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 Iran has released on bail a Japanese national detained since Jan. 20, Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara said Tuesday. 4fc21e4694d65c3d16be99470416d769976bd3761be0b754766a78037652cdaf Tue, 07 Apr 2026 12:43:00 +0900 00:09 full no 時事通信社 Japanese household spending in February fell 1.8pctfrom a year before in price-adjusted real terms as households bought less food because of rising prices, the internal affairs ministry said Tuesday. 9aafdfaa196ecb9ae21b7546f1a9ce8e0df756ff4d248cf4fd42f0c56d649afc Tue, 07 Apr 2026 12:36:00 +0900 00:13 full no 時事通信社 Ten Japanese companies, including food makers and retailers, said Monday that they will jointly set up an organization to enhance cybersecurity. ca00e6698d6729f6541705549b7b43cba14c091fef011660ab890606536d44ae Tue, 07 Apr 2026 12:09:00 +0900 00:09 full no 時事通信社 Japan's industry ministry has requested major oil wholesalers to sell fuel directly to medical institutions and public transportation operators affected by crude oil supply disruptions amid the worsening situation surrounding Iran. 4845fe0da614adb33e41c413c58efe9f73a53e6563c17db8425d39de65353aab Tue, 07 Apr 2026 11:51:00 +0900 00:14 full no 時事通信社 Mazda Motor Corp. will halt production of vehicles for export to the Middle East at least until May because of the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, company officials said Monday. d19f6281a4e852e89cd0c7a30b99c7356049496d3b6e21fcb9e9c3e2c2cad711 Tue, 07 Apr 2026 11:20:00 +0900 00:10 full no 時事通信社 The Japanese government Tuesday adopted a bill to designate digital textbooks as official materials on par with their conventional printed versions and to make them eligible for free distribution in elementary and junior high schools. 06ba29f5577b33938f3acddf6b4e2a8355da65bb6277e70b713f38841976eb23 Tue, 07 Apr 2026 11:05:00 +0900 00:13 full no 時事通信社 Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi on Monday urged Iran to ensure safe navigation for all ships, including vessels related to Japan, in the Strait of Hormuz. 8b1fdc1e28925d71038bc7e88cd25ceebadf6bf0a28a78c2a889f216b61cb33e Tue, 07 Apr 2026 01:51:00 +0900 00:11 full no 時事通信社 Israeli Ambassador to Japan Gilad Cohen suggested Monday that U.S.-Israeli strikes against Iran will continue until Tehran accepts a 15-point ceasefire plan shown by U.S. President Donald Trump. f7def672b3a4f3b37bb922d835dd62ecc43d7962dc7eed4fe3ed132dfc4e698a Tue, 07 Apr 2026 01:11:00 +0900 00:13 full no 時事通信社 The Japanese government will retrospectively notify the Diet, or parliament, of decisions to export arms, according to a draft revision to operational guidelines for the country's three principles on defense equipment exports. d586534bf4818aa28627f684fe4cf20d55a5eca5779ffe39de5f3e6cdaaf39b8 Tue, 07 Apr 2026 00:31:00 +0900 00:14 full no 時事通信社 The Japanese government is considering imposing limits on public prosecutors' appeals against court decisions to open retrials, as part of a bill to revise the retrial system, it was learned Monday. 5c8de44a58dcbfdb8b983f29fc6b13eeabc7ca61c03792a2c9bde7251c22da68 Mon, 06 Apr 2026 22:46:00 +0900 00:12 full no 時事通信社 Skymark Airlines is considering implementing fuel surcharges for domestic flights as early as spring 2027, citing rising fuel costs amid the worsening situation in the Middle East, it was learned Monday. 68c0f874ab41853a530d2f6b523ccf8bf65806c85f072f63865943bcdfa6fa98 Mon, 06 Apr 2026 21:59:00 +0900 00:13 full no 時事通信社 The bereaved family of a former adviser to Japanese machinery maker Ohkawara Kakohki Co., who died of cancer while facing wrongful charges of illegal exports, filed a damages lawsuit against the state Monday over his detention. fa4ad43548cc2c3750d529ce3321d1ab8fd7c81aa2775e9b254f3acc4ae1c1ef Mon, 06 Apr 2026 21:18:00 +0900 00:14 full no 時事通信社 Japan's ruling and opposition parties agreed Monday to conclude House of Councillors deliberations on the government's fiscal 2026 budget on Tuesday. ffcffe206517f27ba889ad2b070871942b651f45babf6b88ffc136e3234e8419 Mon, 06 Apr 2026 20:53:00 +0900 00:10 full no 時事通信社 Honda Motor Co.'s N-Box minivehicle topped Japan's new automobile sales rankings for fiscal 2025, earning pole position for the fifth consecutive year, industry data showed Monday. 