英語で国内ニュース 2026年10月3日(土)

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2026年10月3日(土)の原稿スクリプト

主要ニュース

富山市が国勢調査の人口を水増しした疑いで、市役所を県警が捜索。
サラ: Toyama Prefectural Police searched Toyama City Hall over suspicions that the city inflated its population by more than 2,000 in the 2025 census. Officials are suspected of changing household lists and creating survey forms to increase the count. The final census figure was 2,936 lower than the initial figure.

津市の住宅火災で4人死亡、行方不明の子ども4人か。住人ら2人も負傷。
クリス: Police and fire officials began examining a burned home in Tsu after four bodies were found there. A 38-year-old Brazilian man and a 43-year-old woman were injured. The man’s four-year-old daughter and the woman’s three children, aged 10 to 13, had been unaccounted for. Police believe the bodies may be theirs.

那覇のホテルで女性死亡、事件の可能性も視野に退室した男を捜索。
サラ: A woman was found dead in a hotel in Naha early Friday. Hotel staff entered the room after she did not check out and found her unconscious. Police are investigating the possibility of murder and searching for a man believed to have left shortly before she was found.

東京・晴海の高層マンションで転落か、意識不明の子どもを搬送。
クリス: A person is believed to have fallen from a balcony at a high-rise apartment building in Tokyo’s Harumi area on Friday afternoon. Police said a child was taken to a hospital unconscious, and they are investigating what happened.

北朝鮮が弾道ミサイル発射、飛距離700キロ超で日本のEEZ外に落下。
サラ: North Korea launched a ballistic missile toward the Sea of Japan from near Wonsan at about 6:30 Friday morning, South Korea’s military said. The missile traveled more than 700 kilometers. Japan’s Defense Ministry said it had fallen outside Japan’s exclusive economic zone.

港区で80代母親を殺害した疑い、50代の息子を逮捕。
クリス: Tokyo police arrested an unemployed man in his 50s on suspicion of killing his mother, who was in her 80s, at their home in Minato Ward. Police say he struck her with a blunt object. He called police himself and said, “I killed my mother.”

台風27号が北上し週明けに小笠原へ接近、高波に警戒を。
サラ: Typhoon No. 27, a large and powerful storm over waters far south of Japan, is expected to strengthen as it moves north. It is forecast to pass closest to the Ogasawara Islands early next week. People in the area should watch for high waves from October 4.

第一生命グループに不正アクセス、従業員約12万人の情報流出か。
クリス: Dai-ichi Life Group says an unauthorized user accessed its internal human resources system. Information on about 120,000 current and former employees may have been sent outside the company.

町長のハラスメントを受けた元課長の自殺、公務災害と認定。
サラ: A work-related compensation fund has ruled that the suicide of a former manager in Saga Prefecture was a work-related death. The man had said he faced harassment from the town mayor. The fund found that the mayor’s remarks went beyond appropriate work-related criticism and caused severe mental stress.

社会のニュース

富山市長、国勢調査の人口水増し疑惑を謝罪し県警捜査に全面協力へ。
サラ: Police searched Toyama City Hall over allegations that the city inflated its population in the 2025 census. Mayor Hirohisa Fujii apologized, saying he takes the matter very seriously and that the city will fully cooperate with the prefectural police investigation.

那覇のホテルで20代女性死亡、同室に入った男の行方を捜査。
クリス: A woman believed to be in her 20s was found dead in a hotel room in Naha early on October 3. Police are looking for a man believed to have entered the room with her. A hotel security camera showed someone believed to be the man leaving the building.

津市の住宅火災で4人死亡、プロパンガス爆発の可能性を調査。
サラ: Police and firefighters began investigating a fire that destroyed a wooden house in Tsu City and left four people dead. A 38-year-old resident and a 43-year-old woman were injured. Four children are missing, and police believe the bodies found are theirs. Investigators are examining whether a propane gas cylinder exploded.

北朝鮮が弾道ミサイル発射、700キロ超飛行し日本のEEZ外に落下か。
クリス: North Korea fired one ballistic missile toward the Sea of Japan from near Wonsan at about 6:30 a.m. on October 3. South Korea's military said it traveled more than 700 kilometers. Japan's government said the missile is believed to have landed outside Japan's exclusive economic zone.

