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 Seven Bank plans to offer deposit and payment services and other banking functions to retailers such as convenience stores and supermarkets starting as early as fiscal 2027, informed sources said Wednesday. 8b832ecb30b0d7fe760ef6ef76f33fc258dc31925a488aee6d00887923236ddd Wed, 29 Jul 2026 22:52:00 +0900 00:12 full no 時事通信社 Aeon Co. President and CEO Akio Yoshida apologized Wednesday for the deaths of three people following an explosion that occurred at the Japanese company's Aeon Mall Kumamoto shopping facility after a powerful earthquake the previous day. 176286b8bf10fe2367fc6579478a723a6dc833e92674f0d530942a407a59fb40 Wed, 29 Jul 2026 22:35:00 +0900 00:14 full no 時事通信社 Myanmar's President Min Aung Hlaing has called on Japanese companies to expand investment and trade in the Southeast Asian country at a business event in Yangon. d64e7cb1a6184e4290cb3278af99f0ffd04aed5a7f5dae780978aa75e605f3bb Wed, 29 Jul 2026 22:22:00 +0900 00:09 full no 時事通信社 Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi pledged Wednesday to disburse ordinary local allocation tax grants ahead of schedule to municipalities affected by Tuesday's powerful earthquake in the southwestern prefecture of Kumamoto. 62b56b0bc912d21be5b10b8d9ad506511feb76a788df41e251c1357e788df659 Wed, 29 Jul 2026 21:38:00 +0900 00:14 full no 時事通信社 Sixteen single-seat constituencies for Japan's House of Representatives, the lower chamber of parliament, have a vote-value gap of over two times compared with the least populated district, Jiji Press estimates showed Wednesday. 8cc3365c690147d39ed8c04fef49a0b3757f5d81749b79bde3491e8cb24f09d0 Wed, 29 Jul 2026 21:16:00 +0900 00:13 full no 時事通信社 The outlook for factory operations remained unclear in the Kyushu southwestern Japan region Wednesday after a powerful earthquake hit the region's Kumamoto Prefecture the previous day. eb1ee3717a8812aaca6ec31a69da198f62ee760930d1049c40219d35c097f110 Wed, 29 Jul 2026 19:45:00 +0900 00:11 full no 時事通信社 Japanese space startup ispace Inc. said Wednesday it will use Japan's H3 rocket for the launch of a lunar lander scheduled for 2028, marking the company's first mission using a domestically developed rocket. 3ee5aae9136307472e84842c939c4838fbfdd78b76e52df9003a2956697917f4 Wed, 29 Jul 2026 19:21:00 +0900 00:13 full no 時事通信社 The Geospatial Information Authority of Japan has said the ground surface in the city of Yatsushiro in Kumamoto Prefecture moved about 84 centimeters in a northeasterly direction following Tuesday's strong earthquake that rocked the southwestern Japan prefecture. 8a7b6e7ce99fad3289493fc3b3bfe5f4b64324c1d50853ffc2a7e522c4f2a0a2 Wed, 29 Jul 2026 18:37:00 +0900 00:15 full no 時事通信社 Japan and Australia have agreed to strengthen cooperation on quantum technology in areas including supply chain resilience, research and development, commercialization, startup support and human resource development. cd69ebc9bbc4381c0165dc0b7caad5d558291984b81e8d8328ac9b365cd7d668 Wed, 29 Jul 2026 18:34:00 +0900 00:12 full no 時事通信社 Tokyo police have referred a former Japan Post Holdings Co. employee to prosecutors for allegedly receiving bribes linked to a post office rebuilding project in the Japanese capital, informed sources said Wednesday. 51cac08a5dc9f346c26ee0afcf770ae994062722600c735b77e9027b7d355146 Wed, 29 Jul 2026 18:29:00 +0900 00:13 full no 時事通信社 Lao police have detained 51 people, including five Japanese nationals, during a raid on a hotel in northern Laos suspected of serving as a base for an organized communications fraud ring, local media reported on Tuesday. 9a18369677195d9fee579e5531b25fa9c08786904e1438d69989aa4644803447 Wed, 29 Jul 2026 18:05:00 +0900 00:13 full no 時事通信社 Japanese judicial and prosecutorial authorities on Wednesday dismissed 48-year-old prosecutor Masahito Nishida for having an inappropriate relationship with a woman he had investigated. 