英語で国内ニュース 2026年8月28日(金)

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2026年8月28日(金)の原稿スクリプト

主要ニュース

日本、インフル全国流行入り　8月発表は異例
サラ: Japan has entered a nationwide influenza outbreak. More than one influenza patient per medical institution was reported during the week through August 23. On August 28, the health ministry announced the outbreak. This was an unusually early announcement, because it came during August, based on nationwide reports.

ネパール・中国国境で土石流、472人死亡
クリス: A major debris flow struck the Nepal-China border area on August 26. So far, 472 deaths have been confirmed, and more than 1,400 people remain unaccounted for. Five Japanese nationals also cannot be contacted. The disaster has caused widespread loss of life, and there are concerns about secondary disasters.

横浜市長、パワハラ認定受け辞職届を提出
サラ: Yamanaka Takeharu, the mayor of Yokohama, submitted his resignation to the city council speaker on August 28. He had been found responsible for serious power harassment toward city employees. The mayor held a news conference from about 4 p.m. to explain his views. His resignation follows the finding.

モームリ元代表夫妻に有罪、執行猶予付き判決
クリス: A Tokyo court gave guilty verdicts to the former head of Momuri, a job-resignation service, and his wife, a former employee. They admitted referring clients to lawyers for negotiations about leaving their jobs and receiving referral fees. The former head received two years in prison, suspended for three years. His wife received 18 months, also suspended.

待機児童2435人、9年ぶり増　東京最多
サラ: Japan had 2,435 children waiting for a place in daycare as of April 1, according to an August 28 announcement. The number rose by 181 from the previous year, the first increase in nine years. Tokyo had the most, with 1,113. Free fees for first children may have increased demand.

石川・富山で記録的大雨、住民が復旧作業
クリス: Record heavy rain caused damage in Ishikawa and Toyama prefectures, where the highest level of heavy-rain warning was issued. On August 28, damage and other effects were still being reported. Residents were busy cleaning up and responding to the situation. Some people said they could not travel back and forth around their neighborhoods.

トランプ氏、オンタリオ湖を改称指示
サラ: President Donald Trump ordered the name of Lake Ontario to be changed to Lake America. He said the change would take effect immediately and directed the Interior Department to update the federal name system within 30 days. Trump also suggested that the Atlantic Ocean, the Pacific Ocean, or both might be renamed.

警察庁、来年度に外事情報局を新設へ
クリス: Japan's National Police Agency plans to create a new Foreign Affairs Intelligence Bureau next fiscal year. The bureau would be separated from the Security Bureau by upgrading its current foreign affairs division. The agency wants stronger abilities to respond to spying by foreign organizations. A revision to the Police Law will be prepared.

企業名を使ったAI偽広告、3社が関与を否定
サラ: Fake advertisements made with artificial intelligence are spreading, using the names of Japanet, Fujiya, and Mos Burger. All three companies say they have absolutely nothing to do with the ads. The companies' names are being linked to AI-created advertisements, but the advertisements are not official messages from the companies.

社会のニュース

モームリ前社長に有罪、会社に罰金200万円
サラ: A Tokyo court gave a suspended sentence to Shinji Tanimoto, the former president of the company behind Moumuri, a resignation service. He was sentenced to two years in prison, suspended for three years, for illegally referring clients to lawyers. His wife also received a suspended sentence, and the company was fined two million yen.

横浜市長、パワハラ問題で辞任表明
クリス: Yokohama Mayor Takeharu Yamanaka has announced that he plans to resign over a power harassment scandal. He had wanted to stay in office, but political groups and supporters demanded that he take responsibility. An investigation found that he misused his authority and called employees insulting names. He said he would resign after reflecting on his actions.

警察庁、スパイ対策強化へ外事情報局新設
サラ: Japan’s National Police Agency plans to create a new Foreign Affairs Intelligence Bureau next fiscal year. The bureau will be separated from the Security Bureau to strengthen responses to spying and other activities by foreign organizations. Its divisions will handle regions including Russia and China, international terrorism, and cases connected to North Korea.

待機児童2400人超、9年ぶり増　保育士不足も
クリス: More than 2,400 children were waiting for places at day care centers across Japan as of April this year. The number increased for the first time in nine years. A shortage of child-care workers is one reason for the rise. The figures concern children waiting for available places at day-care facilities.

