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 Japan's Honda Motor Co. said Tuesday that its consolidated net profit in April-September soared 65.7pctfrom a year before to 516.7 billion yen, marking the first rise in four years on a first-half basis. de8ca428d3f81e2560249aea718e35fd3ad738165d09710e94e9371130b195e6 Tue, 10 Nov 2026 20:39:00 +0900 00:16 full no 時事通信社 Artificial intelligence could widen global inequalities as some people have limited access to digital technology, a senior UN Women official warned in an interview with Jiji Press. 182af1cd6c05bb5b53ab51272e244704089807bdce2fe01df782f5fe2a2a7b56 Tue, 10 Nov 2026 20:36:00 +0900 00:10 full no 時事通信社 The Japanese government will provide rigid-hulled inflatable boats worth a total of 1 billion yen for monitoring and surveillance purposes to the Sri Lanka Navy, the Foreign Ministry said Tuesday. 657dcf988ba9330251a960ea1f36b9b57b3dbc14fdd24b35b8cbb387cd3d4772 Tue, 10 Nov 2026 18:56:00 +0900 00:11 full no 時事通信社 The outstanding balance of Japanese government debt came to 1,323,363.2 billion yen at the end of September, down by 23,320.1 billion yen from the end of June, the Ministry of Finance said Tuesday. fd7a4a7d765f093540cf5f9c1fe2b2d4c3457e13044e0141c758531a52e9baf4 Tue, 10 Nov 2026 18:18:00 +0900 00:17 full no 時事通信社 Authorities have detained 16 Japanese nationals suspected of involvement in fraud schemes in Vientiane, the capital of Laos, according to local media. 042788c7616ed315fa216f23f1385975e40c73922e0139051d273f641aa70e6b Tue, 10 Nov 2026 17:57:00 +0900 00:09 full no 時事通信社 SoftBank Group Corp. on Tuesday reported a consolidated net loss of 768 billion yen for April-September, against a profit of 2,924 billion yen a year earlier. f2b5a90fb4e6b1eabebdcc454ae735fc51dee6092162050a49379da3914eac65 Tue, 10 Nov 2026 17:50:00 +0900 00:13 full no 時事通信社 The mayor of Awa, Tokushima Prefecture, and two others were arrested Tuesday on suspicion of fraudulently obtaining 3.5 million yen by inflating the cost of construction works ordered by the western Japan city. 5fefdce06d7d6e5a3ef6c38fcb1d2c2cd5868bb08ae94d359e0fb30ba1bffd59 Tue, 10 Nov 2026 17:50:00 +0900 00:12 full no 時事通信社 The Peruvian presidential office said Monday that President Keiko Fujimori will visit Japan from Nov. 19 and hold a meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi the next day. c8a51471597f0fc82db01534af0777eec09ea7d37e75ecf6717cd6689ef525e6 Tue, 10 Nov 2026 17:10:00 +0900 00:11 full no 時事通信社 Japan's Emperor Naruhito awarded Grand Cordon orders to 13 recipients, including two foreign nationals, in a ceremony held at the "Matsu-no-Ma" state room at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Tuesday. 61cc2e8d6e893c46f0723da7fddb19d87ff0e8f00b0f8866428a13aefb24bec3 Tue, 10 Nov 2026 16:24:00 +0900 00:12 full no 時事通信社 Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Monday confirmed the two countries' commitment to strengthen the alliance's deterrence and response capabilities in the Indo-Pacific region. 0722b44ded440203579d278eac810bd4121e518051eee1688b044243d52e0013 Tue, 10 Nov 2026 15:32:00 +0900 00:13 full no 時事通信社 Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party and its coalition partner, the Japan Innovation Party, on Tuesday kicked off working-level talks toward updating the government's three key security-related documents by year-end. af63be3d2b7330c6098c6ed73880ae7940b57d9dc61d23865c339f9dedf7e68e Tue, 10 Nov 2026 15:26:00 +0900 00:12 full no 時事通信社 Japan's current account surplus narrowed in April-September from a year before because of a goods trade deficit, but still marking the second-highest level for any fiscal first-half period, the Finance Ministry said Tuesday. e6e37adcc547896c1c9809072bd06b1659cee8e53af53d3e502bce4b7bf4c7d1 Tue, 10 Nov 2026 14:57:00 +0900 00:13 full no 時事通信社 Some policymakers at the Bank of Japan called for an early interest rate hike at its latest policy-setting meeting late last month, according to a summary of opinions released by the bank Tuesday. 