東京・晴海で子どもが高層マンションから転落か、警察が経緯を捜査。
サラ: A person is believed to have fallen from a balcony at a high-rise apartment building in Tokyo's Harumi area around 1 p.m. on October 3. A child was reportedly taken to a hospital unconscious. Police are investigating what happened.

パートの年収106万円要件を撤廃、週20時間以上の条件は継続。
クリス: The wage requirement known as the 1.06-million-yen income threshold was officially removed this month for part-time workers joining employees' pension insurance. The requirement to work at least 20 hours a week remains, and some workers may still limit their work hours.

震度6強の熊本県美里町で初の仮設住宅が完成、入居開始。
サラ: Temporary housing has opened for the first time in Misato Town, Kumamoto Prefecture, which recorded a strong quake of seismic intensity 6 upper in July. Residents began moving into the town's temporary housing complex at the municipal sports ground on October 3.

寄付金の使途不明問題を受け、政府が閣僚らの赤い羽根着用を自粛。
クリス: Japan's government will ask ministers and senior officials not to wear red feathers to promote the annual charity drive. The move follows the discovery of about 250 million yen in donations with unclear uses at a welfare organization in Hokkaido. The government is still calling for donations.

4月に離婚した家庭の子ども、24％余りが共同親権に。
サラ: The first statistics since joint custody became an option in April show that more than 24 percent of children whose parents divorced that month were placed under joint custody. The figures were released by the Health Ministry.

政治・経済

防衛省、北朝鮮が弾道ミサイル発射と発表。日本のEEZ外に落下か。
サラ: Japan's Defense Ministry says North Korea launched at least one ballistic missile on the morning of October 3. It is believed to have landed outside Japan's exclusive economic zone. The ministry is continuing surveillance.

G7、燃料高対策で石油備蓄1億バレルを4カ月かけ放出へ。
クリス: The leaders of the Group of Seven agreed to release 100 million barrels of crude oil and diesel over the next four months, working with partner countries and the International Energy Agency. Diesel will be released first, with a focus on the first 20 days.

金融庁、プルデンシャル生命に3カ月の業務停止命令を検討。
サラ: Japan's Financial Services Agency is considering a three-month business suspension order for Prudential Life Insurance. The order would stop new insurance sales and contracts. The agency also plans to order its parent company to improve its oversight of the insurer.

政府・与党は食料品減税法案の成立目指すも、野党は十分な審議要求。
クリス: The government and ruling parties are seeking opposition support for bills to cut the consumption tax on food during the extraordinary Diet session beginning October 5. Opposition parties are calling for thorough debate and want to question Agriculture Minister Yanagi about his remarks.

プロクレアHD・岩手銀・秋田銀が2028年の経営統合へ協議開始。
サラ: Procrea Holdings, Iwate Bank, and Akita Bank have agreed to begin talks on a management merger, aiming for April 2028. The new group could have more than 13 trillion yen in assets. The banks plan to operate under a holding company, with its headquarters in Morioka, and do not plan to merge the banks themselves.

政府が副首都の要件案を公表、人口基準などで4府県が候補に。
クリス: Japan's government has released draft requirements for naming a deputy capital, which would take on key national functions during a major disaster. One proposed condition is having a city with at least 1.2 percent of the country's population. Four prefectures could qualify under the plan.

佐川急便、来年1月から宅配便料金を平均13.8％値上げ。
サラ: Sagawa Express will raise parcel delivery fees by an average of 13.8 percent starting January 1. The company cited higher costs for facilities, materials, and labor. The increase will depend on parcel size and distance, with larger and longer-distance deliveries costing more.

アマゾン、データセンター周辺地域の支援に5年間で10億ドル超を投資。
クリス: Amazon plans to invest more than one billion dollars over five years to support communities near its data centers. The funding will help residents with education and job training, and support solar power at public buildings and homes. More than 100 data center projects in the United States are being considered for a temporary halt.

スポーツ

サッカー日本代表の久保建英と俳優の福原遥が結婚を発表。
サラ: Japanese national soccer team player Takefusa Kubo and actor Haruka Fukuhara announced on social media on the second that they had married. They each shared the news on Instagram that night.

レスリング藤波朱理、アジア大会準決勝で敗れ公式戦連勝が155で止まる。
クリス: Japanese wrestler Akari Fujinami's official winning streak ended at 155 matches. She lost to a North Korean wrestler in the women's 57-kilogram semifinal at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games.