59a7979995d1912c9eadbc085d37d9930af24960f45e16345128566e84bb4d01 Wed, 29 Jul 2026 17:55:00 +0900 00:11 full no 時事通信社 Headwinds are intensifying for Japan's offshore wind power sector, with British oil giant BP PLC seen exiting a major project off northeastern Japan. f1bc7b60c786faf8a4f6857645d69aa90b91087f56c7a15262b39a5e19644e3f Wed, 29 Jul 2026 17:44:00 +0900 00:10 full no 時事通信社 The number of Japanese people living in the country as of Jan. 1 fell below 120 million, logging the sharpest drop on record from a year before, the internal affairs ministry said Wednesday. d47c7caefb9162dee23324f333c131d176494e16c6699fd7f1ba926858990c3a Wed, 29 Jul 2026 17:09:00 +0900 00:12 full no 時事通信社 Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is set to instruct senior officials of her ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Thursday to make necessary preparations for a law revision to implement a two-year consumption tax rate cut to 1pctfrom April 2027 for food items. 680031a94d961f98f19e4cfc346e11080e7c4f84364884be2e560abef058e483 Wed, 29 Jul 2026 16:28:00 +0900 00:16 full no 時事通信社 Local residents in Kumamoto Prefecture have fled to evacuation centers amid power and water outages after a powerful earthquake struck the southwestern Japan prefecture on Tuesday, while medical institutions and stores are responding to the aftermath. 14be4fd1cc9991c4567662d2425dd559ce1184cded317af00fbc10e14f23533d Wed, 29 Jul 2026 14:24:00 +0900 00:14 full no 時事通信社 Video footage released Wednesday by the National Police Agency shows extensive damage inside a shopping mall in Kumamoto Prefecture where an explosion occurred following a powerful earthquake in the southwestern Japan prefecture the previous day. 93e83d7d37449aa40a840aef21358072a20643f6fc38d4520abd2fb70bf3f7c4 Wed, 29 Jul 2026 14:14:00 +0900 00:14 full no 時事通信社 Kyushu Railway Co., or JR Kyushu, suspended all Kyushu Shinkansen bullet train operations on Wednesday to inspect tracks and other equipment a day after a powerful earthquake struck the southwestern Japan prefecture of Kumamoto. 70d7d5d126b6eca5beb725ff2e6abc8c5da57c2e1595f96c0692874419d30a0a Wed, 29 Jul 2026 12:54:00 +0900 00:14 full no 時事通信社 Seismic activity remains active around the epicenter of Tuesday's 7.1-magnitude earthquake in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Kumamoto, with a total of 169 tangible tremors having been observed by 9 a.m. Wednesday. 6ff0ff7090434ad49f7460052b504349feca0b990896ffff1d397d4a47ff0010 Wed, 29 Jul 2026 12:41:00 +0900 00:14 full no 時事通信社 Japan's social security benefits for pension, medical and elderly care services under public insurance increased 2.0pctfrom the previous year to 138,301.9 billion yen in fiscal 2024, data showed Wednesday. 3b39147da34c590b8d3afe3077478b3941ecb9249c549a147fdec4cc5eb85455 Wed, 29 Jul 2026 12:35:00 +0900 00:16 full no 時事通信社 Police, firefighters and Self-Defense Forces personnel continued search-and-rescue operations on Wednesday after a powerful earthquake struck Kumamoto Prefecture in southwestern Japan the previous day, with at least two people confirmed dead and many remaining unaccounted for. e48c7974f7c3632d4c04f57227c3a95eabfb878da86b246659782d49bcb64767 Wed, 29 Jul 2026 09:45:00 +0900 00:16 full no 時事通信社 A Japanese government panel recommended Tuesday an increase of 55 yen, or 4.9 pct, on average in the minimum hourly wage in Japan for fiscal 2026. 1631bdf0c263eb6f749f7f4d559b1da558b0ababa060806f8bec42acb9b0fd9b Wed, 29 Jul 2026 00:50:00 +0900 00:11 full no 時事通信社 A powerful earthquake that hit Kumamoto Prefecture on Tuesday caused significant disruptions to economic and corporate activities in the prefecture and other areas in the Kyushu southwestern Japan region. 12f7d1c9752abf374ca8d9e74a50ca10d1eaf52693692b986b8c09cbb2a38262 Wed, 29 Jul 2026 00:11:00 +0900 00:12 full no 時事通信社 Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has called for overnight rescue efforts after an earthquake registering up to 7, the highest level on the Japanese seismic intensity scale, hit Kumamoto Prefecture on Tuesday. 