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 An 81-year-old man from a former Imperial Family branch has questioned a plan to allow the Imperial Family to adopt male, paternal-line descendants of former branches amid the declining number of Imperial Family members. e325425dbf17d8cf20511241c947581ac7fca99459d8398bc252a04ad46cb52e Thu, 02 Jul 2026 08:30:00 +0900 00:13 full no 時事通信社 The head of an Indian defense research institute in an interview has praised Japan's recent decision to lift its ban on arms exports, voicing hopes for the joint production of warships by and the promotion of defense equipment cooperation between the two nations. a3f7a50a34e8cc1f242f6c68e12e05e5a551a9077c71910f478f4b56dd4672ae Thu, 02 Jul 2026 08:00:00 +0900 00:14 full no 時事通信社 Police in Japan arrested nine individuals Wednesday for their alleged involvement in a special fraud case using Sierra Leone, western Africa, as a base. f97d07d27c49b0dbde7005313a151210de1dce1824eadd9390727ad258b8aa5e Wed, 01 Jul 2026 22:48:00 +0900 00:09 full no 時事通信社 Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi met with his Ukrainian counterpart, Andrii Sybiha, in Tokyo on Wednesday, reaffirming Japan's continued support for Ukraine amid Russia's invasion. 473bbbb35fdfb1a7d138b593005633d62875a5cb94713f4564e863a0a96a03b1 Wed, 01 Jul 2026 22:07:00 +0900 00:12 full no 時事通信社 East Japan Railway Co., or JR East, said Wednesday that its Mobile Suica app system suffered a temporary glitch the same day that made it difficult for users to charge their smartphone-based smart cards. fc2b976e85ffadd3684c563f60f4f3c4e160101a5ed9dc5b81b25980ce2ccb56 Wed, 01 Jul 2026 21:39:00 +0900 00:12 full no 時事通信社 Inbound tourism continued making contributions to rises in roadside land prices in Japan this year, according to National Tax Agency data released Wednesday. e67f794b5c96dbc602d1f42ce62bc200788d7d35a600bbafd874e12556f9bf1f Wed, 01 Jul 2026 20:21:00 +0900 00:09 full no 時事通信社 Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, in a contribution published in The Times of India on Wednesday, said that Japan and India are "strategically aligned" partners. a0a8f1d20b51ef067123e583188e977e3ffc6fee14ba8b79da435ad1445fb0fe Wed, 01 Jul 2026 19:40:00 +0900 00:10 full no 時事通信社 The number of hibakusha survivors of the 1945 U.S. atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki had fallen to 91,105 as of the end of March this year, Japan's welfare ministry said Wednesday. 2eab9dc97820c11c89dbcc2de26c366a79db80be9bd70a2271497e8a523859d5 Wed, 01 Jul 2026 19:28:00 +0900 00:13 full no 時事通信社 Japan's parliamentary leaders on Wednesday presented a draft supplementary resolution for the bill revising the Imperial House Law, calling for continued discussions on stable Imperial succession. 30c36a7c4d35c612eb6a1e5cb10ece1c30180a8aac1ffed85ed2520981ed3c88 Wed, 01 Jul 2026 18:27:00 +0900 00:11 full no 時事通信社 The Japanese government said Wednesday that it will dispatch an emergency medical team to Venezuela, recently hit by major earthquakes, as early as this week. 5a837b6f7e2a2c93109e78dc0cb29a64b17c2aee579e31e499341ae2512a9e44 Wed, 01 Jul 2026 18:22:00 +0900 00:09 full no 時事通信社 Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi left for India on a government jet Wednesday for a summit with her Indian counterpart, Narendra Modi, where they are seen confirming the two countries' cooperation in economic security. a8877a766cbb9a90b4f629435362567fed47fae2451b9f5ff51c8445b22ff00b Wed, 01 Jul 2026 18:16:00 +0900 00:13 full no 時事通信社 Japan's Financial Services Agency has ordered Aflac Life Insurance Japan Ltd. to report details of a personal data breach involving information on about 4.38 million customers, the unit of U.S. insurance giant Aflac Inc. said Wednesday. deabd15d7188facd32cb1bf470995c4273fa5b346449c506340791ef8aba590f Wed, 01 Jul 2026 17:36:00 +0900 00:15 full no 時事通信社 Construction firms and real estate developers need to work together to address surging labor and materials costs involving large-scale urban redevelopment projects in Japan, Masafumi Kiryu, president of Kajima Corp., a major Japanese construction firm, said in an interview. 