https://podcasts.apple.com/jp/podcast/jiji-english-news-%E6%99%82%E4%BA%8B%E9%80%9A%E4%BF%A1%E8%8B%B1%E8%AA%9E%E3%83%8B%E3%83%A5%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B9/id1438716380 ja-JP ℗ & © 2026 時事通信社 時事通信社 時事通信社が配信する速報性・信頼性が高いニュースを英語でお伝えします。 リスニング力を伸ばす教材としてもお使い頂けます。 時事通信社が配信する速報性・信頼性が高いニュースを英語でお伝えします。 リスニング力を伸ばす教材としてもお使い頂けます。 episodic 英語ニュース nakagawa-y@jiji.co.jp no 時事通信社 The student body organizing the University of Tokyo's May Festival said on X, formerly Twitter, on Saturday that all events of the school festival scheduled for the day have been canceled following a bomb threat. f7af296fa9327650ba275b3588803fcde22b731223bfced4ebb3275d696ea959 Sun, 17 May 2026 00:43:00 +0900 00:12 full no 時事通信社 Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako on Saturday afternoon visited the city of Ozu in Ehime Prefecture, western Japan, and met with people affected by a massive rain disaster that hit the region in 2018. e0925d3986b7e517473e0a8d9bdbe2b7a82f21fcf615815fbf8c29418c8e2c6c Sat, 16 May 2026 21:20:00 +0900 00:14 full no 時事通信社 An executive of U.S. startup Anthropic has vowed to cooperate with Japan on its responses related to Claude Mythos, the company's cutting-edge artificial intelligence model. 501fb913a006ce467080d403e57b18029b15321dd3390cc1f656b72f2ca56de9 Sat, 16 May 2026 19:49:00 +0900 00:11 full no 時事通信社 Japan's National Federation of Agricultural Cooperative Associations, or Zen-Noh, has said that it will raise fertilizer prices for autumn use, distributed from June through October, by up to 14.5pctcompared with spring fertilizers distributed through this month. 4eeca92053b1c5b742b109f1721971b637bf920ca20a13a34f50bb6f05f80175 Sat, 16 May 2026 18:14:00 +0900 00:17 full no 時事通信社 Japanese lawmaker Renho, who previously served as executive deputy leader of the opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, has lost an election for the leadership of the party's Tokyo chapter. 77ded61f82341561a4926b8bf5344a80dbc905376eb2851cebbf569285f6bdfa Sat, 16 May 2026 16:46:00 +0900 00:12 full no 時事通信社 Japanese police arrested two more 16-year-old boys in connection with a robbery-murder incident targeting an elderly woman in Tochigi Prefecture, eastern Japan, it was learned Saturday. 333bfe9471ad9a843e15724188880ad29630791c6351ddd8dba7b794e51028f2 Sat, 16 May 2026 15:21:00 +0900 00:11 full no 時事通信社 Tohoku Electric Power Co. said Friday that it will halt the No. 2 reactor at its Onagawa nuclear power plant in the northeastern Japan prefecture of Miyagi for inspection, following the detection of a trace of radioactive steam. a05e712854bc73c6999c228fd4fc282f0e5b38877a3528c883c35b8dd8d1e0eb Sat, 16 May 2026 13:38:00 +0900 00:14 full no 時事通信社 Yume, an Akita dog gifted to Russian President Vladimir Putin by Japan, has died, the presidential office said. ed0a4899b47446b41525377926af9ba128a25e751e7e671d40b711c105d7dc8c Sat, 16 May 2026 12:45:00 +0900 00:08 full no 時事通信社 Presiding officers of both chambers of the Diet, Japan's parliament, plan to present as early as next week a proposal on measures to secure a sufficient number of Imperial Family members for stable Imperial succession, Eisuke Mori, speaker of the House of Representatives, the lower Diet chamber, said Friday. 7eee269a9b73efcc865ce5d8b4fd9e24bbc65d5e2f39ac94d551fe47b32ab5d6 Sat, 16 May 2026 00:25:00 +0900 00:19 full no 時事通信社 Major memory chip maker Kioxia Holdings Corp. said Friday that its sales and net profit both hit record highs in fiscal 2025, thanks to growing demand for products related to artificial intelligence, including those used in data centers. aab234577291a867850b61478b8e00507600189d2e471511dca97d8471439880 Fri, 15 May 2026 21:52:00 +0900 00:15 full no 時事通信社 The Japanese government is expected to allow broadcasters to operate multiple television channels in the same region, it was learned Friday. d5a8f801dce0cbe8a332223d86462dc1bb20f21a23aaa49077e65fca14af3697 Fri, 15 May 2026 21:20:00 +0900 00:08 full no 時事通信社 An earthquake with an estimated magnitude of 6.3 struck northeastern Japan on Friday, measuring up to lower 5, the fifth-highest level on the Japanese seismic intensity scale, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency. 83cc90e8211f5d68248090ab4323e0e1ae75ef0d7eeebfe0d87c3bc60e344596 Fri, 15 May 2026 21:11:00 +0900 00:14 full no 時事通信社 Japanese voice actor Wakana Yamazaki, who voiced Ran Mori, a major character in the popular animated series "Detective Conan," died of illness on April 18. She was 61. 