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 Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and Mathias Cormann, secretary-general of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, on Tuesday agreed to expand Japan-OECD cooperation in the field of economic security. d7fed9afd3dbce9bf21c18537b063036fc116d60d6479aac9a3dd64159bf185a Tue, 12 May 2026 22:38:00 +0900 00:15 full no 時事通信社 Swedish investment fund EQT AB said Tuesday that it will conduct a tender offer for Japan's Kakaku.com Inc., the operator of the Tabelog user-generated restaurant review website. f6fe496395b7520a91c99498d1911eea64659d1e6b8aa1f05416eb59c6cca6a8 Tue, 12 May 2026 21:46:00 +0900 00:12 full no 時事通信社 The opposition Centrist Reform Alliance decided Tuesday to accept two proposals by a Japanese government expert panel to ensure a sufficient number of Imperial Family members, paving the way for full-scale parliamentary talks on revising the Imperial House Law. 17d9cd8fb552c5440770a851cecd12ded09066fc2b7056c81a553f91517a5771 Tue, 12 May 2026 21:26:00 +0900 00:15 full no 時事通信社 Japanese snack maker Calbee Inc. said Tuesday that it plans to adopt monochrome packaging for 14 of its major products, including "Potato Chips." 95374279360e9e93a0b9d313aec9c0d67622516fd911c80e87e7b373af0c91fe Tue, 12 May 2026 20:39:00 +0900 00:09 full no 時事通信社 Japan's composite index of coincident economic indicators rose 0.3 point from the previous month in March, up for the first time in two months, the Cabinet Office said in a preliminary report on Tuesday. 13fd694e5aa88218f0d51802e5383eb36c7532f2056341289a367ac92be3e588 Tue, 12 May 2026 20:22:00 +0900 00:13 full no 時事通信社 Scandal-hit Fuji Media Holdings Inc. on Tuesday reported its first full-year operating loss since becoming a certified holding company for broadcasting operations in 2008. f4769371a7df7128edadfb3e93bcfba56403468ceae5619699c493768096e6ac Tue, 12 May 2026 19:45:00 +0900 00:11 full no 時事通信社 Japan's family register system, which only allows male and female designations in its gender entry, infringes upon Article 14 of the Constitution, Osaka High Court has said. b833f8080f44aa5ae517173c582490a658abe89922c90c362b7b8dbffe0b6446 Tue, 12 May 2026 19:25:00 +0900 00:12 full no 時事通信社 Japanese police arrested a 16-year-old boy Tuesday for allegedly impeding train operations by spraying a liquid that caused a strange odor on a train running in Kanagawa Prefecture, south of Tokyo. 134f1bad6ab466b2042e6ae42d6e59939ddf99917a544aeb94c904ee3f94d0a1 Tue, 12 May 2026 18:40:00 +0900 00:12 full no 時事通信社 Mikhail Shvydkoy, Russian President Vladimir Putin's international cultural envoy, on Tuesday proposed subcabinet-level talks between Japan and Russia to open the way for a meeting of the two countries' foreign ministers. a33613449fc9d6c7d68b611987e2c8812ce66ccf595b5b094db9a808633fd8f6 Tue, 12 May 2026 18:23:00 +0900 00:13 full no 時事通信社 Japan's Justice Ministry is expected to include a ban on appeals by prosecutors against court orders granting retrials in the main text of a planned bill, sources said Tuesday. 1966910f3d359b97e1e80cc176fe6dacf976930f663041cf6ef13809174b4233 Tue, 12 May 2026 18:08:00 +0900 00:11 full no 時事通信社 Japanese Empress Masako attended a national convention of the Japanese Red Cross Society at Meiji Jingu Kaikan Hall in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward on Tuesday. 8f1abe70191f367d614f110478599af23fe531377987c82338756c26be08e298 Tue, 12 May 2026 18:04:00 +0900 00:10 full no 時事通信社 Participants started full-fledged talks at a Japan-hosted international conference in Hiroshima, western Japan, on Tuesday, discussing ways to regulate the growing number of tourists visiting Antarctica and protect emperor penguins, an endangered species affected by climate change. 