35481159ac88cbed1cbd324a5c76a96bf24940ac3634ee5f9db44c09280e75ce Mon, 06 Apr 2026 20:18:00 +0900 00:12 full no 時事通信社 Japan's retrial and wrongful conviction experts released a joint statement Monday opposing a government council's controversial proposal on retrial system reform. c164fb0d12d1c961361e1bf820030c00495d255760287ffaa98c0c91261a6ba4 Mon, 06 Apr 2026 19:47:00 +0900 00:10 full no 時事通信社 Mizuho Fukushima was re-elected leader of the opposition Social Democratic Party on Monday, at a time when the party faces the daunting task of reversing its decline. 8a1973e377e05f4f783f1891d6d1c7ee5afc7665517d1050c0634ee37209ee90 Mon, 06 Apr 2026 18:52:00 +0900 00:10 full no 時事通信社 An aquarium in northeastern Japan boasting the world's largest collection of jellyfish has welcomed back visitors after a revamp, adding even more species to its exhibits. de71f8a10b61471a83a6d6089f4ba4d4af2d5e4a35b8518d718488fb48aea278 Mon, 06 Apr 2026 18:33:00 +0900 00:10 full no 時事通信社 The Bank of Japan in a quarterly report released Monday kept its economic assessments unchanged from three months before for all nine regions of the country. 1f4086e8edbc98261a8c95583d64ac78ef8308a5230ff3a204915915e644f58e Mon, 06 Apr 2026 18:26:00 +0900 00:09 full no 時事通信社 A liquefied petroleum gas carrier affiliated with Japan's Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd. has passed through the Strait of Hormuz under a de facto blockade, becoming the third Japan-linked vessel to do so, officials of the shipping company said Monday. be35846cda11664fc7dbf433a04e230c41139de922efab4acde1565ba374ef67 Mon, 06 Apr 2026 17:03:00 +0900 00:15 full no 時事通信社 Despite the spread of computers and smartphones, the calculator remains popular in Japan and abroad more than 60 years after its launch, reflecting its convenience, while makers continue to create new types to keep up with trends and boost demand. e750badd7bad3bf46d7a7bd43e41c6ee69754500187bf278498c71551522266e Mon, 06 Apr 2026 16:27:00 +0900 00:14 full no 時事通信社 India hosted its first "ekiden" relay road race on Sunday, promoting cultural exchange through the traditional Japanese long-distance running event. 05f49632b57fbfb48c97d746a4e68936161bd9e9173a18d84787248faf7a4629 Mon, 06 Apr 2026 16:15:00 +0900 00:09 full no 時事通信社 Many people in the Japanese rice industry expect prices for the staple food to fall over the next three months amid rising inventories, an industry group said Monday. 1e3d4f7e30a90e2a4ca27c626db5eddc785f6598aa734e34090b7532be288cf7 Mon, 06 Apr 2026 14:38:00 +0900 00:10 full no 時事通信社 Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said Monday that the Japanese government is arranging summit talks with Iran in response to the worsening situation in the Middle East. f89ed9407417f763c5d1b77f30ca198fb44fd9768586f5d3b2ffb30d22246088 Mon, 06 Apr 2026 14:13:00 +0900 00:09 full no 時事通信社 Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Monday proposed that the Budget Committee of the House of Councillors, the upper chamber of the Diet, the country's parliament, hold a vote on the government's fiscal 2026 budget bill on Tuesday. 2cff677003a175fb78b88a2f3cfdcf564f4f4e60d2593b3186d882d1c534c1b9 Mon, 06 Apr 2026 13:22:00 +0900 00:14 full no 時事通信社 Pan Pacific International Holdings Corp. said Monday the parent of leading Japanese discount store operator Don Quijote Co. will acquire midsize supermarket chain Olympic Group Corp. 8ef5afdfb7e33abffcea545ef1a13a50dbe25dff90a9e8094c4a937548e5abe1 Mon, 06 Apr 2026 12:25:00 +0900 00:12 full no 時事通信社 Kyoto Governor Takatoshi Nishiwaki, 70, won a third term in Sunday's gubernatorial election, defeating his rival candidates, Nobuo Fujii and Satoshi Hamada. 