最高裁、視覚障害夫婦の敗訴を確定
サラ: Japan’s Supreme Court has finalized a ruling against a visually impaired couple who sued Kanagawa Prefecture. Police officers entered their home in 2019 after receiving a report about shouting. A lower court had ordered compensation, but a higher court found the entry lawful. The Supreme Court rejected the couple’s appeal, saying there was no legal reason to overturn that decision.

福島第一原発3号機底部に最大3メートルの穴
クリス: The operator of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant says it found a hole up to about three meters wide at the bottom of the reactor in Unit Three. Nuclear fuel melted during the accident. The discovery provides more detail about the condition of the reactor’s bottom, where the fuel melted and fell.

北陸・北海道で大雨、土砂災害に厳重警戒
サラ: Heavy rain hit Hokuriku and Hokkaido on August 28, and more intense rain is possible this afternoon. Hokuriku faces a serious risk of landslides. People should stay away from cliffs and swollen rivers. Very heavy rain may also occur in parts of eastern Japan, Shikoku, Kyushu, and Okinawa as the weather changes quickly.

警察庁、来年度から全国で装着型カメラ導入
クリス: Japan’s National Police Agency plans to introduce wearable cameras for police officers nationwide next fiscal year. The cameras will be attached to officers’ bodies and record their actions during duties such as questioning people and enforcing traffic rules. Officials hope the recordings will prevent disputes and support proper police work.

NHK会長、性被害者への不適切対応を謝罪
サラ: A parliamentary committee questioned the president of a public broadcaster about its handling of a staff member who suffered sexual abuse by a program guest. The president said the response placed more pressure on the victim and promised stronger prevention measures. Lawmakers also asked the broadcaster to release part of a roughly 60-page report with private details removed.

政治・経済

横浜市長、パワハラで辞職表明　再出馬は未定
サラ: Yokohama Mayor Takeharu Yamanaka has announced plans to resign over a power harassment scandal. He made the announcement at a supporters’ meeting on August 28. A city assembly faction had called for his resignation. Yamanaka did not say whether he would run in a new mayoral election. He reportedly insulted staff, calling them “useless.”

自民鈴木幹事長、福岡県連から意見聴取
クリス: Liberal Democratic Party Secretary-General Suzuki met with leaders of the party’s Fukuoka prefectural organization and heard their views on its future response. Criticism has grown over a series of actions by the Fukuoka Prefectural Assembly. Suzuki said the party needs to create conditions for endorsing candidates in next spring’s prefectural assembly election.

立民、中道・公明との合流見送り方針を確認
サラ: The Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan has explained to its lawmakers that it will not merge with the Chudo Reform Coalition and Komeito. Party leaders confirmed this policy at an extraordinary standing executive committee meeting. At a meeting with lawmakers, no objections were raised, according to the party.

九州観光支援、宿泊費など最大6割引へ
クリス: Japan plans to begin a Kyushu tourism support program in October or later, after the Kumamoto earthquake. Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Minister Kaneko said accommodation costs and other expenses could be discounted by as much as 60 percent. The program is intended to support tourism in Kyushu, which was affected by the earthquake.

USJ、隣接する工場跡地への拡張を検討
サラ: Universal Studios Japan is considering expanding into a former Nippon Steel factory site next to the park. If realized, this would be the first expansion since the park opened in 2001, increasing its area by about 10 percent. The roughly 60,000-square-meter site is owned by Osaka City and others. Its current lease ends in 2027.

竹中工務店副社長、万博工事背任逮捕で謝罪
クリス: At a news conference on August 28, a vice president of Takenaka Corporation apologized over an arrest in a breach-of-trust case involving Expo construction work. The vice president spoke about the case and apologized on behalf of the company. 

生活費を投じる「NISA貧乏」に専門家が警鐘
サラ: A trend called NISA poverty is drawing attention in Japan. At an event in Nagoya, investors described extreme efforts to fill their annual NISA limit of 3.6 million yen. One person said they invest 110,000 yen from a monthly income of 200,000 yen. Another invests 70 percent of income. An expert called this very dangerous.

トヨタ7月世界販売4.8％減、中国が不振
クリス: Toyota’s global sales in July fell 4.8 percent from a year earlier, to 856,125 vehicles. This was the first year-on-year decline in two months. Sales in China dropped 24.3 percent, as high gasoline prices linked to the Middle East crisis hurt demand for engine-powered cars. Sales rose 11 percent in Japan but fell 0.8 percent in the United States.

