英語で国内ニュース 2026年8月9日(日)

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2026年8月9日(日)の原稿スクリプト

主要ニュース

台風15号、11日午後に東北上陸の恐れ。関東も大雨
サラ: Typhoon Number 15 may make landfall in the Tohoku region on Tuesday afternoon, August 11. Strong winds and heavy rain could cause flooding, landslides, and swollen rivers. The Kanto region may also see thunderstorms and locally intense rain. Travel plans during the holiday period could be affected. High waves will continue around Okinawa.

熊本地震、関連死含む39人死亡。6332人避難
クリス: Authorities in Kumamoto Prefecture say 39 people have died in the earthquake, including people suspected of dying from disaster-related causes. The figure was recorded as of 7:30 a.m. on August 9. A total of 6,332 people were staying in evacuation shelters across the prefecture at that time.

長野・安曇野で土石流、橋流失。約390人孤立か
サラ: Heavy rain caused a debris flow in Azumino, Nagano Prefecture, on the night of August 8. Mud flowed onto a prefectural road and swept away a bridge. The road leads to the trailhead for Mount Tsubakuro in the Northern Alps. About 390 people at several lodging facilities may have been stranded.

長崎原爆から81年、最後の被爆地にと平和を訴え
クリス: August 9 marks 81 years since an atomic bomb was dropped on Nagasaki. At a peace memorial ceremony, Mayor Shiro Suzuki said humanity and nuclear weapons can never coexist. With fewer survivors and growing tensions over nuclear weapons, Nagasaki renewed its call to become the last place to suffer an atomic bombing.

高市首相、内閣改造など「現時点で申し上げることない」
サラ: Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said there was nothing she could say at this time about a possible Cabinet reshuffle or changes to Liberal Democratic Party leadership. Speaking at a news conference in Nagasaki, she said the government was using all its strength to respond to the Kumamoto earthquake. She gave no further details.

首相、非核三原則堅持も被爆者団体は後退と批判
クリス: Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said Japan continues to maintain its three non-nuclear principles: not possessing, producing, or allowing nuclear weapons into the country. A group representing atomic bomb survivors criticized her, saying she did not call the principles a national policy and that this was a step backward. She also remained cautious about treaty participation.

海自、護衛艦のトマホーク発射映像公開に批判
サラ: The Maritime Self-Defense Force posted a 47-second video of a Tomahawk missile launch from the Aegis ship Chokai. The ship conducted its first live-fire test of the missile in the Pacific on July 29. The close-up footage includes crew commands and background music. Some people criticized it, saying it glorified war.

58歳男、母を踏みつけ死なせた疑い。日常的虐待か
クリス: Police in Osaka arrested a 58-year-old man on suspicion of causing his 80-year-old mother’s death by repeatedly stepping on her. She suffered eight broken ribs and died from traumatic shock. The man reportedly called emergency services after the attack. Investigators say he had also abused her before, blaming caregiving stress for the violence.

槍ヶ岳付近で若い男性遺体、19歳大学生か身元確認
サラ: A police helicopter found the body of a young man near the Kitakama Ridge of Mount Yari in the Northern Alps on August 9. The body was on a steep slope hundreds of meters below the ridge. A 19-year-old university student had gone missing after entering the mountains alone for a one-night trip. Police are confirming the identity.

社会のニュース

長崎原爆から81年、市長が核兵器廃絶と希望訴え
サラ: August 9 marks 81 years since an atomic bomb was dropped on Nagasaki. At the city’s peace ceremony, Mayor Shiro Suzuki said in his peace declaration that humanity and nuclear weapons can never coexist. As survivors age and the international situation grows more difficult, he said people must not give up.

首相の非核三原則発言、被爆者団体が後退と批判
クリス: Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said Japan is maintaining its three non-nuclear principles: not possessing, producing, or allowing nuclear weapons into the country. Shigemitsu Tanaka, a survivor group leader, criticized her for not calling them a national policy, saying this was a step backward. He also requested legal protection and treaty participation.

台風15号、11日午後に東北太平洋側へ接近・上陸か
サラ: Large Typhoon Number 15 moved westward over the Pacific east of Japan on August 9. It may come very close to the Pacific coast of the Tohoku region on the afternoon of August 11 and could make landfall. The Morioka weather office urged people in Iwate to watch for high waves and heavy rain.

大飯原発3号機、発電設備トラブルで自動停止
クリス: Unit 3 at the Ohi nuclear power plant in Fukui Prefecture automatically stopped operating on the night of August 8. The shutdown was caused by a problem in the power-generation equipment. The operator said there was no impact outside the plant. The company is investigating the details of the problem.

政府、27年度から所得連動給付の法整備を検討
サラ: Japan’s government is considering a law for income-based benefit payments planned from fiscal 2027. The national government and local authorities would work together. People who have registered public-payment bank accounts may receive money without applying. The program aims to reduce tax and social insurance burdens for low- and middle-income workers.