448835d1583d65abcc39204430439dfffc0e6c1d0c9348a0e1cf808bbba45a11 Wed, 01 Jul 2026 17:34:00 +0900 00:17 full no 時事通信社 Two Japanese nationals detained in the Chinese city of Dalian in May were arrested in mid- and late June, respectively, Japanese government officials said Wednesday. f8147dbee4891ad12284ea43c3aac2c2286efac396bb3ecd348fb159d01db72d Wed, 01 Jul 2026 16:56:00 +0900 00:09 full no 時事通信社 House of Representatives Speaker Eisuke Mori on Wednesday urged both ruling and opposition parties to return to normal parliamentary business, amid an impasse over bills submitted by the ruling bloc. c7e318556f57def691176dc984be9ada17d51c362bf01d6eeb22f7260850eea8 Wed, 01 Jul 2026 16:55:00 +0900 00:12 full no 時事通信社 NTT Docomo Business Inc. plans to spend up to several hundred billion yen on acquisitions, Katsushige Kojima, president and CEO of the Japanese telecommunications company focusing on corporate clients, said in an interview. 9cab8bc60c808ab7dcb161ee136b028ba0fea825ce2335a7d2ce781e3f9a6a56 Wed, 01 Jul 2026 16:33:00 +0900 00:14 full no 時事通信社 Prices of land facing roads in Japan as of Jan. 1 rose 2.9pctfrom a year before on average, up for the fifth straight year, the National Tax Agency said Wednesday. c3b4d58587fcc24d3974697bc906b5265e74bec82d12888589f1c23d20625e52 Wed, 01 Jul 2026 16:20:00 +0900 00:11 full no 時事通信社 Chubu Electric Power Co. continued to commit earthquake risk data fraud involving its Hamaoka nuclear power plant in central Japan even after regulators opened an investigation into the scandal, the secretariat of the Nuclear Regulation Authority said Wednesday. 2e9f1d1a8c6e15dfed4635d44f9719275004397c6a24c467433e6c57e2191403 Wed, 01 Jul 2026 15:39:00 +0900 00:15 full no 時事通信社 Japan cut passport issuance fees on Wednesday, lowering the cost of a 10-year passport for adults to 8,900 yen from 15,900 yen if an application is filed online. 66f15a3b42ab35de7dc0e7025eef1cb15ecbd3f229900c547f96ba7f75742c9c Wed, 01 Jul 2026 14:25:00 +0900 00:12 full no 時事通信社 Members of the Mercosur trade bloc in South America formally announced the start of negotiations for an economic partnership agreement with Japan at a summit in the Paraguayan capital of Asuncion on Tuesday. b677ccce5e124024c176be1764e72d4c50b518769b42fde98356316395b5b8fd Wed, 01 Jul 2026 14:18:00 +0900 00:12 full no 時事通信社 "Karakuri ningyo," traditional Japanese mechanical puppets, were demonstrated at a recent event at Japan House London, which promotes Japanese culture. bc1a41dafa9fd392dd98bb099357e3ddcf7bd2e95961c20f53662e622bab6944 Wed, 01 Jul 2026 13:25:00 +0900 00:09 full no 時事通信社 Business sentiment among large manufacturers in Japan improved for the fifth straight quarter, the Bank of Japan's "tankan" survey for June showed Wednesday. 07e4e620fc78d4578b8c968379f3f767c18aeda536645425943df859478376c9 Wed, 01 Jul 2026 09:29:00 +0900 00:09 full no 時事通信社 Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party-Japan Innovation Party coalition is pushing ahead with bills to establish a secondary capital in Japan and reduce the number of seats in the House of Representatives, the lower chamber of the Diet, amid the boycott of Diet proceedings by opposition parties. eef4a2ac066baeff2846bc727d803fd642ae31ed0d2e2fd034110c5dd8e20169 Tue, 30 Jun 2026 23:36:00 +0900 00:17 full no 時事通信社 The Japanese government urged on Tuesday the Bank of Japan to work closely with it in a draft of its new Basic Policy on Economic and Fiscal Management and Reform. 56efc7a58e6ed7e3127cf277b9255a06eb527e38161b5cdd1333ca43bcbc1416 Tue, 30 Jun 2026 22:11:00 +0900 00:09 full no 時事通信社 Aflac Life Insurance Japan Ltd. said Tuesday that unauthorized access to its customer portal site and other systems resulted in the leak of personal information of about 4.38 million customers, including their names, addresses, and phone numbers. 