東京23区の物価、8月中旬に1.8％上昇
サラ: Consumer prices in Tokyo’s 23 wards rose 1.8 percent in mid-August from a year earlier, according to a preliminary index excluding fresh food. Food prices rose 3.9 percent, with sushi up 20 percent and boxed lunches up 26.7 percent. Rent increased 1.9 percent. Electricity and gas prices fell with government support. Plastic bags also became more expensive.

スポーツ

リーグワン、国籍取得の海外選手を日本人扱い
サラ: Japan Rugby League One has reached a settlement with players over its new registration rules. From the 2026–27 season, foreign-born players who became Japanese citizens will be treated like Japanese-born players. The league changed its original plan after 27 players complained that the rules were unfair and sought action from authorities and a court.

山本由伸が好投も援護なく、今季8敗目
クリス: Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto started against the Atlanta Braves and pitched well, allowing one run before the seventh inning ended. However, the Dodgers gave him no run support. He missed the chance to earn his 13th win of the season and suffered his eighth loss.

日本、八村29得点でW杯予選初戦快勝
サラ: Japan won its opening game in the second round of the men’s basketball World Cup Asian qualifiers. Playing away against Saudi Arabia, Japan won 106 to 78. Rui Hachimura, back with the national team, led both teams with 29 points.

ヤクルト石川、左肩痛で1回途中6失点
クリス: Yakult pitcher Masanori Ishikawa had a difficult return. The 46-year-old, baseball’s oldest player, recorded only one out, allowing five hits and six runs. He left after 24 pitches because of left shoulder pain. Ishikawa was seeking a record 25th straight season with a win, but his next start is uncertain.

ドジャース売却懸念、球団がオーナー捜査を否定
サラ: Concern has emerged that the Los Angeles Dodgers could be sold because owner Mark Walter is under a federal investigation involving loans from an insurance company under his control. The team president has repeatedly denied a sale. Authorities are examining whether the loans were hidden or handled improperly. Walter also faces pressure to reduce them.

NFL、2026年シーズンからプロボウル試合廃止
クリス: The NFL says it will no longer hold Pro Bowl games starting with the 2026 season. The Pro Bowl will continue as an honor for top players, chosen by players, coaches, and fans. Eighty-eight players will be officially selected, with no replacement selections. The players will receive awards in Los Angeles in January 2027.

佐々木朗希、右手中指のまめで負傷者リスト入り
サラ: Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Roki Sasaki has been placed on the 15-day injured list because of a blister on his right middle finger. Sasaki started against the Atlanta Braves on August 26, but the blister broke during the fourth inning. He left the game after the injury.

オリックス森友哉、左手首手術で今季復帰困難か
クリス: Orix announced that 31-year-old Tomoya Mori had surgery on his left wrist on August 26. In his fourth season with Orix, Mori had played in 66 games, mainly as a designated hitter or pinch hitter. His return this season may be difficult.

龍谷大野球部、暴力・盗難隠蔽で活動停止
サラ: Ryukoku University suspended its hardball baseball club for one month after repeated violence against younger students and unreported thefts in its dormitory. More than 20 students reported stolen money and other items. The university will end its all-dorm system, but the team will play in the Kansai Six Universities League this fall.

国際

ネパール・中国国境の土石流、472人死亡
サラ: A massive landslide struck the Nepal-China border area on the 26th. So far, 472 deaths have been confirmed, and more than 1,400 people are missing. Authorities also cannot contact five Japanese people. There are concerns that a second disaster could occur in the affected area.

ネパール・中国国境に土砂ダム、決壊の恐れ
クリス: A large natural dam has formed near the meeting point of rivers in Nepal and China after landslides and floods. China’s water authorities warn it may collapse. The dam already holds about two million cubic meters of water and is overflowing. Another three million may arrive within three days, with water peaking September 1.

ホルムズ海峡通過船舶、軍事作戦前の1割に
サラ: Six months have passed since the Trump administration began military operations against Iran. During that time, traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has fallen sharply. The strait has been a major route for Japan’s oil imports. The number of tankers and cargo ships passing through is now about one tenth of the level before the operations began.

トランプ氏、オンタリオ湖を「アメリカ湖」に改称
クリス: Amid a sharp tariff dispute between the United States and Canada, President Trump signed an executive order to rename Lake Ontario, one of the Great Lakes, as “American Lake.” Canadian Prime Minister Carney objected, saying the lake has been called Ontario for more than 400 years.