戦時中、大学で患者や子どもへの輸血人体実験
クリス: During wartime, several Japanese universities carried out human experiments involving blood transfusions, including patients and children. Researchers used stored blood, incompatible blood types, and animal blood, hoping to apply the methods on battlefields. Some patients died afterward, including a man and a nine-year-old boy. The experiments were published in medical journals of that period.

熊本地震の避難所、10歳女児ら子どもの居場所不足
サラ: After the Kumamoto earthquake, a ten-year-old fifth-grade girl is staying with her family at an evacuation center in Yatsushiro. She spends time playing a smartphone game with friends on the stage of a school gym. Her father works during the day, while her mother cares for her three-year-old sister because preschool has not fully reopened.

燕岳への橋流失、山小屋など約390人が孤立
クリス: A landslide washed away a bridge on a road leading to Mount Tsubakuro in Nagano Prefecture. About 390 guests and others at three mountain huts and hot-spring lodgings were isolated as of 10 a.m. on August 9. No injuries were reported. Water, gas, and electricity remained available at two facilities.

鶴見岳・伽藍岳周辺で地震211回、警戒レベル1継続
サラ: Earthquakes around Mount Tsurumi and Mount Garan in Oita Prefecture increased from the night of August 8. The weather agency recorded 211 earthquakes by 9 a.m. on August 9, based on preliminary figures. It said volcanic activity could be changing, but the volcanic alert level remains at Level 1.

政治・経済

米雇用減で利上げ観測後退、円一時156円台に上昇
サラ: U.S. nonfarm employment fell by 23,000 in July, far below the market forecast of an 80,000 increase. The unemployment rate improved to 4.1 percent, below the expected 4.2 percent. Concerns about weaker jobs reduced expectations for a U.S. rate hike. The yen strengthened, briefly reaching the 156-yen range against the dollar.

景気拡大予想の企業51%、物価高で慎重姿勢
クリス: In a survey of 111 major companies, 51 percent expected Japan’s economy to continue expanding. That was down from 70 percent in January. Thirty-eight percent expected no change, and 5 percent predicted a gradual decline. Companies mainly cited higher prices, weak consumer spending, and energy costs. Investment recovery was the main reason for expecting growth.

年金受給者1600万人に口座登録通知、未返送なら登録
サラ: Starting in August, the government began asking about 16 million pension recipients aged 65 or older to link their pension bank accounts to public-payment accounts. People who do not want this must return a postcard within 45 days. If they do nothing, registration proceeds. The system aims to simplify future government payments, but critics question the opt-out method.

高市首相、核禁条約再検討会議参加に慎重姿勢
クリス: Prime Minister Takaichi took a cautious position on joining a review conference for the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. The prime minister said the government needs to examine whether attending would be effective in promoting nuclear disarmament. The comments came on the 81st anniversary of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki.

ソニー、レンズ大手タムロンに買収提案
サラ: Sony has proposed buying Tamron, a global company specializing in lenses for interchangeable-lens cameras. Tamron makes products for Sony’s E-mount and Nikon’s Z-mount systems, and Sony already owns a stake in the company. The proposal is notable because Sony’s recent investments have mainly focused on entertainment and semiconductors, rather than consumer electronics.

「みんなで大家さん」運営会社、2983億円の純損失
クリス: The company operating the real-estate investment product Minna de Ooyasan Narita reported a net loss of 298.3 billion yen for the year ending March 2026. Its debts exceeded its assets by 288.1 billion yen. The company sharply reduced the value of its land and buildings. It said selling its properties may improve the situation.

高市首相、内閣改造・党人事は現時点で発表なし
サラ: Prime Minister Takaichi said there was nothing she could announce at this time about a possible Cabinet reshuffle or changes to Liberal Democratic Party leadership. Speaking at a news conference in Nagasaki, she said the government was using all its strength to respond to the Kumamoto earthquake. She did not provide further details.

中国7月CPI、前年比0.5％上昇も伸び率縮小
クリス: China’s consumer price index rose 0.5 percent in July from a year earlier, marking the tenth straight month of growth. However, the increase was 0.5 percentage points smaller than in June. Core consumer prices, excluding food and energy, rose 0.9 percent, down 0.1 point. Producer prices rose 3.5 percent, also at a slower rate.

伊トレニタリア、29年に英仏高速鉄道へ参入
サラ: Italian rail group FS says its operator Trenitalia will enter the Paris–London high-speed rail market in 2029, competing with Eurostar. For stronger operations in France, it ordered 19 new train sets from Hitachi Rail. The investment, including maintenance and servicing, will total about 2 billion euros, or about 365 billion yen.