82b9cbdd0e6176b30fb62f5534c056307e8f68cc904f11912b72728038ac390b Tue, 12 May 2026 17:50:00 +0900 00:17 full no 時事通信社 Children who have been physically abused by their parents are more likely to turn to juvenile delinquency than those who have not, a group of researchers, including those from Kyoto University, has found. 76ce3fb0066f6ee2be9effdae8ec5e9966b29432cef7cef7843c532a9816377f Tue, 12 May 2026 17:43:00 +0900 00:11 full no 時事通信社 Japan will provide solar panels and other renewable energy equipment to Cuba, which has been suffering serious electricity shortages, the Foreign Ministry said Tuesday. 488414df6e8778145ddbfb82de7a1e8635c0cd1d97bbc304f68127585f9c78e4 Tue, 12 May 2026 17:39:00 +0900 00:10 full no 時事通信社 Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi met with U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Tuesday to discuss their countries' relations and strategic investments, as well as critical minerals and U.S. President Donald Trump's upcoming visit to China. dafaad3317236ae28c066b2f0789d9b8c22e2c6ccd59b5305e1085f36f67bc18 Tue, 12 May 2026 17:18:00 +0900 00:15 full no 時事通信社 A tanker carrying some 45,000 kiloliters of crude oil from Azerbaijan has arrived at an Eneos Corp. refinery in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, south of Tokyo, officials at the Japanese energy company said Tuesday. 0dc9e920b83abfa43446b687f8c72e7c79c344ebbb99646cc1211f81b943e08d Tue, 12 May 2026 16:47:00 +0900 00:15 full no 時事通信社 Japan's Emperor Naruhito conferred Grand Cordon honors on 14 recipients, including four foreigners, at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Tuesday. 414142e5cf744c3e9d8bf6033d8ee6e5686e352d8e70a8f0d05295e943a5164b Tue, 12 May 2026 15:55:00 +0900 00:10 full no 時事通信社 Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Tuesday instructed her government to implement cybersecurity measures as soon as possible amid improving artificial intelligence capabilities. ed7f724cb1c7e88dc932040f9e2c0832c7192cab077613b0aeacc4cef01c5aad Tue, 12 May 2026 15:28:00 +0900 00:11 full no 時事通信社 Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama said Tuesday that she and U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent affirmed cooperation regarding foreign exchange market developments at their meeting in Tokyo the same day. 8ef4c1d79a37000314c86eaeda49152a4a0554f3f3c15e84f1acb8d35e7fdc1a Tue, 12 May 2026 14:11:00 +0900 00:13 full no 時事通信社 Commission fees paid by local governments to intermediary website operators for Japan's "furusato nozei" hometown tax donation program reached 11.5pctof the donated amount in fiscal 2024, an internal affairs ministry survey showed Tuesday. 7354e58b558a3112abf84518bbd30040e0deeceac8702a09f5f3ccbc8f56310b Tue, 12 May 2026 13:37:00 +0900 00:17 full no 時事通信社 Japanese household spending fell 2.9pctin March from a year earlier in inflation-adjusted real terms, as consumers cut food spending amid inflation concerns linked to the war in Iran, the internal affairs ministry said Tuesday. b023e8182e485f022e5770a2b6b7a26d0d94aa935be116cf85051a912318df39 Tue, 12 May 2026 13:27:00 +0900 00:15 full no 時事通信社 A Bank of Japan policymaker at the latest monetary policy meeting said that it would be possible for the central bank to raise its policy interest rate as early as its next policy-setting meeting in June, according to a summary of opinions released Tuesday. 08cfa523b03eee5d3accec4c06e37de1dc6332aade9a8a2e98c9e9b0f0d15ca1 Tue, 12 May 2026 13:15:00 +0900 00:15 full no 時事通信社 Japan's Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako will make official visits to the Netherlands and Belgium as state guests from June 13 to 26. 3252f1e83ad24bc1110f0a49cbccafb355e98854c459b28cc167aa9e54c7e6f4 Tue, 12 May 2026 10:19:00 +0900 00:09 full no 時事通信社 A local railway operator in central Japan has been selling the right for people to have their originally created music played in its trains, as part of local revitalization efforts. 