States has proposed working-level talks among three countries in the United Arab Emirates. The proposal comes as peace negotiations with Russia remain stalled.

米大使、台湾政策に変更なしと表明　台湾海峡の平和を重視
サラ: US Ambassador to China David Perdue said American policy on Taiwan has not changed. He said the United States wants peace across the Taiwan Strait, opposes coercion, and does not support Taiwan’s independence. China has asked the United States to change its position, but Perdue said its wording and stance would remain the same.

エンタメ（文化・芸能）

映画「ちいかわ」ヒット、フジ社長が作品の奥深さを評価
サラ: The animated film “Chiikawa: The Secret of Mermaid Island” has become a major hit. Fuji Television President Kenji Shimizu said Chiikawa is more than just small and cute, and has depth. The film follows Chiikawa and friends to an island, where they face a giant creature called a siren. Fuji has aired the Chiikawa anime since 2022 and also joined the film’s production committee.

金原ひとみさんの「YABUNONAKA」が紫式部文学賞を受賞
クリス: Hitomi Kanehara’s novel “YABUNONAKA” has won the 36th Murasaki Shikibu Prize, the city of Uji announced. Set in the publishing world, the novel deals with sexual exploitation, harassment, and trouble on social media. Eight characters tell the story from different points of view. Kanehara said she hopes the book will help readers keep thinking through questions that have no clear answers.

元AKB48の阿部マリアさん、結婚と第1子妊娠を発表
サラ: Former AKB48 member Maria Abe has announced that she is getting married and is expecting her first child. She said her partner is a person outside the entertainment industry. Abe added that she hopes to continue working while taking care of her health, and thanked her supporters and colleagues.

「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
クリス: Film director Toshio Masuda has died at the age of 98. He died of old age at a hospital in Tokyo on August 26. Masuda directed popular films including “The Red Handkerchief” and “203 Kochi,” and worked with actor Yujiro Ishihara on several films. He also co-directed the Japanese part of “Tora! Tora! Tora!” with Kinji Fukasaku.

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 chosen as the next president of the Japan Art Academy. He will take office in October for a three-year term, becoming the first president from the film industry. Yamada is known for the “Tora-san” film series, as well as “The Yellow Handkerchief” and “Tokyo Family.”

国立映画アーカイブのCF、5500人超の支援で目標額を突破
クリス: The National Film Archive of Japan has raised more than its 150-million-yen crowdfunding goal. More than 5,500 people supported the campaign, which ended on September 23. The archive collects, preserves, and shares films and related materials. It said the money will support its general operating costs.

石岡のおまつり閉幕、300年超の伝統行事は担い手不足に直面
サラ: The four-day Ishioka Festival in Ibaraki Prefecture ended on September 21, with some plans changed because of Typhoon Number 25. The event has continued for more than 300 years and draws about 500,000 visitors each year. Its rare Horo-shishi lion dance and colorful floats are popular, but the festival is facing a shortage of people to take part.

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