7a7d762dfac33276e527d9bb971f839c48f7ef99e4434c76ba2a929b24aa9264 Tue, 10 Nov 2026 14:50:00 +0900 00:11 full no 時事通信社 Upcoming Japanese government guidelines are expected to say that parents and other guardians should limit the exposure of young children to social media and other internet content, a draft showed Tuesday. c8aae59ea5688c8648552749ea7c32f0dd71ed219e5f96939dd1a06b3fe0dd6a Tue, 10 Nov 2026 14:09:00 +0900 00:11 full no 時事通信社 Honda Motor Co. said Monday that it will spend about 3 billion dollars to build a new auto plant in Ohio to meet growing demand for hybrid vehicles in the United States. b630db748ed3bc00b67072f346623c4221c60571d23c8bdb3857f6944fb29113 Tue, 10 Nov 2026 13:16:00 +0900 00:10 full no 時事通信社 Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi at a meeting hosted by the French government Monday urged the international community to join hands in dealing with security issues regarding artificial intelligence. d2732e25b9aa7fd53803dd8b2adba2e5e6ff79390083fbcaf09b1390975b0711 Tue, 10 Nov 2026 12:35:00 +0900 00:11 full no 時事通信社 Japanese household spending in September fell 6.8pctfrom a year earlier in inflation-adjusted real terms, marking the 10th consecutive month of decline, the internal affairs ministry said Tuesday. 2833f8f57e5cb679624272a793a8ac7f1a58a048ce7b41b7b891bffcc74f0101 Tue, 10 Nov 2026 12:17:00 +0900 00:12 full no 時事通信社 Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average surged over 1,800 points temporarily Tuesday morning, reflecting growing buying appetite amid a decline in crude oil prices. 12ad261cf60c999614f45a1a4bf33e28e874eb49e00dbd9b4db14ac8217d9a59 Tue, 10 Nov 2026 11:57:00 +0900 00:12 full no 時事通信社 Key U.N. climate talks started in Antalya, Turkey, on Monday for discussions on measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and reduce damage as the impact of rising temperatures is becoming evident in countries around the world. 2420737542fb46fcfdd506b233d9027ab96def35ced3208f3d9ceee43ec8967c Tue, 10 Nov 2026 10:20:00 +0900 00:13 full no 時事通信社 The completion of new Nagoya Station for a magnetically levitated high-speed train line now under construction is expected for 2033 or later, officials of Central Japan Railway Co., or JR Tokai, have said. 4839535b36ee3692b20cf5fface0440e679c2aa2b20f5214d0cbe379bd911a2f Tue, 10 Nov 2026 09:40:00 +0900 00:13 full no 時事通信社 Foreign ministers from the Group of Seven major countries on Monday highlighted the need for coordinated responses to North Korea's cyberattacks. 9dd4d47c07d09a608e272c3a233c2d6c640b3567ba6acb8b573ce13984613891 Tue, 10 Nov 2026 09:10:00 +0900 00:08 full no 時事通信社 Japan's ruling pair and an opposition party have compiled a draft bill to reform the House of Representatives election system featuring a plan to shed 31 proportional representation seats. e4a06c05f31faa4a882b43354a666a6c2d8a3be46d0f04ee5351883ddce37b9a Tue, 10 Nov 2026 08:55:00 +0900 00:11 full no 時事通信社 Tokyo-based startup Sakana AI K.K. has begun preparations for an initial public offering in autumn 2027, it has been learned. 979e57b25728eeca9234a14f24cb5f1f9325b6a42614846a85c0a15350c48020 Tue, 10 Nov 2026 08:44:00 +0900 00:09 full no 時事通信社 Starting this month, Japan has switched over to a new post-departure refund system for consumption tax for travelers from abroad, in response to the reselling of tax-free goods at tax-included prices within the country. ac50ccf3f5783a1ffe25e0df8e719a57e33b8bb904d75bfdfab34432d759af33 Tue, 10 Nov 2026 08:30:00 +0900 00:13 full no 時事通信社 Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said Monday that she plans to attend a summit related to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations in the Philippines and the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum summit in China next week. 6fb28c39c7fd0865157efc7f101357793ecc90cb2657453ac560b9052594c879 Mon, 09 Nov 2026 23:25:00 +0900 00:13 full no 時事通信社 Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and Vietnamese leader To Lam agreed Monday to accelerate efforts to develop concrete cooperation projects involving critical minerals. 