スポーツ

山本好投、大谷決勝打。ドジャース連敗を7で止める
サラ: In Major League Baseball, Yoshinobu Yamamoto started for the Dodgers against the Arizona Diamondbacks. He pitched well, allowing no runs before the sixth inning ended. Shohei Ohtani hit a game-winning RBI single in the 10th inning. The Dodgers won and ended their losing streak at seven games.

村上宗隆、2試合連続26号。ホワイトソックス勝利
クリス: White Sox player Munetaka Murakami hit his 26th home run against the Cleveland Guardians. It was his second straight game with a home run. His performance helped the White Sox win and end a four-game losing streak. The White Sox were leading the American League Central Division.

花巻東、新田に4―2で勝利し甲子園2回戦へ
サラ: At the summer national high school baseball tournament, Hanamaki Higashi High School of Iwate beat Nitta High School of Ehime, 4–2, in the first game on the tournament's fifth day. Hanamaki Higashi scored in small steps throughout the game. The victory sends the Iwate team into the second round.

中島ひとみ、女子100m障害で日本新12秒62
クリス: Hitomi Nakajima set a new Japanese record in the women's 100-meter hurdles. At a meet in Yamanashi Prefecture, the 31-year-old runner finished in 12.62 seconds. That time improved the previous Japanese record by 0.07 seconds. Nakajima showed strong speed in the second half of the race.

オリックス平野佳寿、今季限りで現役引退へ
サラ: Yoshihisa Hirano of the Orix Buffaloes will retire from professional baseball after this season. He announced his decision after a career as one of Japan's leading relief pitchers. Hirano has recorded 250 saves and 200 holds in Japan and the United States combined. He is from Kyoto Prefecture.

日本サッカー協会、性接待疑惑で審判4人を調査
クリス: The Japan Football Association is investigating four Japanese referees over an allegation reported by South Korean media. The report says South Korea's football association gave sexual entertainment to foreign referees in the past. Two of the four Japanese officials allegedly received it while working a 2012 World Cup qualifier between South Korea and Kuwait. The association plans to publish its findings.

ラグビー九州のブニランギ選手、熱中症で死去
サラ: Simon Bunilangi, a 26-year-old player for Kyushu in Japan Rugby League One's second division, has died after suffering heatstroke. He became unsteady after practice in Fukuoka on August 3 and was taken to a hospital. The temperature during training was 35 degrees Celsius. He died on the morning of August 7.

イチロー、マリナーズ創立50周年の偉大な50選手に選出
クリス: Ichiro has been selected as one of the 50 great players honored in connection with the Seattle Mariners' 50th anniversary. The announcement was made on August 9, 2026. He also delighted fans in a home run contest involving former Mariners players.

張本智和、松島を破り決勝へ。妹と兄妹優勝に王手
サラ: Tomokazu Harimoto defeated Sora Matsushima, four games to two, in the men's singles semifinal at the WTT Champions Yokohama tournament. Harimoto, ranked fifth in the world, advanced to the final against South Korea's Oh Junseong. His sister, Miwa, also reached the women's final, putting the siblings close to winning titles at the same event.

国際

イラン、ホルムズ海峡通航再開に米の補償要求
サラ: Iran says reopening shipping through the Strait of Hormuz requires more than an agreement with Oman. Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said a deal on the route between Iran and Oman is close. He also said Iran wants compensation from the United States and other conditions. Reports say the negotiations may be stalled.

ロシアのキーウ攻撃で4人死亡、ゼレンスキー氏支援要請
クリス: Russian forces carried out a series of attacks on Kyiv and areas nearby, killing four people. Ukraine’s president said drone attacks near Kyiv killed a three-year-old child and the child’s grandparents. Four others, including the parents and brother, were injured. A ballistic missile attack on Kyiv killed one person. He called for sanctions and more air defense missiles.

ゼレンスキー氏、北朝鮮がロシアに3万～5万人派兵と指摘
サラ: Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says North Korea has decided to send between 30,000 and 50,000 soldiers to Russia. He also believes Russia will provide North Korea with all kinds of equipment in the future. Zelenskyy also urged other countries to provide continued support for Ukraine.

中国、台風接近で台湾海峡を交通管制。台湾は反発
クリス: China’s Guangdong Maritime Safety Administration announced traffic controls in the Taiwan Strait because Typhoon Number 13 was approaching. Ships traveling north from the southern part of the strait were told to avoid strong winds and follow Chinese instructions. Taiwan criticized the move, saying China has no right to control the international waters. No ships were known to have received demands.

イエメン政権側、フーシ派拠点を攻撃。報復応酬続く
サラ: Yemen’s interim government forces say they carried out a military operation against the Iran-backed Houthi group. They said they attacked Houthi command centers in retaliation for an earlier Houthi attack that killed at least 30 people. The Houthis also claimed a drone attack on a Saudi Aramco refinery. A fire was reported, but no one was injured.

