英語で国内ニュース 2026年8月18日(火)

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2026年8月18日(火)の原稿スクリプト

主要ニュース

熊本地震活動は減少も活発、1～2か月は震度5弱以上に警戒
サラ: The Japan Meteorological Agency says earthquake activity in Kumamoto is slowly decreasing, but it has not fallen as much as expected since last week. The activity remains active. The agency is warning people to stay alert for earthquakes with lower-five or stronger shaking for about one to two months.

那覇空港でF15戦闘機が煙と炎、車輪付近のトラブルか
クリス: At about 1 p.m. on August 18, an aircraft believed to be an F-15 fighter jet of Japan’s Self-Defense Forces stopped on the runway at Naha Airport while emitting smoke and flames. People familiar with the matter say there may have been a problem near the aircraft’s wheels.

横浜で交際相手の2歳児を殴った男逮捕、男児死亡
サラ: Police in Yokohama arrested a 36-year-old company employee on suspicion of injuring the two-year-old son of his girlfriend. The man allegedly hit the boy in the face and caused other injuries at an apartment on the night of August 17. The child was taken to a hospital, where he later died. Police are investigating.

四千頭身・都築拓紀、女性の下半身を触った疑いで書類送検
クリス: Police sent the case involving Takuki Tsuzuki, a member of the popular comedy group Yonsentoshin, to prosecutors. He is suspected of touching the lower body of a woman he did not know at an event venue in Tokyo. His entertainment agency says it is still checking the facts.

太平洋クロマグロ大型魚の漁獲枠拡大で国際合意、27年開始へ
サラ: Countries at an international online meeting agreed to expand fishing limits for large Pacific bluefin tuna. Mexico had opposed the plan in July but changed its position. From 2027, some quotas may grow. Japan proposed increasing its large-fish quota by about 25 percent while reducing the small-fish quota by about 6 percent.

ANAとJAL、羽田―岡山便で初のダイヤ調整
クリス: All Nippon Airways and Japan Airlines have formally announced their first schedule coordination. To help maintain domestic flights amid high fuel costs, the airlines adjusted the timetable on the Haneda to Okayama route. They arranged their flights so the two companies would not operate overlapping services during the same time period.

殺人未遂で起訴の77歳男、入院先から行方不明
サラ: The Hakodate District Public Prosecutors Office says a 77-year-old man charged with attempted murder disappeared from a hospital in Hakodate. He was receiving treatment after his detention was suspended because of illness. Prosecutors learned of the disappearance on August 16 but did not immediately announce it, saying he was not considered a danger. Police and prosecutors are searching for him.

母親殺害容疑の女、母の約3300万円を配信者への投げ銭に使用か
クリス: Police suspect that a 54-year-old woman arrested in Chiba for allegedly killing her 89-year-old mother used about 33 million yen from her mother’s account for online tips to video streamers. The money was withdrawn or inherited between December 2023 and April 2025. The woman denies the accusation. Her mother apparently did not know.

秋篠宮ご夫妻、日系移住90年のパラグアイ訪問へ出発
サラ: Prince and Princess Akishino left Japan on August 18 for an official visit to Paraguay, marking 90 years since Japanese migration began. They plan to honor Japanese immigrants and meet people of Japanese descent. Migration began in 1936, stopped during World War Two, and resumed in 1954. About 10,000 people of Japanese descent live there today.

社会のニュース

熊本地震3週間、3000人超が避難所生活
サラ: It has been three weeks since an earthquake in Kumamoto Prefecture recorded a maximum intensity of seven in July. More than 3,000 people are still living in evacuation shelters. Many others remain in damaged homes or cars. Prime Minister Takaichi met with the Kumamoto governor as authorities work to deliver support and prevent disaster-related deaths.

那覇空港でF15の左主脚折れる、滑走路閉鎖もけが人なし
クリス: An F-15 fighter jet from the Air Self-Defense Force stopped on Naha Airport’s B runway after landing at about 12:55 p.m. on August 18. The runway was closed. No injuries were reported. The jet had returned from an emergency scramble. Its left main landing gear broke, leaving the aircraft tilted to the left.

横浜で2歳男児を殴った男逮捕、男児は搬送先で死亡
サラ: Police in Yokohama arrested a 36-year-old company employee on suspicion of injuring his girlfriend’s two-year-old son. The man allegedly punched the child in the face at an apartment on the night of August 17. The boy was taken to a hospital, where he later died. Police are investigating what happened.

鹿児島の元食肉会社取締役、返礼品牛肉の表示偽装疑いで逮捕
クリス: Police arrested a former director of a livestock processing company in Ibusuki, Kagoshima Prefecture. The company allegedly sold beef products through Japan’s hometown tax donation program with improper information about their production area. The former director was arrested on suspicion of violating the Food Labeling Act and fraud. The investigation continues.

