英語で国内ニュース 2026年10月23日(金)
2026年10月23日(金)の原稿スクリプト
主要ニュース
佐川急便、送り状情報最大5323万件流出の可能性
サラ: Sagawa Express says a data breach may have exposed up to 53.23 million records of shippers’ and recipients’ names and addresses. The records came from shipping labels used between June and September. The company says duplicates mean the total does not represent the number of people affected. The service has resumed after security checks.
台風30号、先島諸島に接近 猛烈な風や高波に警戒
クリス: Typhoon No. 30, a large and powerful storm, is moving toward Okinawa’s Sakishima Islands. The area is experiencing violent winds and very rough seas, and the storm is expected to come closest this evening. Some areas could face winds strong enough to destroy homes.
最高裁、生活保護費減額を違法と判断 賠償請求は棄却
サラ: Japan’s Supreme Court has again ruled that welfare-benefit cuts made from 2013 to 2015 were illegal, making the claimants’ victory final. The cuts lowered basic living allowances by an average of 6.5 percent. The court said the government relied only on falling prices, and it rejected claims for compensation.
巨人、松井秀喜氏が新監督に就任 3年契約
クリス: The Yomiuri Giants have named former star Hideki Matsui as their new manager. The 52-year-old signed a three-year contract and will wear number 90, once worn by his late mentor, Shigeo Nagashima. Matsui admitted he has little coaching experience, but hopes to lead the team into a new golden age.
作家・村上龍さん死去 74歳、「コインロッカー・ベイビーズ」
サラ: Writer Ryu Murakami died on October 17 at the age of 74. He wrote best-selling novels including “Almost Transparent Blue” and “Coin Locker Babies,” often exploring problems and tensions in modern society.
デジタル庁、個人情報1万3000件超流出の恐れ
クリス: Japan’s Digital Agency says personal information entered through its website’s inquiry form may have been exposed. The records included names and email addresses, and the possible leak could involve more than 13,000 records.
奈良公園周辺で子ジカ4体の死骸 人為的危害の疑い
サラ: Four young deer carcasses have been found over about six weeks around Nara Park, including on temple grounds. Some were missing body parts. Nara Prefecture suspects people may have harmed the animals and has reported the cases to police.
沖縄・宜野湾の75歳女性殺害と断定 刺し傷複数
クリス: Okinawa police have ruled the death of Hideko Arakaki, a 75-year-old cleaner who lived alone in Ginowan, a homicide. An autopsy found she died from blood loss around October 19 and had multiple stab wounds. Her body was found at home on October 21, and police have set up a special investigation team.
空手道場に約5400万円賠償命令 生徒の重度脳損傷巡り
サラ: The Oita District Court has ordered a karate dojo to pay about 54 million yen after a junior high school student was injured at a tournament in 2019 and suffered a severe brain injury. The court found the dojo had failed in its duty of care regarding the student’s defensive training.
知床沈没事故の遺族、国などに賠償請求 来年2月判決
クリス: The parents of Akira Soyama, a 27-year-old deckhand who died in the 2022 sinking of the KAZU I off Shiretoko, are suing the government and Japan Craft Inspection Organization for about 108 million yen. They say inspections missed a hatch problem. The case concluded in Tokyo on October 23, with a ruling set for February 12, 2027.
社会のニュース
PHPの脆弱性でソフトバンク、緊急地震速報を一時停止
サラ: SoftBank says it will temporarily stop sending emergency earthquake alerts and similar notifications to its mobile customers through October 26. The company cited a serious security vulnerability found in PHP, a programming language.
細野復興相、選挙事務所数の記載を事務ミスとして訂正
クリス: Reconstruction Minister Hosono corrected his election finance report after reports that he had set up more campaign offices than the law allows during a House of Representatives election two years earlier. He attributed the entries to a clerical error.
経産省、串間市に核ごみ調査を説明 市長は受け入れ否定
サラ: On October 23, Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry briefed Kushima City in Miyazaki Prefecture on a possible first-stage survey for a nuclear-waste repository. Mayor Koichi Takeda said the briefing did not mean the city had agreed to take part. Governor Shunji Kono said he was surprised, having received no advance explanation. If formally requested and carried out, it would be Japan’s sixth such survey.
学生の自殺、20年減少せず 小中高生は過去最多
クリス: Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare says suicides among students showed no decline over the past 20 years, even as the overall number fell. In 2025, 1,082 students died by suicide, including 538 elementary, middle, and high school students—the highest figure on record. Overall suicides fell to 19,188, the lowest since records began in 1978. The ministry called for continued support for young people.
政治・経済
厚労省関連31システムを一時停止 情報漏えいは未確認
サラ: Health, Labour and Welfare Minister Ueno said 31 systems and websites run by the ministry and its affiliated organizations were temporarily taken offline for maintenance after a serious vulnerability was found in PHP. No information leaks have been confirmed.