韓国調査船、竹島周辺の日本EEZで無断調査か
クリス: A South Korean research ship appears to have conducted a marine survey without prior permission in Japan’s exclusive economic zone near Takeshima. Officials saw the ship lower a wire-like object into the water west of Takeshima. Japan strongly protested to South Korea, saying research without Japan’s consent in the zone is unacceptable.

バイデン前大統領、がん闘病で激痛と報道
サラ: Former President Biden is suffering severe pain while battling cancer, according to the report. His second son said the situation is difficult. The report gives no further information about Biden’s condition. It only says that the former president is fighting cancer and experiencing intense pain, while his son described the situation as hard.

ゼレンスキー氏、セルビア初訪問。関係強化を協議
クリス: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy made his first visit to Serbia since taking office in 2019. In Belgrade, he met Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić for more than three hours. They discussed a free-trade agreement, rebuilding Ukraine, energy, and food security. Both countries seek European Union membership. The visit aimed to show Serbia moving away from Russia.

韓国サッカー協会の外国人審判への性接待疑惑
サラ: South Korean media report that the Korea Football Association may have provided sexual hospitality to foreign referees. The referees worked at seven matches in South Korea in 2011 and 2012, including World Cup and Olympic qualifiers. Reports say Japanese referees were among them. The expenses were reportedly paid with the association’s corporate card.

エンタメ（文化・芸能）

HIKAKIN、第2子男児誕生を公表。「2児の父」に
サラ: Top Japanese YouTuber HIKAKIN has announced the birth of his second child, a baby boy. He said, “I am now a father of two,” on August 9. The mother and baby are healthy and stable. His video records the family’s journey from learning the baby’s sex in January through birth and childcare.

BOYS AND MEN、契約終了。27年から「でらっくす・ボーイズ」
クリス: The male group BOYS AND MEN has announced the end of its exclusive contract with Fortune Entertainment on March 31, 2026. During a transition period until March 31, 2027, the group will use both its old name and its new name, Deluxe Boys. From April 1, 2027, it will work as Deluxe Boys.

黒田勇樹、ガッポリ建設に加入。芸人とコンビ結成
サラ: Actor and playwright Yuki Kuroda has joined the comedy duo Gappori Kensetsu. The announcement was made on social media on August 9. The duo will now consist of Kuroda, who is 44, and comedian Minoru Murota. Kuroda first became known as a talented child actor and now works mainly as an actor.

漫才コンビ、原爆題材に戦争と命の意味を伝える
クリス: Comedy duo Takumi Takemori and Hirotaka Abe perform routines about war, including the atomic bombing, while exploring the meaning of life. Their atomic-bomb routine has continued since 2021, after a request from a second-generation survivor in Nagasaki. They interviewed survivors for a year. They hope comedy can help young people face fading memories of war.

映画「あの星が降る丘で」続編、主人公を高校教師に
サラ: The film “I Want to Meet You Again on the Hill Where That Star Falls” is a sequel to the 2023 hit “If We Meet Again on the Hill Where the Flower Blooms.” The core story remains: a woman remembers someone who died, while a man falls in love with her. The film changes the journey, making Yuri a high school teacher.

手塚治虫の戦争描く特集ドラマ、12日放送
クリス: A special television drama about manga artist Osamu Tezuka will air on August 12 at 10 p.m. Kengo Kora stars as Tezuka. The story moves between the 1970s and wartime 1945, when a teenage version of Tezuka is insulted as a traitor but keeps drawing manga. The drama shows Tezuka facing painful war memories through his work.

森山未來、徴兵忌避者演じるドラマ「笹まくら」
サラ: Actor Mirai Moriyama stars in the drama “Sasa Makura,” based on a novel by Saiichi Maruya. He plays Shoichi Hamada at age 45, a man who escaped military service during the war. Moriyama said the subject is difficult to discuss. The drama shows how his act was seen as a crime, then heroic, and later condemned.

京都の非公開文化財32カ所、10～12月に特別公開
クリス: Thirty-two normally closed cultural sites in Kyoto Prefecture will open for special public visits from October 20 to December 6. This is the largest number in the event’s history. The sites include temples, shrines, buildings, and Buddhist statues. Hozouji Temple, which has works by Ito Jakuchu, will open for the first time in ten years. Admission fees support preservation.

藤井聡太名人、4連覇祝賀会。永世名人資格に王手
サラ: About 400 people attended a ceremony in Tokyo on August 7 to celebrate Sota Fujii’s fourth straight Meijin title. Fujii defended the title by defeating Tetsuo Itodani four games to none. As his commemorative gift, Fujii chose a 27-inch computer display, which he plans to use as a hobby. A fifth title next season would qualify him for the lifetime Meijin title.

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