政府、18歳以下対象の臨時相談窓口を8月26日から開設
サラ: The government will open a temporary consultation service for people aged 18 and younger. It will operate for ten days from August 26. The move comes because suicides among children tend to increase around the end of summer vacation. Last year, 538 elementary, junior high, and high school students died by suicide.

日本はアスベスト除去業者の免許制未導入、専門家が改善要請
クリス: A survey found that major developed countries, except Japan, require licenses for companies that remove asbestos. In Japan, individuals can earn a qualification through a two-day course and test, with no renewal required. Experts warn that weak oversight may lead to poor work. They are calling for a formal licensing system for removal companies.

千葉豪雨の死者11人に、市原市で60代男性発見
サラ: The death toll from torrential rain in Chiba has risen to 11. A man in his sixties was found during a search in Ichihara City, according to the report on August 18. The search followed the heavy rain and flooding in the prefecture. Further details about the incident were not immediately provided.

重度の産後うつで乳児を殺害、懲役3年猶予5年
クリス: A woman in her forties was convicted of killing her four-month-old son by placing him under the water in a bathtub at their home in Saitama. During the trial, she was found to have severe postpartum depression. On July 22, the Saitama District Court gave her a three-year prison sentence, suspended for five years.

道頓堀火災1年、現場近くで従業員が消防訓練
サラ: One year after a fire in a building facing Dotonbori in Osaka killed two firefighters, a fire drill was held at a nearby building on August 18. Employees of businesses in the building practiced what to do during a fire. They also checked evacuation routes and reviewed how to respond in an emergency.

政治・経済

熊本知事、地震復旧への国の財政支援を首相に要請
サラ: Japan’s prime minister has received a request document from the governor of Kumamoto. The document calls for financial support from the national government to help restore areas damaged by the earthquake. The prime minister received the request on August 18.

東京株式市場、米イラン和平交渉停滞で1759円急落
クリス: Japanese stocks fell sharply on August 18. The Tokyo Stock Exchange dropped 1,759 yen from the previous day. The decline came amid views that peace talks between the United States and Iran had stalled. The market was affected by uncertainty about the future of those negotiations.

日本の長期金利、一時2.945％と約30年ぶり高水準
サラ: Japan’s long-term interest rate briefly rose to 2.945 percent on August 18. The yield on the new ten-year government bond was up 0.025 percentage points from the day before, reaching its highest level in about 30 years. Expectations of a Bank of Japan rate hike and concerns about worsening government finances led to more bond selling.

政府、食料品消費税減税による地方減収を原則補填へ
クリス: The government is considering covering, in principle, the revenue that local governments would lose from a cut in the consumption tax on food. The plan would lower the rate to one percent for two years, starting next April. The national government is studying how to make up the local shortfall.

日豪、長射程ミサイル試験で協力へ
サラ: Japan and Australia are set to cooperate on tests of long-range missiles. The two countries will work together in this missile-testing effort. The report gives no details about the missile systems, test sites, schedule, or exact form of cooperation. It only reports that Japan and Australia will cooperate on long-range missile testing.

ANAとJAL、羽田―岡山便の時間変更で収益改善へ
クリス: All Nippon Airways and Japan Airlines will adjust their schedules on the Haneda to Okayama route from late October. Both airlines currently operate five round trips each day, and four services have nearly overlapping times. By moving departure and arrival times, the airlines aim to improve revenue and help keep the domestic route operating.

日台、米国も参加し半導体・AI協力と供給網強化を確認
サラ: Japan and Taiwan held an innovation summit in Tokyo on August 18, with government and business representatives attending. A US State Department official also joined. Participants called for stronger cooperation in semiconductors and artificial intelligence, and confirmed the need to secure supply chains for important technologies. Taiwan’s economic minister and Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike attended.

太平洋クロマグロ大型魚の漁獲枠拡大、27年から実施見込み
クリス: An international meeting on Pacific bluefin tuna was held online on August 18. Countries agreed to expand some catch limits for large fish, after Mexico changed its position following opposition at the July meeting. The changes are expected to begin in 2027. Japan had sought about a 25 percent increase for large fish and a six percent cut for small fish.

鹿児島産と偽装した牛肉120パック、元取締役を逮捕
サラ: Police in Kagoshima arrested a 55-year-old former director of a meat-processing company on August 18. He is accused of putting Kagoshima-produced labels on beef from other prefectures and delivering it as hometown-tax gift beef. Police suspect he falsely labeled 120 packages, about 60 kilograms, and obtained about 1.45 million yen. He denies the allegations, saying he did not intentionally falsify the labels.