食品消費税減税法案、衆院委で実質審議入り
クリス: A bill to reduce the consumption tax on food has entered substantive debate in the House of Representatives Finance and Financial Affairs Committee. Finance Minister Katayama was asked to clarify who would qualify for income-based support payments.
日銀、基調インフレ2％到達判断へ 今月利上げ見送りか
サラ: The Bank of Japan is expected to judge that underlying inflation has effectively reached its 2% target for the first time. It will discuss the issue at its October 29 and 30 policy meeting and publish its outlook report on October 30. The bank is likely to hold rates this month, while continuing to plan further increases.
政府、安全保障施設周辺の土地取得に事前許可制導入へ
クリス: Japan's government has approved a bill requiring prior permission for land purchases in designated zones around key security facilities and uninhabited border islands. The zones would include areas within about 1,000 meters of Self-Defense Forces bases vulnerable to drone attacks. Foreign governments and military personnel would generally be barred from owning land there. Unauthorized deals would be invalid, with violations punishable by up to three years in prison or a 3 million yen fine.
AI事業の収益懸念で東証続落、終値214円安
サラ: Tokyo stocks fell for a second straight day, closing 214 yen lower amid doubts about the profitability of AI-related businesses.
副首都構想関連法、10月30日施行へ 基本方針を策定
クリス: A law tied to Japan's backup-capital plan will take effect on October 30, the government has decided. The plan is intended to provide alternative functions for the capital during a major disaster. The government will now prepare a basic policy defining the functions the backup capital should perform.
ベトナム党書記長、11月訪日し高市首相と会談へ
サラ: Vietnamese Communist Party General Secretary To Lam will visit Japan for four days starting November 8 and meet Prime Minister Takaichi. The Japanese government approved the visit at a cabinet meeting on October 23.
スポーツ
巨人、米挑戦希望の横浜高・織田を指名し賛否
サラ: The Yomiuri Giants drafted 18-year-old Shoki Oda of Yokohama High School on October 22, despite his saying he planned to pursue baseball in the United States. The pick drew sharp criticism and debate, with some people saying the team had stood in the way of his dream.
巨人、14歳中学生を育成指名 ドラフト史上最年少
クリス: The Yomiuri Giants selected 14-year-old Rentaro Seki, a third-year student at Mukogaoka Junior High School in Kawasaki, with the fifth pick in the developmental draft on October 22. The Japan Professional Baseball organization says Seki is the youngest player ever selected in the draft.
橋本大輝、世界体操男子個人総合で4連覇
サラ: Daiki Hashimoto won the men’s individual all-around title at the World Gymnastics Championships in the Netherlands on October 22, earning his fourth consecutive world title. He is the second gymnast to achieve that streak, after Kohei Uchimura, who won six straight.
サウジ情勢受けアジア杯1年延期も 田嶋前会長が言及
クリス: Former Japan Football Association president Kozo Tashima said a one-year delay to the Asian Cup in Saudi Arabia remains possible because of security concerns. Japan’s Foreign Ministry has advised against travel to Riyadh. Tashima said moving the tournament to another country would be difficult, and decisions will depend on how conditions change.
川崎競馬厩務員の自殺、パワハラなどで労災認定
サラ: A Kawasaki stable worker who died by suicide in February 2024 has been recognized as a work-related death. Labor authorities cited depression linked to harassment by his trainer and long working hours. The worker was reportedly told to die and called worse than garbage, and worked 17 days in a row. The trainer’s lawyer denies harassment.
車いすテニス小田凱人、アジアパラ決勝進出 上地は金逃す
クリス: Wheelchair tennis world No. 1 Tokito Oda beat a Chinese player in straight sets in the men’s singles semifinal at the Asian Para Games in Nagoya, reaching the final. Kamiji missed out on gold.
阪神2軍打撃コーチ梵英心が辞意、球団は慰留
サラ: Hanshin Tigers farm-team hitting coach Eishin Soyogi has submitted his resignation, though the club is trying to persuade him to stay. If he leaves, he would be the fourth coach to depart this offseason and the third from the hitting staff. Soyogi joined Hanshin in 2025.
早大からドラフト志望の5選手、全員指名漏れ
クリス: All five Waseda University players who filed to enter the professional baseball draft went undrafted on October 22. Their names were never called during the roughly three-and-a-half-hour event, leaving the group without a selection.
八村塁、クリッパーズ開幕戦で10得点 チーム快勝
サラ: Rui Hachimura scored 10 points in the Los Angeles Clippers’ season-opening game against the Sacramento Kings. Hachimura joined the Clippers from the Lakers, and his new team won by a wide margin.
国際
中国チベットでM7.0地震、16人死亡・50人超負傷
サラ: A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck China's Tibet Autonomous Region late on October 22. By the morning of October 23, at least 16 people had died and more than 50 were injured.
北朝鮮、韓国向け心理戦拡声機を境界全域で稼働と警告
クリス: North Korean official Kim Yo Jong warned that loudspeakers for psychological warfare against South Korea would become operational along the entire military border this month. She said she inspected the area with Defense Ministry adviser Pak Jong Chon and accused South Korea of provocation. The two Koreas stopped loudspeaker broadcasts last year.