67d63fa9dd2b041d21c837dfa7436cf64c2f75a8d11cd5f5fa6d8db510d82ae3 Sun, 05 Apr 2026 23:41:00 +0900 00:11 full no 時事通信社 Stanislav Horuna, a Ukrainian winner of a Tokyo Olympic medal in karate, on Sunday received back his medal, auctioned off in 2022 and now returned to him by the successful bidder. ec4f84a939c9b00f7282d52e45488d3bf64ca0ddc08af4db3ea372088d6e23b0 Sun, 05 Apr 2026 21:30:00 +0900 00:12 full no 時事通信社 Japan plans to strengthen its defense system in the Pacific Ocean as part of the revision of three security-related documents slated to be made by year-end, sources have said. f38be77fe3b7505ad7bb81e94558a01bb452a05ed9ddbd3360dbae361986ebd8 Sun, 05 Apr 2026 20:17:00 +0900 00:10 full no 時事通信社 The Japanese opposition Democratic Party for the People said Sunday that it sees the need to change its strategy after the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's huge election victory in February. 085872dabe3e02460df613e4915613e7cb3c1aac6e19419b0033b89e8d216d3b Sun, 05 Apr 2026 18:33:00 +0900 00:11 full no 時事通信社 Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is expected to visit Australia during the Golden Week holiday period from late this month to meet with her counterpart, Anthony Albanese, sources said Sunday. 18aaca4130deec3267c07465d144fdbeb1abdadee67c0591117696df41a08650 Sun, 05 Apr 2026 17:24:00 +0900 00:12 full no 時事通信社 Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Sunday denied a reported naphtha supply shortage and her reported refusal to attend parliamentary deliberations, complaining about media reports not based on facts. ec3c7783dcb66067dadc9ceeef109edb41879d3d877f4fb4cd3131073fb37846 Sun, 05 Apr 2026 16:32:00 +0900 00:13 full no 時事通信社 Japan should take a proactive role in realizing an early ceasefire over military conflicts between the U.S.-Israeli forces and Iran by boosting multilateral cooperation, Jitsuro Terashima, chairman of the Japan Research Institute, has said. d034ada00f3689245e4665b31718c24cafa860d522d509ad8e9e7692bd0e8f81 Sun, 05 Apr 2026 15:11:00 +0900 00:15 full no 時事通信社 Two elementary school sisters from Tokyo have discovered a rare cicada fossil dating back about 300,000 years by breaking open a rock sold as a souvenir by a museum. 3cf4cbfd699b7a3ed1dfb0a1557dc492b0c3f922b3b21beda2e9f433de8c9d81 Sat, 04 Apr 2026 20:49:00 +0900 00:11 full no 時事通信社 A liquefied petroleum gas carrier affiliated with Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd. has become the second Japan-linked vessel that crossed the Strait of Hormuz under a de facto blockade, it was learned Saturday. 11e47124927e62d20ea3fe5fcf2d2557be1e3e244e60d4e3f178f2b36c003db5 Sat, 04 Apr 2026 19:05:00 +0900 00:13 full no 時事通信社 Members of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party have voiced opposition to a bill to reform the retrial system that the government is considering submitting. 1685b418585981d30776648424f51322ffc303dcf0447e756f0816ef810f1b47 Sat, 04 Apr 2026 17:52:00 +0900 00:09 full no 時事通信社 An investigative group of lawyers has blasted the University of Tokyo over recent corruption scandals, urging the prestigious national university to reform its governance system. f4e6522694ff858e15902f8237562fc5cffbf0bdf310bb01b212b79ce94bffcb Sat, 04 Apr 2026 15:45:00 +0900 00:11 full no 時事通信社 Japan's Children and Families Agency has established a system to subsidize costs required for procedures to seize salaries and assets to secure child support payments from former spouses. 325dcce0ec46268fdea70c4dc8864db6a3204d4dbfabc925378bf0d9dafc0c55 Sat, 04 Apr 2026 13:47:00 +0900 00:12 full no 時事通信社 The International Monetary Fund recommended on Friday that the Bank of Japan continue to gradually raise its policy rate toward a neutral level to bring down underlying inflation. cee486cbf23ba69d40139834efbdddcdf84a5aa68343a54a8804244fca3165c1 Sat, 04 Apr 2026 13:28:00 +0900 00:10 full no 時事通信社 The Japanese government is planning to consider carefully whether it will ask companies and the general public to cut back on electricity and petroleum product consumption, several government sources said Friday. 