虐殺で終身刑のムラディッチ元司令官が死去
サラ: Mladic, a former commander of an armed group, has died while serving a life sentence. The sentence was imposed over a 1995 massacre in the former Yugoslavia. The massacre has been called Europe’s worst since the end of World War Two.

米連邦地裁、Anthropicのリスク指定を違憲と判断
クリス: A federal court in California ruled that the Defense Department acted arbitrarily and unconstitutionally when it named AI company Anthropic a supply-chain risk. Anthropic’s Claude had been the only generative AI used in classified US military systems and was reportedly used in the Iran operation. Anthropic sued after being excluded from government contracts.

エルニーニョでパナマ運河通航制限、水不足懸念
サラ: An El Niño event is raising concern about water shortages around the Panama Canal. Because the canal uses large amounts of water, officials plan to cut daily traffic from 36 ships, starting in early September, to 32 ships after September 15. Honduras and El Salvador have issued warnings, and a deeper drought could affect Japan’s logistics.

UEFA、W杯権利売却計画でFIFA会長告訴準備
クリス: UEFA is reportedly preparing a criminal complaint against FIFA President Gianni Infantino, calling his role in a failed World Cup rights sale “criminal managerial negligence.” He planned a new company to sell rights to private investors, but withdrew the plan four days after announcing it and apologized. UEFA also says the proposed valuation was absurdly low.

コンゴのエボラ急拡大、国連が国際協力を要請
サラ: United Nations Secretary-General Guterres has expressed strong concern about the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. He says infections are spreading at an unprecedented speed. Guterres is calling on countries to cooperate in containing the outbreak. He urged international cooperation to stop the disease from spreading further.

エンタメ（文化・芸能）

草間彌生さん死去、水玉作品を生涯制作
サラ: Artist Yayoi Kusama has died. She continued creating polka-dot and net works throughout her life. During studio visits, she sometimes shyly asked people whether they liked her new paintings. As a child, she saw dots and heard flowers speaking. She said she made art to overcome illness and would become an artist again in another life.

まどマギ13年ぶり新作、3度の延期を経て公開
クリス: The new Madoka Magica film opened in theaters at midnight on August 28. It is the first new film in 13 years. After three postponements, fans expressed relief and strong emotions online. The movie is an official sequel to the 2013 film Rebellion, continuing the popular magical-girl story.

相棒season25、10月開始　最多シーズン更新
サラ: Season 25 of the television drama Aibou will begin in October and run for two broadcast periods. Yutaka Mizutani will return as Ukyo Sugishita, with Yasufumi Terawaki as Kaoru Kameyama. It will set a record for the most seasons in a Japanese serial drama. The opening special will show a national crisis involving the sitting prime minister.

藤井聡太、王位戦7連覇にあと1勝
クリス: Shogi player Sota Fujii is now one win away from winning the Oi title for a seventh straight time. This follows the fifth game of this year’s Oi title match. Fujii is close to another championship, with only one more victory needed to complete the seven-time title run.

一力遼、囲碁名人戦第1局で先勝
サラ: Go player Ryo Ichiriki has taken the first win in the Meijin title match. The result gives him an early advantage in the series. This was the opening game of the match, marking a positive start for Ichiriki as the Meijin competition moves forward.

英俳優ティム・カリーさん死去、80歳
クリス: British actor Tim Curry has died at age 80. His manager said he died on the 25th at his home in Los Angeles and passed away peacefully. The cause of death was not released. Curry was known for The Rocky Horror Show, Home Alone 2, The Three Musketeers, Charlie’s Angels, and voice acting.

VIVANT第2季、毎週の新情報で高視聴率
サラ: VIVANT’s second season is drawing attention by revealing new cast members and surprise appearances almost every week. The next episode, the drama’s 16th overall, will air on August 30. Its first episode reached an 18.8 percent rating, and the show has stayed above 15 percent for five straight episodes. Viewers are eager for the next reveal.

NHK会長、性被害対応を謝罪　報告書公開要請
クリス: A broadcaster’s president was questioned by a committee of Japan’s upper house over an inappropriate response to a staff member who suffered sexual abuse by a program performer. He said the organization regrets adding to the victim’s burden and will prevent a repeat. The investigation report is about 60 pages. Lawmakers urged release of a redacted version.

週刊ダイヤモンド、紙版を2027年3月終了
サラ: The publisher of Weekly Diamond announced that its paper edition will end at the end of March 2027. The magazine will then become fully digital. It began in 1913 as a monthly magazine and launched a paid digital membership service in 2019. The change ends its printed publication after more than a century.

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