スポーツ

大谷翔平が2打席連発28・29号、ドジャース快勝
サラ: In Major League Baseball on August 17, Shohei Ohtani hit his 28th and 29th home runs in consecutive at-bats for the Dodgers. He went four for five with three RBIs. The Dodgers beat the Rockies, 11 to 5. Seiya Suzuki hit his 22nd homer for the Cubs. Shota Imanaga allowed three runs in six innings and received no decision.

天理、三重を7-0で破り夏の甲子園4強一番乗り
クリス: Tenri High School of Nara became the first team to reach the semifinals of the Summer National High School Baseball Championship. In the first quarterfinal game on the tournament’s 13th day, Tenri beat Mie High School, 7 to 0. Pitcher Osuke Hashimoto threw the entire game and earned a shutout victory.

智弁和歌山、仙台育英に11-3で勝ち5年ぶり4強
クリス: Chiben Wakayama beat Sendai Ikuei, 11 to 3, in the quarterfinals of the Summer National High School Baseball Championship. The win sent Chiben Wakayama to the semifinals for the first time in five years, since 2021. The team had 18 hits and created five bases-loaded chances. Starter Shota Waki pitched five innings and allowed one run.

横浜、花巻東を6-0で破り夏の甲子園4強
サラ: Yokohama High School reached the semifinals of the Summer National High School Baseball Championship. In the third quarterfinal game on the tournament’s 13th day, the team from Kanagawa beat Hanamaki Higashi High School of Iwate, 6 to 0. Yokohama’s shutout win secured a place among the tournament’s final four teams.

男子バレー日本代表、五輪出場権懸かるアジア選手権へ
クリス: Japan’s men’s national volleyball team has opened a practice session ahead of next month’s Asian Championship. The tournament is important because a place in the Los Angeles Olympics is at stake. Key player Ran Takahashi said the team wants to focus only on winning. The team is preparing for the championship and its Olympic goal.

MLB、パドレス売却を承認、史上最高額の可能性
サラ: Major League Baseball has unanimously approved the sale of the San Diego Padres. The team will move from the Seidler family to an investor group led by businessman K. Jones and investor J. Feliciano. The sale price was not announced, but it could exceed six hundred billion yen, a record. The CEO and general manager will stay.

トミー・ジョンさん死去、通算288勝で手術の由来
クリス: Tommy John, the former Major League pitcher whose name is used for a famous elbow operation, has died at his home in Florida. He was 83. John made his major league debut in 1963 and played for teams including the Dodgers and Yankees until 1989. He won 288 games. In 1974, he received the first operation of its kind.

FIFAの外部投資計画を批判したCOOが退任
サラ: FIFA says its Chief Operating Officer Kevin Lamour left the organization on August 17. Lamour had publicly criticized President Gianni Infantino’s plan to bring outside investment into World Cup and other tournament projects. FIFA thanked him for two years of service but gave no reason for his departure. The investment plan was later withdrawn after strong opposition.

国際

トランプ氏、仲介役オマーンを「爆撃」と威嚇
サラ: U.S. President Donald Trump threatened Oman, saying he would “bomb the hell out of it” if Oman got in America’s way. Oman has helped mediate between the United States and Iran. The warning came after a memorandum aimed at keeping the Strait of Hormuz open broke down, increasing tensions.

ロシア・ウクライナの攻撃応酬で19人死亡
クリス: Officials in Russia and Ukraine said 19 people were killed in a series of drone and missile attacks on August 16. Strikes hit homes, infrastructure, warehouses, and other civilian sites. Russia reported five deaths in Rostov and seven elsewhere. Ukraine reported seven deaths, including two at a steel plant in Kryvyi Rih, with 14 injured.

イスラエル、ハマス完全武装解除までガザ撤退拒否
サラ: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told Jared Kushner and others that Israel will not withdraw its forces from Gaza until Hamas is completely disarmed, according to local media. Kushner had met Hamas’s leader the previous day to advance President Trump’s peace plan. Israel and the Peace Council agreed to create working groups on disarmament and public health.

EU、今秋ロシア制裁を拡大し約1600対象を追加へ
クリス: The European Union plans to greatly expand sanctions on Russia this fall. A proposed list may target about 1,600 Russian individuals and organizations, especially in the military-industrial sector. Measures could include frozen assets, travel bans, and bans on transactions. The EU already sanctions about 3,000 people and companies. Approval requires all member states to agree.

トランプ氏、金正恩氏が対話に「非常に前向き」と説明
サラ: President Donald Trump said North Korean leader Kim Jong Un reacted very positively to a call for dialogue. The report also said Trump expressed dissatisfaction with South Korea over a lack of support related to the situation in Iran. It did not provide further details about North Korea’s response or Trump’s comments about South Korea.