1f227282ae02dd2d482bd90d96b3f4eef935a7945a089dd21343226e8164931d Tue, 12 May 2026 09:30:00 +0900 00:10 full no 時事通信社 Japan and India in the second round of bilateral economic security dialogue have agreed to further facilitate cooperation in the field. ed1aaa058a86516dc6a66f81f310383ec9de9f0389d3d35102d909ee7066ddab Tue, 12 May 2026 09:13:00 +0900 00:08 full no 時事通信社 Asian investment fund MBK Partners is set to acquire major Japanese aluminum can maker Altemira Holdings Co. for about 117.5 billion yen, it has been learned. 3ec0360ed9254290f8914f6a8ab9f83f8ee72714d79c95d215d248c8893a4027 Tue, 12 May 2026 08:35:00 +0900 00:12 full no 時事通信社 A former employee of a unit of security company Alsok Co. has been arrested on suspicion of stealing money from automated teller machines he was assigned to manage, it was learned Monday. a00500f600c632991a937bfe28a6e929bf2dbbcc984eb51e653b01ead145f366 Tue, 12 May 2026 00:15:00 +0900 00:11 full no 時事通信社 Toyota Motor Corp. said Monday it will build its fourth factory in India, planning to start production there in the first half of 2029. aeb2e865a6e583bd4de2197813cda92710f8e9dcb85d6a5e8b6db67d5825ccd3 Mon, 11 May 2026 23:37:00 +0900 00:09 full no 時事通信社 The Japan Business Federation, or Keidanren, called for raising Japan's public and private investment in research and development to 50 trillion yen in fiscal 2040, in its strategic proposal released Monday for realizing a science and technology-oriented nation. e94e6a76025e446017b53dde28c6e3fd45e47cd5d7e189f3a9d17443fb913adf Mon, 11 May 2026 22:52:00 +0900 00:16 full no 時事通信社 The number of Asian black bear sightings in Japan in fiscal 2025 came to 50,776, marking the highest figure since comparable data became available in fiscal 2009, provisional data from the Environment Ministry showed Monday. 33629ce4949458bcb154de4891c6560df1ce75db53b2faa611ac16d4e7eed868 Mon, 11 May 2026 22:07:00 +0900 00:17 full no 時事通信社 Japanese soccer star Kaoru Mitoma injured his left leg during a English Premier League match on Saturday, dealing a setback to the Japanese men's national soccer team just one month before the start of this year's World Cup. 91bc68811af9288a061f2cec319d6db6f131a0a3708a056045d73912857d720b Mon, 11 May 2026 21:26:00 +0900 00:13 full no 時事通信社 The Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, which suffered U.S. atomic bombings in the closing days of World War II, will take differing approaches toward Taiwan again this year over their annual peace ceremonies to commemorate victims of the 1945 bombings. b64939f55fb574b2cdc9cc84cbfb83744a8bd7e49d88d52e5d853dfd6727ace9 Mon, 11 May 2026 21:21:00 +0900 00:16 full no 時事通信社 A tanker carrying crude oil from Azerbaijan is expected to arrive in Japan as early as Tuesday, the industry ministry said Monday. 9f3243c3b432e869dec67df3c9276dea9f54a3bf67aa1e6bd17a0a46c41edca4 Mon, 11 May 2026 20:31:00 +0900 00:09 full no 時事通信社 Japanese automaker Subaru Corp. said Monday that it expects to report a consolidated net profit of 90 billion yen for the fiscal year that ended in March, down from the previous estimate of 125 billion yen. 4915609cc033a82e0dc1f2049e6d79f234c0a7ce33d781c37eba553e10dfada6 Mon, 11 May 2026 20:11:00 +0900 00:14 full no 時事通信社 Three major Japanese shipping companies have projected net profit falls for fiscal 2026, due to rising fuel prices linked to tensions in the Middle East. 385e1fcb9178face6f93c0ade83fbeff8d6fdf80b9ad034d33e14ff56753969b Mon, 11 May 2026 20:00:00 +0900 00:10 full no 時事通信社 A Japan-hosted international conference to discuss the peaceful use of Antarctica opened in Hiroshima on Monday, attracting attention particularly on whether an environment conservation agreement can be reached amid surging tourism. 1dc2a9ba32f486bc824b122f847428973c0b99179d274ac8860b2a72362a8ab1 Mon, 11 May 2026 19:48:00 +0900 00:13 full no 時事通信社 Ruling and opposition parties agreed Monday to hold the first debate between Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and opposition party leaders during the ongoing session of the Diet, Japan's parliament, on May 20. 