6a97844bf1f6e4017e3857bc966abe0696a06f94c0548a34526179c22465cbcb Tue, 30 Jun 2026 20:36:00 +0900 00:15 full no 時事通信社 Fans applauded the fight put up by the Japanese men's national soccer team, nicknamed Samurai Blue, after its exit from the 2026 FIFA World Cup on Monday. d546878284282322a9237d7786b8e49b0e682f28b770c0fa5a95515926372d03 Tue, 30 Jun 2026 19:49:00 +0900 00:10 full no 時事通信社 Japan Airlines has fraudulently received subsidies for a state project on next-generation air mobility, such as drones and so-called flying cars, by falsifying labor costs, it was learned Tuesday. 3ef63b4b68419b90b4450ee26f4b313c546b74fa1cfa430581c83c56d79892b1 Tue, 30 Jun 2026 19:32:00 +0900 00:12 full no 時事通信社 Japan will cut passport issuance fees on Wednesday, lowering the cost of a 10-year passport for adults obtained through online application to 8,900 yen from 15,900 yen. b0318c89c393f1dbff2e8bdb4dca9b6788e8eb089d9bfa29324183e47e989a1e Tue, 30 Jun 2026 18:40:00 +0900 00:12 full no 時事通信社 A Tokyo court on Tuesday convicted a section chief at Japan's Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare of stalking a female subordinate and illegally entering her home, sentencing him to two years in prison, suspended for five years. 5cd0a805582a6ac0ba87fce0687a650c120fe73d18f50885649c3b52761d305f Tue, 30 Jun 2026 18:21:00 +0900 00:13 full no 時事通信社 The U.S. military returned its 43-hectare Negishi residential site in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, south of Tokyo, to Japan on Tuesday, based on an agreement the two countries signed in 2004. 656e31172c17f809fd6827b323468c61969518b60cda174d6eddcde116ee8c8a Tue, 30 Jun 2026 18:05:00 +0900 00:13 full no 時事通信社 The Japanese government on Tuesday adopted a bill to revise the Imperial House Law to secure an adequate number of Imperial Family members. ff9811140ea66926643cb3cec3d2112fd0d80412a9577a173a5d3f8725a5e372 Tue, 30 Jun 2026 17:13:00 +0900 00:08 full no 時事通信社 Major food and beverage makers in Japan plan to raise prices for 2,566 items in July, driven by rising costs linked to tensions in the Middle East, research firm Teikoku Databank Ltd. said Tuesday. 35de745dfc3e96961b7ad8d344e3b1eeb747ca9011a944fd46f8708339614726 Tue, 30 Jun 2026 16:25:00 +0900 00:14 full no 時事通信社 The estimated amount of food wasted by households and food-linked businesses in Japan in fiscal 2024 fell to the lowest level since data collection started in fiscal 2012, government data showed on Tuesday. 05c65cc5f8651fd48025c7f2df20d4468f3ff1497827d73cabd169fe56378c2e Tue, 30 Jun 2026 16:01:00 +0900 00:13 full no 時事通信社 The Japanese government will aim to consistently achieve economic growth of more than 3pctin nominal gross domestic product and more than 1pctin real GDP at an early date, according to a draft outline. 77540730cbe7be889ff00550abaf2a2291b1e4a87f841631f6c30b481fc4f3d2 Tue, 30 Jun 2026 15:20:00 +0900 00:13 full no 時事通信社 Japan's industry ministry said Tuesday that it will provide 387.3 billion yen in aid for a project to develop a domestic model that serves as the foundation of a physical artificial intelligence system that controls robots. c413cb6b253a37c750374f5c505fd3a9ee74ade42a534516075e6d1fa7c82d7a Tue, 30 Jun 2026 15:12:00 +0900 00:14 full no 時事通信社 Japan's seasonally adjusted industrial production in May rose 0.5pctfrom the previous month, as production of chemicals recovered on an increase in naphtha imports, industry ministry preliminary data showed Tuesday. b19ee1301f1c18db1cadb7dc60b69dd5d584756a37048f430ffd87a1ec850413 Tue, 30 Jun 2026 13:42:00 +0900 00:14 full no 時事通信社 It is important for Japan to strengthen ties with emerging economies as part of efforts to diversify supply chains for critical minerals and energy sources, the Japanese government said in a white paper released Tuesday. 7655f04f957ca53ebbd38f4c6655f1b0c03b7442dd3b271ff0e6d97612254f0f Tue, 30 Jun 2026 13:38:00 +0900 00:12 full no 時事通信社 Japan's House of Representatives, the lower chamber of the Diet, the country's parliament, passed a bill to criminalize the act of damaging the national flag by a majority vote on Tuesday. 