0b4e943bae14478f99c331a4f40e930cae997a49c5c81fd1a4a870d64a040a9f Wed, 29 Jul 2026 00:10:00 +0900 00:13 full no 時事通信社 A panel of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Tuesday compiled a report proposing a system that would allow administrative agencies to intercept private communications without a court warrant for security purposes. eadc6c8140ed51da70b2291668348b76bb198202486b0b8eae9ba44720051231 Tue, 28 Jul 2026 21:05:00 +0900 00:12 full no 時事通信社 Tuesday's massive earthquake that recorded a seismic intensity of up to 7 in Kumamoto Prefecture frightened local residents, many of whom recalled the 2016 quake disaster that hit the southwestern Japan prefecture. d93378bad03e9905ae78f33096aeff9239cdb9a30c927f7fe1b46d31ceca01e2 Tue, 28 Jul 2026 20:32:00 +0900 00:13 full no 時事通信社 Eiji Bando, a former pitcher for the Chunichi Dragons of Japan's Central League who also went on to build a successful career in television, died Wednesday of chronic heart failure. He was 86. 3f58b55caadce8142e2311abedec24835e970287aac833ab42ac16dcaff3774f Tue, 28 Jul 2026 20:14:00 +0900 00:11 full no 時事通信社 Eleven Japanese companies, including telecommunications giant NTT East Inc., said Tuesday that they have established a data center consortium in the city of Ishikari, Hokkaido, together with the city government. 756ea4f92e23cd787cb11f9285ade284c645f648d0cc1c636c877622fe01c309 Tue, 28 Jul 2026 19:09:00 +0900 00:12 full no 時事通信社 The Bank of Japan needs to raise its policy interest rate from the current 1.0pctto 1.5pctto fight inflation reflecting higher import prices amid the yen's weakness, economist Paul Sheard has said. 2e4ca2438d29a0347c56843e8796dc6d862e4e674b9ba590ccdc3b4041e2d954 Tue, 28 Jul 2026 17:53:00 +0900 00:13 full no 時事通信社 The Japan Fair Trade Commission on Tuesday conducted an on-site inspection of over 20 firms on suspicion of rigging bids for condominium repair projects in Aichi, Gifu and Mie prefectures in central Japan, people familiar with the matter said. dce5daaec44a402518d537d23401f20eb1026b9b0a573be4ab7fa6aff81dc12d Tue, 28 Jul 2026 17:29:00 +0900 00:14 full no 時事通信社 Typhoon Bavi is forecast to make its closest approach to the Sakishima Islands in Okinawa Prefecture, southernmost Japan, from early to late morning Saturday while maintaining its severe intensity. 1989e2ba754163f6fd17cd23fb59b12e413694975ca16dee7bc90a5a66fcb90e Thu, 09 Jul 2026 19:00:00 +0900 00:11 full no 時事通信社 Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi is making arrangements to visit Mexico, Panama, Colombia and Ecuador in early August for talks with his counterparts, informed sources said Thursday. 666495f1aec40e73740e86a49483c5159b2d06a5bba758671e1208197f0cd097 Thu, 09 Jul 2026 18:05:00 +0900 00:11 full no 時事通信社 Four children of Sachio Senmoto, co-founder of one of the predecessors of telecommunications carrier KDDI Corp., had failed to pay taxes on lifetime gifts from their father, it was learned Thursday. 2dc628b0e10456dc4c3081f1a75f1ee0e327b926d2f81ce97f1ae6b4dc72f0da Thu, 09 Jul 2026 18:05:00 +0900 00:12 full no 時事通信社 FamilyMart Co. will open its first flagship store in Tokyo's Minato Ward on Friday, the Japanese convenience store chain said Thursday. ddaaa750fab0a3db7c51864721f36fa1a048ba44882ff56f1453db62129a0478 Thu, 09 Jul 2026 18:01:00 +0900 00:08 full no 時事通信社 The Bank of Japan kept its economic assessments unchanged for all nine regions of the country in a quarterly report released Thursday. 647fac4ea758d7991157e7a764759ae070f33c1a153692542b0c582020d957dc Thu, 09 Jul 2026 17:40:00 +0900 00:08 full no 時事通信社 A total of 148 people, including criminal law scholars, in Japan issued a statement Thursday opposing a bill that would criminalize the act of damaging the Japanese national flag. d5d6932f09817b764c2b9cadbbf62e550c7667ac87e003273891601a46b13f88 Thu, 09 Jul 2026 17:38:00 +0900 00:11 full no 時事通信社 The municipal assembly of Neyagawa, Osaka Prefecture, western Japan, on Thursday unanimously approved an ordinance to impose a tax on owners of vacant housing in the city. ce78f32b77b7fa4fd12412588a408c3e75d871d466e419fb5cca27e1ced08924 Thu, 09 Jul 2026 16:57:00 +0900 00:10 full no 時事通信社 Japan's health ministry on Thursday proposed forgoing tightening regulations on heated tobacco products to the same extent as for cigarettes, as part of a review of measures against passive smoking. 