568266b7482bd7aead3a44265e6735364eab517967683f9452cbed394cc4f1e1 Fri, 15 May 2026 20:42:00 +0900 00:12 full no 時事通信社 Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi spoke with U.S. President Donald Trump by phone on Friday, following the president's visit to China. 65cd9296341ca061bdc8a5303398d48b05f496780984e948838f1915fe907804 Fri, 15 May 2026 20:26:00 +0900 00:09 full no 時事通信社 The aggregate net profit of Japan's three megabank groups exceeded 5 trillion yen for the first time in fiscal 2025, it was learned Friday. 90647472e6de99de5f18514b89e8b0190de2896e0e86f5d0a3b4d6c5976fbf31 Fri, 15 May 2026 19:56:00 +0900 00:09 full no 時事通信社 Japan's Toyota Motor Corp. plans to invest 2 billion dollars, or about 320 billion yen, to build a new vehicle assembly line in Texas, it was learned Thursday. 507416761dcf7a4355815f2d9b065f57998ea334b60fd383cf6aae457a54f90b Fri, 15 May 2026 18:56:00 +0900 00:11 full no 時事通信社 Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi will visit South Korea for two days from Tuesday to hold a summit with South Korean President Lee Jae-myung, the two countries' governments announced Friday. 15d889f9c0423cfc003038cfe31bb9c2dd3658d0d2ad69c44a050bd30b56be9e Fri, 15 May 2026 18:45:00 +0900 00:12 full no 時事通信社 The Japan Football Association on Friday announced the country's 26-member squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, which kicks off on June 11. b936f4828758cb24901a178c2053048a12a2a2239867ec267ccbc89e42b391cc Fri, 15 May 2026 18:25:00 +0900 00:10 full no 時事通信社 Three Japanese opposition parties jointly submitted a proposal Friday to completely ban appeals by public prosecutors against court orders granting retrials, to the House of Representatives of the Diet, the country's parliament. b3f2e9b2d68b68be7028d7bd6bef0c756749af87317995d7ff3bd466c3db1a7c Fri, 15 May 2026 18:17:00 +0900 00:13 full no 時事通信社 The benchmark yield on 10-year Japanese government bonds soared as high as 2.730pctin Tokyo interdealer trading on Friday amid concerns about the country's fiscal deterioration and inflation. af0a80cfe0a616657b36f2d830b862f5638fa98f4f59cacdc1c6391e237d8744 Fri, 15 May 2026 18:15:00 +0900 00:13 full no 時事通信社 The families of Japanese nationals abducted to North Korea decades ago met with U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk in Tokyo on Friday, seeking further cooperation to bring back all abductees. fbdd7d1340190f294ecd2cf63a81b37ed0dd221cc11a7370311d4b4b04549279 Fri, 15 May 2026 17:33:00 +0900 00:12 full no 時事通信社 Japanese prize-winning author Aiko Sato, also known as a renowned essayist, died of old age in Tokyo on April 29. She was 102. 293072ef7cbc1b3830a40473eb3e9f717b80234f0b30c91786855d70f043b4dc Fri, 15 May 2026 16:37:00 +0900 00:10 full no 時事通信社 The Japanese government Friday adopted a bill to revise the copyright law to create new rights that grant background music royalties to singers and record businesses. de56d289d6ca6d202db705364b85f1f2f23de0b968549f0392c4d59e0e8bf091 Fri, 15 May 2026 16:02:00 +0900 00:10 full no 時事通信社 Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Friday presented a draft outline of a bill that calls for punishing not only public vandalism of the Japanese national flag but also the posting on social media of videos and images showing such acts. 4e4f9d0e7d2ca18997e0d2fff1f58b072256c99fdccfd417883afc836dc13361 Fri, 15 May 2026 15:35:00 +0900 00:15 full no 時事通信社 The Japanese government is considering compiling a supplementary budget to cover additional costs, as it is mulling providing electricity and city gas subsidies in July-September and keeping gasoline subsidies in place, government and ruling party officials said Friday. 