1d100a89c68af74aad30c377f0aadc40402965a1b591f9a0d2cfb5ffa41dd76d Sat, 04 Apr 2026 10:00:00 +0900 00:12 full no 時事通信社 A Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd. vessel carrying liquefied natural gas has passed through the Strait of Hormuz, which is currently under a de facto blockade by Iran, it was learned Friday. 44cced63cdc9be18c9119b148e7e569240e1edce59b1378a8a2cb265922ce0d6 Fri, 03 Apr 2026 22:07:00 +0900 00:12 full no 時事通信社 Major Japanese industrial gases supplier Air Water Inc. said Friday that it had overstated its operating profit by a total of 21.2 billion yen over six years from fiscal 2019. 3ea520f94ae7b9be756b5f58f5d5981948e0b02acf0b4928a796055980c5b705 Fri, 03 Apr 2026 21:44:00 +0900 00:12 full no 時事通信社 An expert panel on Friday broadly approved a draft revision of Japan's corporate governance code presented by the Financial Services Agency and the Tokyo Stock Exchange. 28353e73814042ad31f1284476dccea01b55ae66c68251152ea5072e245690f5 Fri, 03 Apr 2026 21:13:00 +0900 00:10 full no 時事通信社 The Japanese government will strengthen its calls for Myanmar to improve the Southeast country's internal situation following the election of former military chief Min Aung Hlaing as president, Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara said Friday. b5c9d55eecad03f038e791564a33451b217e6198e032ea1c29cb44d3d96dca0e Fri, 03 Apr 2026 20:24:00 +0900 00:15 full no 時事通信社 Prices of rice sold from March 23 through Sunday in Japan averaged 3,935 yen per 5 kilograms, down 43 yen from the previous week, marking a seventh straight weekly decline, the agriculture ministry said Friday. 661262f8d9dd7361ddb00296072505f9244c7916df956c02d3c3cca38b669d68 Fri, 03 Apr 2026 20:03:00 +0900 00:16 full no 時事通信社 The Japanese government will use an artificial intelligence system to help draft answers to parliamentary questions to reduce the burden on government officials, digital transformation minister Hisashi Matsumoto said Friday. ee3ab55fada2805c1a0dd3a2d115a972beab75ebff3e7e0a77db024e71d0059c Fri, 03 Apr 2026 18:27:00 +0900 00:13 full no 時事通信社 The Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum, which documents the world's first atomic bombing in the western Japan city of Hiroshima in August 1945, attracted 2,580,926 visitors in fiscal 2025, hitting a record high for the third straight year, its operator said Friday. 70e339b3fe77bfdd1c974055867d764b84d4515e18e6eb6af1a343876fadccb8 Fri, 03 Apr 2026 17:57:00 +0900 00:20 full no 時事通信社 Microsoft Corp. said Friday it will invest 10 billion dollars in Japan between 2026 and 2029 to beef up artificial intelligence and cloud infrastructure capacity in the country and reinforce cybersecurity cooperation with the government. eb63edf8c1fcd1ef9ce9f24d66964fd929abc28dd7c585d4f10dd0f7e74de1b5 Fri, 03 Apr 2026 17:46:00 +0900 00:16 full no 時事通信社 The average value of assets of Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and her 18 ministers stood at 65.91 million yen as of Feb. 18, the government said Friday. e29080859f66b2e1804ccd6a68dd58a88e3ff1b21fd13a217666c31b38fad5ff Fri, 03 Apr 2026 17:15:00 +0900 00:12 full no 時事通信社 The Japanese Communist Party requested Friday that the government play a leading role in mediating the conflict between the United States and Iran. b6c9e31dd7265d4fee33ab677d2b5f50f36dbe7bbac64574fa79b81ff1ab6c7e Fri, 03 Apr 2026 16:57:00 +0900 00:09 full no 時事通信社 As the effective blockade of the Strait of Hormuz continues, efforts are underway in Japan to establish alternative routes for transporting crude oil from the Middle East. 3098084a81ae6f5477f46a03c375350629d3aeadcb9e75eedb9654fe55a8ef19 Fri, 03 Apr 2026 16:51:00 +0900 00:10 full no