71c5c0067c5808767dba495e44a1e860f1d4572e3ed4bbad2f67b2e567c85cc3 Tue, 30 Jun 2026 13:30:00 +0900 00:10 full no 時事通信社 Japan's job availability ratio slipped to 1.17 in May as new job openings fell in sectors including wholesale, retail and construction, the labor ministry said Tuesday. 07f032a7e147514423f47c1ef45731601c26b1c6a02b7f33fd643194da68789d Tue, 30 Jun 2026 13:08:00 +0900 00:11 full no 時事通信社 Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, the president of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, earned 36.41 million yen in 2025, the highest income among nine party leaders, reports showed on Tuesday. c912d5a0f76b299d1eeb911f70727fb2a98b4fdce2e6fbc58683165fba51a923 Tue, 30 Jun 2026 12:51:00 +0900 00:14 full no 時事通信社 The average income of Japanese lawmakers in 2025 rose by 4.9 million yen from the previous year to 30.03 million yen, the Diet, the country's parliament, said Tuesday. 66c05acee463f26b11c148330910b5db8007b178826cbff51eda17dee2e60094 Tue, 30 Jun 2026 11:56:00 +0900 00:12 full no 時事通信社 Japan was eliminated from the 2026 FIFA World Cup after losing to Brazil 2-1 in Houston, Texas, on Monday. bc0a443a71d987fa91400a52ab8d5642a0a5eb4ae8c33a36a31c353b6408b2ca Tue, 30 Jun 2026 09:50:00 +0900 00:08 full no 時事通信社 The Japanese government on Monday held the first meeting of the Japan Foreign Investment Committee, or JFIC, which will conduct cross-ministerial reviews of foreign investments in Japanese companies, with the aim of preventing leaks of technology and information critical to national security. 625628495821a3f1017c39b1dc26d78260d4087e5ed958db0432ae9c5f5a202d Mon, 29 Jun 2026 23:32:00 +0900 00:17 full no 時事通信社 Japanese ruling party lawmaker Hirofumi Nakasone on Monday expressed regret over his controversial remark that it is impossible for Princess Aiko, the daughter of Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako, to ascend to the Imperial throne. 19d377541fae4335a253ed881a638d5b3809307bfe8c7cedce8a1ed06398ebfb Mon, 29 Jun 2026 22:21:00 +0900 00:15 full no 時事通信社 Kazuya Kamenashi, a former member of the Japanese boy band KAT-TUN, and Minami Tanaka, a Japanese freelance announcer and actor, announced Monday that they are going to get married. 354c8c5c80b6621f4d3bdc95f6de18d8be1ae9abaa25c8a0081cadd870c22470 Mon, 29 Jun 2026 21:40:00 +0900 00:11 full no 時事通信社 The Yodobashi-Ikebukuro commercial complex at the east exit of Ikebukuro Station in Tokyo was unveiled to the press on Monday, ahead of its opening on Tuesday. f31df5b98149d6200c0a46cb258a2d24b42965aa0517a7f3a6e8c3b3ab6d656c Mon, 29 Jun 2026 21:13:00 +0900 00:10 full no 時事通信社 Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara said Monday that Tokyo has conveyed serious concerns to China and Russia via diplomatic channels over recent joint flights by Chinese and Russian bombers near Japan. caeb05e0f79060926b49ce2cf423a10986355b90e50731dbcb948a0510d58969 Mon, 29 Jun 2026 20:22:00 +0900 00:13 full no 時事通信社 The Japanese government lodged a protest with China on Monday after Beijing announced an expanded export ban on dual-use items, including rare earths, targeting Japan. d063f9dae7784ea1d67bf33cb5ecd6bbd975f5b0985339178fa023f66729938a Mon, 29 Jun 2026 19:32:00 +0900 00:10 full no 時事通信社 The Japanese government's regulatory reform panel Monday called for easing building standards for data centers amid the rapid development of artificial intelligence. 17a0a9d83d25b2b5a063951e7a3357a44dcd161de18d259c01a2d49b00118278 Mon, 29 Jun 2026 18:50:00 +0900 00:10 full no 時事通信社 Global vehicle sales by eight major Japanese automakers fell 2.6pctfrom a year earlier to 1,966,434 units in May amid fierce competition in China and the conflict in the Middle East, data from the companies showed Monday. fa0a2b476ac7468d3f9cfd6b479284d72bbe9016895f3fe91e5f7b96b79bbb2b Mon, 29 Jun 2026 18:40:00 +0900 00:17 full no