セパタクロー男子4人制で日本が初の金、決勝でインドネシア破る。
サラ: Japan won its first gold medal in men's four-player sepak takraw at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games. In the final, Japan narrowly beat Indonesia by a score of two to one. Japan's total number of gold medals reached 73.

オリックスの新人捕手・野上士耀さんが急逝、選手会が哀悼の意。
クリス: Orix rookie catcher Shiyo Nogami died suddenly on September 30. He joined the team as its seventh-round pick in the 2025 draft. He played in 32 farm-team games and started against Hiroshima on September 27. The Japan Professional Baseball Players Association expressed deep sorrow, calling him a promising young teammate.

なでしこ、アジア大会決勝で北朝鮮にPK勝ちし大会3連覇。
サラ: Japan's women's national soccer team won the final against North Korea in a penalty shootout at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games. The victory gave Japan its third straight tournament title. The final was held in Fukuroi, Shizuoka, on the night of October 2.

橋本JOC会長、アジア大会のバス遅延や急な日程変更を選手に謝罪。
サラ: Japan Olympic Committee President Seiko Hashimoto apologized to athletes for bus delays and sudden schedule changes at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games. A volleyball match was delayed by 30 minutes, and schedules for five events changed suddenly. The women's 1,600-meter relay, for example, had a qualifying race on September 27, though only the final had been planned for September 29. Hashimoto said she would use these lessons to improve future event planning.

アジア大会レスリングで須崎優衣と鏡優翔が初出場で金メダル。
クリス: At the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, Japan's Yui Susaki won gold in women's 50-kilogram wrestling, and Yuka Kagami won gold in the 76-kilogram class. Both won gold on their first appearance at the Asian Games. Susaki is a Tokyo Olympic gold medalist, and Kagami is a Paris Olympic gold medalist.

大谷翔平、地区シリーズ前に状態改善を報告しポストシーズンに期待。
サラ: Dodgers player Shohei Ohtani spoke to reporters before the opening game of the division series. He returned from the injured list last month and said his condition had improved considerably. He also said he felt anticipation and excitement about the postseason.

国際

北朝鮮のミサイル発射を韓国が非難、地雷被害もあり緊張続く。
サラ: South Korea says North Korea fired one ballistic missile toward the Sea of Japan at about 6:30 a.m. on October 3. The missile flew more than 700 kilometers. South Korea strongly condemned the launch as a violation of United Nations Security Council resolutions. Tensions have also grown after a land mine blast injured three South Korean soldiers.

G7が中東情勢による燃料高対策で石油備蓄1億バレルの放出に合意。
クリス: Leaders of the Group of Seven held an online meeting and agreed to release 100 million barrels of oil from reserves over the next four months. The move is intended to help address rising energy prices linked to the situation in the Middle East.

フランスで高校生の封鎖デモ拡大、教職員増員など要求し5000人超拘束。
サラ: High school students across France are blocking schools and holding protests. They want more school staff and repairs to aging buildings. Police have detained more than 5,000 people since September 28. On October 2, protests affected 735 schools. Some students clashed with police, who at times fired tear gas.

ロシア軍がキーウの南橋を無人機攻撃、首都の交通に影響。
クリス: Russian drones repeatedly struck Kyiv’s Southern Bridge over the Dnipro River on October 1 and 2. Some parts of the bridge were damaged, and traffic was restricted on three bridges. The attacks have disrupted a major route through the capital. Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko called the situation very serious.

米中間選挙で民主党が優勢、トランプ氏の低支持率や物価高が逆風。
サラ: One month before the U.S. midterm elections, polls show Democrats gaining support as President Donald Trump’s approval remains below 40 percent. A poll average gives Democrats a lead of 50.6 percent to 42.3 percent. Voters are unhappy with the cost of living, and higher fuel prices linked to the prolonged military operation against Iran have added pressure on Republicans.

旅客機の副操縦士が機長を刺し墜落を図った疑い、過去に飛行禁止か。
クリス: A co-pilot on a passenger flight from the United Arab Emirates to Israel allegedly stabbed the captain and tried to crash the plane on September 30. A report says Oman had banned him from flying because of concerns about extremist views.

タイ警察、ミャンマーの詐欺拠点にいたとみられる日本人2人を保護。
サラ: Thai police say they rescued two Japanese people near the Myanmar border. The two are believed to have been at a suspected scam center on the Myanmar side. Police believe they were tricked into going there and pressured to take part in scams.