86f389098be5841273b81a030c7755efa3f80a7da0dd84f878d94673d62b5956 Mon, 09 Nov 2026 22:58:00 +0900 00:10 full no 時事通信社 Vietnam aims to deepen cooperation with Japan in sectors such as artificial intelligence and semiconductors, top Vietnamese leader To Lam said in a speech before the Diet, Japan's parliament, Monday. 05246bf02e56e50ef55d02563916282263465dcd184bca1a36b78a53f3458a06 Mon, 09 Nov 2026 20:18:00 +0900 00:12 full no 時事通信社 The Japanese government and the ruling bloc are considering a law revision to allow monitoring of communications between parties in Japan, in order to improve the ability to detect cyberattacks targeting the country, it was learned Monday. 177cb4bcb157bbc7848f0cfb7afa1eebe3ca8738ea72adb392aec4723df2a2cc Mon, 09 Nov 2026 20:15:00 +0900 00:13 full no 時事通信社 Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara on Monday denied media reports claiming that Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi drank alcohol before skipping an online summit of the Group of Seven major nations in October. 7dff6c2eb6b6daed299d90aad0d810d05df366a1be411e9f4268f9b8822656a0 Mon, 09 Nov 2026 19:43:00 +0900 00:13 full no 時事通信社 All Nippon Airways and Vietnam Airlines signed Monday an agreement to pursue a joint venture as they seek to meet growing travel demand between Japan and Vietnam across business, tourism and work. 4bee38cf8f7886186f42c7952a1c936c74ca61c21c125b519318f2b1ef045a80 Mon, 09 Nov 2026 19:05:00 +0900 00:11 full no 時事通信社 The Japanese government will provide a coastal radar system to the Philippine navy as part of its grant aid cooperation program aimed at providing defense equipment and supplies to like-minded countries, the Foreign Ministry said Monday. 2764b28a0007194f6190b6586c74d3d0590c12e5426d80a1e64c9f3ed023cc21 Mon, 09 Nov 2026 18:17:00 +0900 00:13 full no 時事通信社 Tokyo's Metropolitan Police Department has arrested an unemployed Chinese man for allegedly operating an unauthorized mobile phone base station in central Tokyo in violation of Japan's radio law. ba053257d972b319d303de13c4734bcf458e8a57b69282621ff7563c86716721 Mon, 09 Nov 2026 18:07:00 +0900 00:12 full no 時事通信社 Japan's composite index of coincident economic indicators rose 0.7 point from the previous month in September, up for the first time in two months, the Cabinet Office said in a preliminary report on Monday. 5b36ebc312d1e40c9cb8f19b3b954c520c4f4a158388ca6f3574fbebe857e138 Mon, 09 Nov 2026 17:34:00 +0900 00:13 full no 時事通信社 Four Chinese coast guard vessels entered Japanese waters on Monday off the Senkaku Islands in the southernmost prefecture of Okinawa. 7f3cadf48843ad74282996c51a18b54d1414bf5990596ef39b499445c55af12a Mon, 09 Nov 2026 17:23:00 +0900 00:08 full no 時事通信社 The city government of Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture, on Monday certified a woman who died following a major earthquake that struck the southwestern Japan prefecture in July as a disaster-related death, the first such recognition linked to the tremblor. 7ac95db086638a0bc804690dcc6b8dadbd58bf2e4984cda3e425083f76455cb0 Mon, 09 Nov 2026 16:58:00 +0900 00:15 full no 時事通信社 Mitsui Chemicals Inc. said Monday that it will acquire major semiconductor material maker JSR Corp. c572aa3bd5e777cc4c60de6fdd7093685dcb417e2a229c77e94dd4bccc7b068b Mon, 09 Nov 2026 14:09:00 +0900 00:06 full no 時事通信社 Tetsuya Higa, former mayor of Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, who accepted construction related to the relocation of the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma air base, died at his home in the city Friday. He was 99. 6bbc238f2023b18a4ac84e1be5d002a9a958c2953bc4b6c12de4a3bd5764154c Mon, 09 Nov 2026 10:48:00 +0900 00:12 full no 時事通信社 The Japanese government and the Bank of Japan bought 7,975.6 billion yen for dollars in foreign exchange market intervention on July 30, the Ministry of Finance said Monday. 