7e79bc34ab6c61b5ee7260c81fd883aef99433d6a90c5bb5e420a55bdf3121f0 Fri, 15 May 2026 14:28:00 +0900 00:16 full no 時事通信社 Japan's cabinet of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi approved a bill Friday to ban in principle public prosecutors' appeals against court orders granting retrials. 5ebb992df8428627eb15670db1b3a4a911513b1462be48ca139a134f5bd46fa2 Fri, 15 May 2026 14:12:00 +0900 00:10 full no 時事通信社 Police arrested a 16-year-old boy on Thursday for allegedly murdering a woman after breaking into a house in Kaminokawa, Tochigi Prefecture, eastern Japan. cbbf5a5c537d95acdc4430fe2237a9b2e68607cd6cd5e92ca676e23664811721 Fri, 15 May 2026 13:56:00 +0900 00:10 full no 時事通信社 Japan's producer prices in April increased 4.9pctfrom a year earlier, the biggest rise since May 2023, amid the Middle East tensions, Bank of Japan data showed Friday. 983875cab4cc0143a8cc32113a2eb096c204896e3bccf6e8dc3d0bc2d10d0c99 Fri, 15 May 2026 12:57:00 +0900 00:13 full no 時事通信社 United Airlines said Thursday that it will open two new routes linking the U.S. cities of Chicago and San Francisco with Japan later this year. 85a5da87adccce6063b05752470a32d52c486756233cb598f2baa1ffc2cbde2f Fri, 15 May 2026 12:30:00 +0900 00:09 full no 時事通信社 Nine Japanese political parties from the ruling and opposition camps agreed Thursday to oblige social media platform operators to take actions to lessen the negative impact of disinformation, misinformation and slander on their platforms in elections. 43cf051a81ea8f910a5eb0222ba217f23878bb7ad00175c51a2723a038d59925 Thu, 14 May 2026 23:33:00 +0900 00:15 full no 時事通信社 Three major Japanese oil wholesalers have reported double-digit percentage increases in net profit for fiscal 2025, which ended in March, reflecting surging crude oil prices amid the deteriorating situation in the Middle East. 11a218ddb5ff5671b0da5c7c37682f7a9a7cebcc6f7fca6e9c97df30d84c4079 Thu, 14 May 2026 22:23:00 +0900 00:14 full no 時事通信社 Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said Thursday that the government is rushing to take measures against the cybersecurity threats posed by the Claude Mythos artificial intelligence model, describing such efforts as a "race against time." 156913cdb6753a66b3432ee46278d2a903f02cfff66b533a51153b7169a5c003 Thu, 14 May 2026 22:16:00 +0900 00:14 full no 時事通信社 Four major Japanese chemical makers have projected profit increases for fiscal 2026, thanks to structural reforms for petrochemical operations and revenue diversification into semiconductor materials. 3275bb9a72bbdebc8e4432d0b0f2d87ab5b10765e5d00618017fe881672c8f60 Thu, 14 May 2026 21:37:00 +0900 00:13 full no 時事通信社 Sharp Corp. said Thursday that it will launch 15 television models equipped with generative artificial intelligence in stages from May 23. 71c6fee04c3386c410d06c55e886c5be13f7735c32592908eafe89d927173aae Thu, 14 May 2026 20:45:00 +0900 00:09 full no 時事通信社 Hitoshi Kikawada, Japanese minister for gender equality policy, will visit Shanghai for two days from Thursday, the Japanese government said the same day. e23e96988b6b62f26d1cc97bb643a51e97e474224571a6b34e53478dc80b397b Thu, 14 May 2026 20:23:00 +0900 00:10 full no 時事通信社 Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi met with Ben Horowitz, co-founder of Andreessen Horowitz, a major U.S. venture capital firm, at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Thursday. 69fda6c34231b5ad1a21cecddf10cb720d12cadda2e2f8a586361228f8573b2f Thu, 14 May 2026 20:09:00 +0900 00:12 full no 時事通信社 Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is planning to visit Britain and Italy ahead of a Group of Seven summit in France in June, government sources said Thursday. febae0bd3ec952070bb4598bd72fe79fcd87076f056847a95558926dbde64e2c Thu, 14 May 2026 19:36:00 +0900 00:10 full no 時事通信社 A Japanese parliamentary panel on Thursday discussed a draft outline of an emergency clause that may be included in the Constitution as part of a planned amendment to the country's fundamental law. 4342db0ddc7093e224e0f15b728f848fd2cbbbe51d909652f66708b5d0ba2c6b Thu, 14 May 2026 19:31:00 +0900 00:11 full no 時事通信社 Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi will visit South Korea for two days from Tuesday to hold a summit meeting with South Korean President Lee Jae-myung for better bilateral ties, the Japanese government said Thursday. 