974cb0f090f53d7794de9d978167c1860b36d4cc31b03f8eeb9c3efbdbd4a28f Mon, 11 May 2026 19:26:00 +0900 00:13 full no 時事通信社 A Meiji Co. biscuit snack that was discontinued in Japan more than 40 years ago has become a hit overseas. 5183d4b34bbb8812b159f8916207f023c30870e4aac6f9bf161ef510c3443ddd Mon, 11 May 2026 18:11:00 +0900 00:07 full no 時事通信社 Japan has no plans at present for a meeting between the Japanese and Russian foreign ministers, Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara said Monday. 22d25a48ee583934acdbad349561e229e3f427cddc5f057a45f8164d625bc178 Mon, 11 May 2026 15:23:00 +0900 00:09 full no 時事通信社 Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Monday left open the possibility of her government calling for energy savings amid supply concerns linked to the war in Iran. ca90d4b935f0c7a4b2b9668644be4487c276a2881471eb7e56c431351277e011 Mon, 11 May 2026 14:39:00 +0900 00:10 full no 時事通信社 Japan is not currently in a situation where there would be a major domestic impact in the wake of a hantavirus outbreak confirmed on a cruise ship during a voyage in the Atlantic Ocean, Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara said Monday. ad04b6632260b44ff44c444f61017483e41321d366be5408549d646100674c66 Mon, 11 May 2026 14:22:00 +0900 00:14 full no 時事通信社 A private high school in Niigata Prefecture, central Japan, one of whose students was killed in a microbus crash last week said Sunday that it had arranged buses through Kanbara Tetsudo Co., a local bus operator, multiple times also in the past. a9cbd17e13f73bd3ba9b08836289ab95f2db3f8269ef64d787abb685aaea6473 Mon, 11 May 2026 12:34:00 +0900 00:15 full no 時事通信社 A Japanese national who disembarked from the hantavirus-hit cruise ship MV Hondius arrived in Britain on Monday aboard a charter flight arranged by the British government, the Japanese Foreign Ministry said. d6e8ed3a2de32faa93204047d8b2b899781475488cf9420d7172fc96fa277bb8 Mon, 11 May 2026 11:09:00 +0900 00:12 full no 時事通信社 Passengers of a train running in Kanagawa Prefecture, adjacent to Tokyo, on Sunday complained of a foreign odor, and a woman was sent to hospital. 93436a40c25ab6d6315c0f90bab5110126254ffbd7c46295223fe3424b67bdd5 Mon, 11 May 2026 08:34:00 +0900 00:09 full no 時事通信社 U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Sunday said on X, formerly Twitter, that he will visit Japan from Monday for talks with Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama the next day. 405bed20235109424a89d02ba05999ea83b56537f3a37ecbb540e932b7a84c79 Mon, 11 May 2026 00:21:00 +0900 00:13 full no 時事通信社 Japan will consider whether to call China a "threat" in the upcoming revision of its three major security-related documents by year-end. b392ed5655b26a1ab6dee719e2a47575aa3dea2c67560c6cf8517628bc0b8737 Sun, 10 May 2026 20:10:00 +0900 00:08 full no 時事通信社 Japan is diversifying shipping routes for crude oil from the Middle East as the effective blockade of the Strait of Hormuz continues. a3362f49c73e050bdc0f66a39d7acb3e44518771e1290903a12d853e58319b60 Sun, 10 May 2026 20:00:00 +0900 00:08 full no 時事通信社 The fifth Japan Parade event to promote Japanese culture was held in Manhattan, New York, on Saturday. 6bc419fbe5fbc818435c472e513bb370d8510889d6c1d944d2dc8f4e111d1556 Sun, 10 May 2026 17:07:00 +0900 00:07 full no 時事通信社 Japan will fully digitalize the civil litigation procedures May 21, allowing litigants to resolve their disputes online without ever attending court in person. 6a3e884f8e4dbb14f48366c7d4cd6a51f565f08a0dfeeb3708daa2346d5dfa86 Sun, 10 May 2026 14:22:00 +0900 00:10 full no 時事通信社 Koji Suzuki, the Japanese author known for horror novels including "Ring," died at a Tokyo hospital Friday. He was 68. b2ce75fcd138b4900ffabbc6ced0aa7933a950fdc4121944e317395c5f114aea Sat, 09 May 2026 23:31:00 +0900 00:08 full no