仏で初のシャモンダウイルス人感染、患者死亡
サラ: France has confirmed its first human case of Shamonda virus, which usually infects cattle and is spread by insects. The patient, a man in his 60s from eastern France, died earlier this month after being taken to a hospital in Lyon with a severely weakened immune system. Officials called the case exceptional and said there is no current public health risk.
トランプ氏、マスク氏がウクライナ向け衛星通信制限解除と発言
クリス: President Donald Trump said Elon Musk had restored access to a U.S. satellite communications service used by Ukraine's military, after some restrictions were reported.
フーシ派、サウジ各地にミサイルやドローン攻撃と主張
サラ: Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthi movement claimed it attacked sites across Saudi Arabia with ballistic missiles and drones over a 48-hour period. It said targets included the Defense Ministry in Riyadh, airports in Dammam and Abha, and a Saudi Aramco-linked facility in Yanbu, where it said a fire broke out. Saudi authorities said an October 21 attack at Dammam airport killed two people.
スー・チー氏、英国在住の次男と電話で生存確認
クリス: Myanmar's detained democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi spoke by phone on October 22 with her younger son, who lives in Britain. He said he was relieved to hear his mother's voice and confirm that she was alive.
台湾地方選、11月28日投票 中台関係にも影響か
サラ: Taiwan's local elections will be held on November 28, with contests in two northern cities expected to shape the battle between the ruling Democratic Progressive Party and the opposition Kuomintang. DPP legislator Shen Pao-yang is running for Taipei mayor, and crowds at his campaign events have grown. The results could affect cross-strait ties and the next presidential election.
ソウル高裁、政治資金事件で呉市長に無罪判決
クリス: A Seoul appeals court overturned a lower-court conviction and acquitted Mayor Oh Se-hoon in a political funding case. He was accused of having a supporter cover 33 million won in polling costs before the 2021 mayoral election. The court said a political broker's testimony was not credible and lacked sufficient supporting evidence.
エンタメ（文化・芸能）
玉川徹氏、ホームレス巡る不適切発言を謝罪
サラ: On October 22, commentator Toru Tamagawa apologized on TV Asahi’s morning show for remarks about homeless people during a discussion of hair loss. He said homeless people would all be bald if lifestyle affected hair, and described their living conditions as dirty. TV Asahi said it would continue working to ensure appropriate broadcasts.
ELLEGARDEN、細美武士の喉不調で名古屋公演延期
クリス: Japanese rock band ELLEGARDEN postponed its October 23 show at COMTEC PORTBASE in Nagoya after vocalist Takeshi Hosomi developed throat problems following the previous night’s performance. The band said he could not perform in full condition. A replacement date is still being arranged, and ticket holders were told to keep their tickets.
柳楽優弥、2027年1月のTBS日曜劇場で初主演
サラ: Actor Yuya Yagira will star in TBS drama Mr. MYSTERY? starting in January 2027. It will be his first appearance in TBS’s Sunday Theater slot and his first lead role there. He plays Toru Aoyagi, a police employee who supports crime victims and their families but does not investigate cases. The original mystery reveals the culprit at the start of each episode.
ジェラードン、キングオブコント2026で19代目王者に
クリス: Comedy duo Gerardon won King of Conte 2026 on October 19, becoming the contest’s 19th winning act. Members Attack Nishimoto and Kamichii celebrated after five years away from the finals. The group had been a trio, but former member Yuji Unno left because of health issues. Kamichii said the two had struggled to see a path forward, making the win especially meaningful.
「トップガン」出演のトム・スケリットさん死去、93歳
サラ: American actor Tom Skerritt, known to many viewers as flight instructor Viper in Top Gun, has died at 93. His family said he died of natural causes on October 21, 2026. Skerritt made his film debut in 1962 and played Viper, Maverick’s flight instructor, in the 1986 hit.
正倉院展、初公開11件含む宝物60件を展示
クリス: The 78th Shosoin Exhibition opens at Nara National Museum on October 24 and runs through November 9. It will show 60 treasures, including 11 displayed for the first time. Highlights include a lacquered ewer with floral and deer designs, red ivory game pieces painted with birds, and a Buddhist scripture scroll. Timed-entry tickets are required.
西山朋佳女流王将、女流王将戦5連覇
サラ: Shogi titleholder Tomoka Nishiyama won the Women’s Osho title for the fifth straight time, defeating Women’s third-dan player Nanami Naka.
レジェンド声優が東京・練馬でトークイベント開催へ
クリス: Veteran anime voice actors will gather at Tokyo’s Nerima Culture Center on October 31 for the two-part event Seiyu-den 2. Guests include Akira Kamiya from Babel II, Yūji Mitsuya from Touch, Shigeru Chiba from Dragon Ball, Hidekatsu Shibata from Mazinger Z, and Mami Koyama, voice of Arale in Dr. Slump. Michiko Nomura will host.
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