8a727fd8b60b8836dfc474ad68facd180b4e6c030ef3ef28ae18fe012c200b4b Thu, 09 Jul 2026 16:49:00 +0900 00:11 full no 時事通信社 The House of Representatives' steering committee decided at a board meeting Thursday to put the government's bill to revise the Imperial House Law to a vote by the full Lower House on Friday. 0665c31f0099e3c9ab7fc2f456850bdf5d5527101b94ff5646c65f35607452d5 Thu, 09 Jul 2026 15:54:00 +0900 00:10 full no 時事通信社 An 18-year-old man has been arrested for his suspected involvement in a cyberattack on the operator of the Kaikatsu Club internet cafe chain, according to investigative sources. d2f42ad005b0cbb477d4390a36fff31dd27cc7f6428ca032f0bf7d184bfcc69d Thu, 09 Jul 2026 15:54:00 +0900 00:10 full no 時事通信社 The average summer holiday budget has increased for the first time in three years in Japan, standing at 58,902 yen for 2026, a survey by research company Intage Inc. showed Thursday. 5077c83f2de02febc7494393d054764316e8d06657adcff04473b3d1a332bfdf Thu, 09 Jul 2026 14:21:00 +0900 00:13 full no 時事通信社 Japan's National Police Agency signed an agreement with three major e-commerce site operators Thursday to share information and prevent fraudulent transactions. 13fc2700e38950818537a743ee14e2fe9e1d5081970503f9a265d05b6ab0d6fb Thu, 09 Jul 2026 14:12:00 +0900 00:09 full no 時事通信社 A draft of the Japanese government's upcoming annual economic and fiscal policy guidelines, nicknamed "honebuto," has spurred a jump in long-term interest rates, forcing the government to revise some of the wording. 2bf52b570077187dde14b002ce1572456385fb1fedd7da8cb178f27af93e205c Thu, 09 Jul 2026 13:06:00 +0900 00:12 full no 時事通信社 A male prosecutor in Tokyo had a relationship with a woman whom he had questioned in a political funds scandal involving the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, informed sources have said. 1478a1bebae2ffe96c28e77adc50e2e87e5720ac5fa7d3c72fe6ab1c30ad6dfc Thu, 09 Jul 2026 12:58:00 +0900 00:10 full no 時事通信社 U.S. President Donald Trump said that a U.S. aircraft carrier had been attacked by "the Islamic Republic of Japan," apparently intending to say the Islamic Republic of Iran, while speaking about U.S. actions against Iran during a meeting in Ankara, Turkey. dc4540e56361d699203bf35580fcb589080d3c384711e3d7897f2159010dc21a Thu, 09 Jul 2026 12:16:00 +0900 00:15 full no 時事通信社 Japanese chipmaker Rapidus Corp. plans to price its advanced semiconductors with a circuit line width of 2 nanometers no higher than the price of similar chips produced by Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Rapidus President Atsuyoshi Koike has said. 95d09cbcd4db5494242ff12db22ba575eab7fbd49b39956d3162b7f6ea71411e Thu, 09 Jul 2026 09:52:00 +0900 00:16 full no 時事通信社 Japan's health ministry plans to defer, for the time being, tighter regulations on heated tobacco products that have been under consideration as part of its review of measures against secondhand smoke, informed sources said Wednesday. 23f91129753964aa11b86612aa8279a08a73a7b46d95ccdec828cc855344e0aa Wed, 08 Jul 2026 23:45:00 +0900 00:13 full no 時事通信社 Japanese soccer star Kaoru Mitoma is suspected of running a red light before his vehicle collided with a bicycle in Tokyo on Wednesday morning, injuring a 48-year-old woman, investigative sources said. 6f746466ec32266bf6de9b4b497c35cc2814e3b8300cf48248fca83a7979449a Wed, 08 Jul 2026 23:12:00 +0900 00:12 full no 時事通信社 Japan's Fair Trade Commission said Wednesday it has started a survey of some 370 domestic media companies that operate news websites in order to gather information on the unauthorized use of articles by search services utilizing generative artificial intelligence and article usage fees. 933750856b89a54c426ec883117158375cd9c81f1b3843b8d534a2d40e7323f6 Wed, 08 Jul 2026 22:51:00 +0900 00:17 full no 時事通信社 The major opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan decided Wednesday to oppose a government-backed bill to revise the Imperial House Law that is aimed at maintaining a sufficient number of Imperial Family members. 1ce099b34ce05b5821d5cb41120253ca550688ab144cd14077387181a7fa55b0 Wed, 08 Jul 2026 22:42:00 +0900 00:12 full no