3fd4ea7f32c20b66c7f1cb927ffbeaadf783822a5f9c4458fd26bd77f0f687da Thu, 14 May 2026 18:59:00 +0900 00:13 full no 時事通信社 Japan's economy is projected to have grown at an annualized pace of 1.8pctin the first three months of the year in inflation-adjusted real terms to mark the second consecutive quarter of expansion, according to average estimates by 10 private think tanks. 13921b0d131995e44dd8ed7622442f15c33184ea6ad809cdb469fb6ea10d1818 Thu, 14 May 2026 18:38:00 +0900 00:16 full no 時事通信社 Bank of Japan policymaker Kazuyuki Masu said Thursday that the central bank should raise its policy interest rate as soon as possible unless the economy shows signs of slowing down. 36d47cdd69ac0cdfcdf9173de4fd365053bf9be3279c1299eede743b9ec52061 Thu, 14 May 2026 18:03:00 +0900 00:11 full no 時事通信社 The ongoing Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, or NPT, is expected to adopt an outcome document that addresses nuclear disarmament education, as proposed by Japan, it was learned Wednesday. 6f8cd2ef8854643a97758c1f917330ba1e6a8bc1a784c56527fd8f4186a699f3 Thu, 14 May 2026 17:22:00 +0900 00:15 full no 時事通信社 A memorial ceremony was held on Thursday for the 42 people who died in a train collision in Shigaraki, currently part of Koka, in Shiga Prefecture, western Japan, 35 years ago. 3d8a5ae245e32d47b68613f96e7b2b5714be1967542e6ce795e97c0cae156f31 Thu, 14 May 2026 16:32:00 +0900 00:12 full no 時事通信社 Japan's Honda Motor Co. on Thursday reported a consolidated net loss of 423.9 billion yen in fiscal 2025, which ended in March this year, amid sluggish demand for electric vehicles in North America. bf5a3a80b08c614e9788b6b7803df595f59f25d4f43040fa14a2430f0ecba543 Thu, 14 May 2026 16:02:00 +0900 00:15 full no 時事通信社 Tokyo police have arrested two Vietnamese construction workers for allegedly entering and trying to burglarize a house in Tokyo's Setagaya Ward, the site of a high-profile family murder case in 2000. bdc059ffe4d766c72989a211b08a10512f631d1312d4cad87d3edf3e6c80e3ed Thu, 14 May 2026 15:46:00 +0900 00:12 full no 時事通信社 The Japanese government is considering providing electricity and city gas subsidies from July to September, when energy demand for cooling is expected to grow, people familiar with the matter said Thursday. cc062a7bbf89eac35b63c5ad74ca77abfb622ea711cfc7f46471075c68860f4b Thu, 14 May 2026 15:20:00 +0900 00:12 full no 時事通信社 Japan's LY Corp. said Thursday it and U.S. investment fund Bain Capital have jointly proposed acquiring Kakaku.com Inc., in a move to counter Swedish investment fund EQT AB's tender offer for the operator of the Tabelog user-generated restaurant review website. ce8ff4899432acbdb9ba033cf484ceb94bf067c224420f244d9f901b70fcb2f0 Thu, 14 May 2026 14:57:00 +0900 00:17 full no 時事通信社 Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party officially approved on Thursday a draft criminal procedure law amendment stipulating a basic ban on public prosecutors' appeals against court orders granting retrials in the main text of the law. 00ed49511c7d400e437a984076a3d1278c4ff09b3a5c2f8dd937dc7240c56250 Thu, 14 May 2026 14:52:00 +0900 00:14 full no 時事通信社 An oil tanker owned by a group company of Japanese oil distributor Eneos Corp. has passed through the Strait of Hormuz, people familiar with the matter said Thursday. 37e3b1d72114c69784d87910cc2dfb5096841c43ac02b7e3d4988d378516aa2f Thu, 14 May 2026 14:42:00 +0900 00:10 full no 時事通信社 Japanese police issued 2,147 "blue tickets" to fine cyclists for minor traffic violations in the first month since the blue ticket system was introduced April 1, National Police Agency preliminary data showed Thursday. 72c8405f1244c4935efafbc9debcfe6cf4a1b054dd0b8227edbc5241bc5adcee Thu, 14 May 2026 14:09:00 +0900 00:15 full no