02039e131ca5d80d6392a1c0bf9837e4eb896ebd7232efb56a137321c1c9bcd6 Mon, 09 Nov 2026 09:45:00 +0900 00:12 full no 時事通信社 The body of a woman has been found in a forest in central Japan, based on a statement by an unemployed man who was arrested for allegedly confining her. 7bfbc438424a6b0a3d301a42ed838c13f59a5618fa917aef024b028880764d6a Mon, 09 Nov 2026 09:07:00 +0900 00:08 full no 時事通信社 The leadership of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party has sent letters to four party lawmakers, including former Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, asking them to explain their abstention from a vote on a consumption tax cut bill on Friday, a senior party official said Sunday. b323b63a71b25208e177284f39fff056777631c3daecb8913ec7c705cf8617e7 Sun, 08 Nov 2026 23:57:00 +0900 00:16 full no 時事通信社 A national rally calling for the immediate and collective return of all Japanese citizens abducted by North Korea decades ago was held in Tokyo on Sunday, attended by about 800 people, including Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi. 20f92d873b417decbbf293d8d59777c408daa6f58f71355dedf844a7a27fab44 Sun, 08 Nov 2026 19:41:00 +0900 00:14 full no 時事通信社 Hopes for an early Japan-China summit are fading, a year after Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's parliamentary remarks regarding a possible contingency over Taiwan angered Beijing. bde89be661f1cc197e82a3d73a51a79546880e369104c988a8a4ebbbe4ba8353 Sun, 08 Nov 2026 18:11:00 +0900 00:11 full no 時事通信社 Some fans of popular Japanese television drama "Vivant" have been flocking to Azerbaijan, hoping to see with their own eyes where the second season of the hit series was filmed. ceb2f14a278425e4b6b58e81e010f45ac2fa22cafab8a54e60807b6367487e17 Sun, 08 Nov 2026 11:23:00 +0900 00:10 full no 時事通信社 A powerful earthquake measuring up to upper 5, the fourth-highest level on the Japanese seismic intensity scale, struck Aichi Prefecture in central Japan on Sunday. c558e747943d7b5f3f499c3eaf65b8cc6dd3ee04979d9d033c23ac48e06903ff Sun, 08 Nov 2026 07:37:00 +0900 00:10 full no 時事通信社 Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday signed an additional order for assets held by Japan Tobacco Inc. in Russia to be placed under the temporary management of a Russian company. 93b49be7625cd3a53b93e2a29926253a030c7589165f724a011c6620f00e74dc Sat, 07 Nov 2026 21:22:00 +0900 00:10 full no 時事通信社 Ritsuko Nakayama, a legendary Japanese professional bowler who helped spark Japan's bowling boom in the 1970s, died Saturday at the age of 84. 974fe9bd49cf06d8eb0a40e7af3d5adbad417c61b0edf9f16664fd33b843e6d9 Sat, 07 Nov 2026 20:16:00 +0900 00:10 full no 時事通信社 The Japanese government on Saturday conducted a comprehensive nuclear emergency drill simulating a severe accident at Hokkaido Electric Power Co.'s Tomari nuclear plant in Hokkaido, Japan's northernmost prefecture. 6892b67552fca4450fdcb4b30b92c600c13187ac56961dca6c060f708c2e7ee2 Sat, 07 Nov 2026 18:38:00 +0900 00:13 full no 時事通信社 Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda on Friday expressed commitment to keeping Japan's underlying inflation rate, excluding temporary factors, at around the central bank's 2pcttarget. 273c73e459c640569d90f506024fcb69a043d1f23fa9539cdd3cfb0e8931116c Sat, 07 Nov 2026 17:40:00 +0900 00:11 full no 時事通信社 A cross-party group of Japanese lawmakers on Friday met with Tomoko Akane, president of the International Criminal Court, at the court's headquarters in The Hague, the Netherlands. 95bb26fc90a3b194b3a166276618fa5b5ec15f541c39f2f408f849522dd57e48 Sat, 07 Nov 2026 15:00:00 +0900 00:10 full no 時事通信社 The Japan Coast Guard said that the "Godzilla Megamullion," a massive seafloor formation discovered during its 2001 continental shelf survey, has been selected for the International Union of Geological Sciences' list of 100 Geological Heritage Sites. 5440630c83d332eead91d5069c382ab0bbbcf0f594bc405927e93d9084ab65e8 Sat, 07 Nov 2026 13:28:00 +0900 00:15 full no