ロシアが高速ジェットドローン公開、従来機の2～2.5倍の速度に。
クリス: Russia has shown new jet-powered drones based on Iran’s Shahed model. The Geran-4 can reach 350 kilometers per hour, and the Geran-5 can reach 450, making them about two to two-and-a-half times faster than earlier models. President Vladimir Putin viewed the drones during a military exercise in central Russia.

韓国大統領、捕虜移送公表を巡りウクライナを再批判し追加措置示唆。
サラ: South Korean President Lee Jae-myung again criticized Ukraine over its public announcement that two North Korean prisoners had been transferred to South Korea. Lee says the announcement broke an agreement to keep the matter private. He called for a public apology and threatened additional measures. The two countries’ foreign ministers are continuing talks.

エンタメ（文化・芸能）

久保建英と福原遥が結婚を発表、支え合い温かな家庭を築くとコメント。
サラ: Japanese national team midfielder Takefusa Kubo and actor Haruka Fukuhara announced on the second that they are married. Kubo, 25, and Fukuhara, 28, said they are grateful for the support they have received since childhood. They hope to support each other and build a warm home filled with smiles.

「ミヤネ屋」が20年・5134回で終了、リポーターががん治療を公表。
クリス: The final episode of the Japanese daytime show Miyane-ya aired on the second, ending a 20-year run and 5,134 broadcasts. Host Seiji Miyane thanked the viewers, staff, and performers. He said he felt both sad and relieved. Reporter Koji Fujimura returned after four months and revealed that he had been receiving treatment for cancer.

「マーチング・マーチ」などを手掛けた作曲家の服部公一さん死去、93歳。
サラ: Composer Koichi Hattori died of pneumonia at a hospital in Kanagawa on August 6. He was 93. He wrote many children's songs, choir pieces, and school songs. His song Marching March won a Japanese children's song award in 1965. His Ice Cream Song also became popular after airing on a children's music program.

「妖怪ウォッチ」ロボニャン役などの声優、坂東尚樹さん死去、69歳。
クリス: Voice actor Naoki Bando died on September 28 at age 69, his agency announced. He voiced Robonyan in Yo-kai Watch and Jet Silver in The Brave of Gold Goldran, among many other roles. He also appeared in One-Punch Man, Naruto, and Jujutsu Kaisen, and continued working in many productions until recently.

俳優・伊東四朗、90歳を迎える来年6月に芸能界引退へ。
サラ: Actor and comedian Shiro Ito has announced that he will retire from show business on June 15 next year, when he turns 90. He has worked in entertainment for about 70 years. Ito says his approach to health is simple: eat well, walk, and do not push himself. As he got older, he adjusted his walks to about 5,000 steps.

元乃木坂46の能條愛未が第1子妊娠を発表。
クリス: Former Nogizaka46 member and actor Ami Nojo announced that she is expecting her first child. Nojo, 31, is married to kabuki actor Nakamura Hashinosuke, 30. She said the couple is happy to watch the baby grow and looks forward to welcoming their new family member. They married in April 2026.

竹久夢二の未公開作「鴨河夜曲」を発見、12月20日まで初公開。
サラ: A previously unknown Japanese painting by artist Takehisa Yumeji has been found. The work, called Kamo River Night Song, is believed to date from around 1933. It shows a maiko sitting on a terrace in Kyoto at dusk, holding a fan. Yumeji gave it to a Japanese man working in Berlin. The man's family donated it last year. The painting is on public display for the first time, through December 20.

広島の遺跡で約4万2300年前の石器約150点を新たに発見。
クリス: Researchers have found about 150 more stone tools at the Kanmuri site group in Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima Prefecture. The tools are thought to be about 42,300 years old. Some have saw-like edges, similar to tools found elsewhere in East Asia. A researcher says this type may point to a southern route through Southeast Asia. The findings relate to debate over when modern humans reached Japan.

ミセス大森元貴、大衆に届く音楽を追求し短いイントロへの流れに抗う。
サラ: Motoki Ohmori of Mrs. Green Apple says the band wants to make music that reaches a wide audience, even as people's tastes become more varied. He says they do not want to dismiss listeners who may not understand their music. The band’s new album, POPS, is a reminder to keep thinking about how to reach many people. Ohmori also says the band resists pressure to make songs with no, or very short, opening sections.

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