米韓、トランプ氏指示で合同軍事演習の大幅縮小に着手
クリス: The United States and South Korea have begun carrying out President Trump’s order to greatly reduce the size of their regular joint military exercise. The Defense Department said it is actively working on the order, but gave no details about changes. The exercise began on August 17 and is scheduled to continue through August 27.

ロシア、北方領土訪問への抗議受け駐ロ日本大使を召喚
サラ: Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Russia had summoned Japan’s ambassador in Moscow. The move followed Japan’s protest over President Vladimir Putin’s visit to the Northern Territories. Japan initially did not respond to the summons, but the Japanese side said it would respond on August 18. The report gave no further details.

ロシア裁判所、野党幹部に禁錮11年1か月判決
クリス: A Russian court sentenced a senior opposition figure to 11 years and one month in prison. The court found the person guilty of discrediting the Russian military and other charges. The opposition group calls for a peaceful solution to the Ukraine issue. The ruling comes before Russia’s lower-house election next month.

トランプ氏支持率33％、就任以来最低に
サラ: President Donald Trump’s approval rating has fallen to 33 percent, the lowest of his presidency. In the latest poll, 64 percent said they disapproved. After the United States began attacking Iran, about 80 percent said the fighting would last a long time, while only 16 percent expected it to end within weeks. Higher gas prices may be hurting support.

エンタメ（文化・芸能）

四千頭身・都築拓紀を謹慎処分、トリオは当面2人で活動
サラ: Comedian Takuki Tsuzuki, 29, of the trio Yonsentoshin, has been referred to prosecutors on suspicion of touching a woman’s lower body over her skirt. His agency apologized on August 18 and placed him on suspension for the time being. The trio will work with only Takumi Goto and Ryota Ishibashi for now.

森高千里さんと事務所、熊本地震復興へ計1億2千万円寄付
クリス: Singer Chisato Moritaka, who is from Kumamoto, and her agency will donate a total of 120 million yen to support recovery after the Kumamoto earthquake. Her agency will give 100 million yen, and Moritaka will give 20 million yen to Kumamoto Prefecture. Donation boxes will also be placed at her concerts in September and October.

高橋光臣、24時間テレビ特別ドラマでつんく役
サラ: Actor Mitsuomi Takahashi will play music producer Tsunku in a special drama for 24-Hour Television 49. The drama, titled “There Is Happiness,” is based on Tsunku’s life after losing his voice to laryngeal cancer and his family’s support. Keiko Kitagawa will play his wife. The drama will air on August 29 and 30.

週刊少年ジャンプ、平均発行部数が初めて100万部割れ
クリス: Weekly Shonen Jump, one of Japan’s best-known manga magazines, had an average circulation of just over 980,000 in its latest period. A survey found that this was the first time its circulation had fallen below one million. At its peak, the magazine published about 6.5 million copies.

久石譲さん、ジブリ音楽などでギネス3記録認定
サラ: Composer Joe Hisaishi, known for music for Studio Ghibli films, has received three Guinness World Records. They include the highest ticket sales for consecutive classical concerts at Tokyo Dome and the Hollywood Bowl, and the longest consecutive run by a classical composer at Radio City Music Hall. He held seven concerts there from August 11 to 17.

上野動物園のパンダ舎解体、来園者が最後の別れ
クリス: The panda house at Tokyo’s Ueno Zoo will be dismantled starting August 17. Xiang Xiang, who was returned to China in 2023, was born there. On August 16, many people visited the building before its removal and said a final goodbye to the place filled with their memories.

パズル誌出版社インテルフィン破産、負債約1億5800万円
サラ: Publisher Intelfin, known for puzzle magazines including Nanpure Hiroba, has begun bankruptcy proceedings by a decision of the Tokyo District Court. Its debts are estimated at about 158 million yen. The company’s business worsened after it left convenience-store sales, which had made up 70 percent of revenue. It also warned readers not to enter prize contests.

前立腺がん手術の大竹まこと、ラジオ継続を表明
クリス: Entertainer Makoto Otake, 77, has announced that he will continue hosting his weekday radio show after revealing that he has prostate cancer. He said surgery removed his prostate, but he now has urine leakage and uses diapers. Doctors called the seven-hour operation a great success. Otake said he wants to share his experience with listeners, including through humor.

AI作成曲481曲、生成AIの楽曲がカラオケにも登場
サラ: Generative AI is becoming both a tool and a creator in music. 481 AI-made songs already exist, and AI-created songs are now appearing in karaoke. One example was made for a golf course in Kochi. Its lyrics, voice, rhythm, and instruments were generated by AI. The creator finished the song after about ten attempts.

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