In Fukuchiyama City, Kyoto Prefecture, workers carried out the traditional practice of “komo-maki,” wrapping straw mats around pine trees to protect them from harmful insects as the autumn season deepens. The activity takes place each year around “Kanro” (Cold Dew), one of the 24 solar terms marking the seasonal transition toward winter. (News On Japan, KTV NEWS, 2025-10-09)

京都府福知山市の公園では害虫から松を守る「こも巻き」が行われました。

Elementary and junior high school teachers in Japan still work the longest hours among their peers worldwide, according to an OECD report released on Tuesday. While the 2024 results by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development showed working hours had fallen by around four hours per week compared with the previous survey in 2018, Japan’s teachers still far exceeded their global counterparts. (News On Japan, テレ東BIZ, 2025-10-08)

OECD＝経済協力開発機構は、2024年に実施した国際教員指導環境調査の結果を公表しました。OECD加盟国など55の国と地域が参加した中で日本の常勤教員の仕事時間は1週間あたり小学校で52.1時間、中学校で55.1時間と、いずれも世界最長で、長時間労働の深刻さが依然として際立っています。

A tearful Kusama Richard Keita of the idol group Aぇ! Group was released from the Mita Police Station in Tokyo on October 6th around 2 p.m., wearing a black suit and bowing deeply as he apologized. With his voice trembling, he said, “I sincerely apologize for the trouble I have caused,” lowering his head for about ten seconds. (News On Japan, FNN, 2025-10-06)

6日午後2時過ぎ、黒のスーツ姿で警視庁三田警察署から釈放された「Aぇ！group」の草間リチャード敬太さん（29）。

Osaka University’s Shimon Sakaguchi, a specially appointed professor, has been awarded this year’s Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his groundbreaking work in immunology. Sakaguchi is best known for discovering “regulatory T cells,” a type of immune cell that suppresses excessive immune responses, a finding that has had far-reaching implications in medical science. (News On Japan, TBS, 2025-10-06)

今年のノーベル生理学・医学賞に大阪大学特任教授の坂口志文さんが選ばれました。 坂口さんは免疫学が専門で、「制御性T細胞」と呼ばれる免疫の過剰反応を抑える働きを持つ細胞を発見したことで知られています。

A security camera installed at a home in Sapporo’s Nishi Ward captured three bears, including two cubs, walking through a forested area on October 5th, prompting police to heighten their alert. (News On Japan, 北海道ニュースUHB, 2025-10-06)

10月5日、札幌市西区西野の住宅に設置された防犯カメラにクマ3頭が映っているのがわかりました。警察が警戒を強めています。

A Spanish tourist was attacked by a bear while visiting Shirakawa-go, the UNESCO World Heritage village in Gifu Prefecture known for its traditional thatched-roof houses, on October 5th. The incident adds to a growing number of bear encounters reported across Japan in recent weeks. (News On Japan, TBS, 2025-10-06)

クマによる被害が全国で相次いでいます。岐阜県の世界遺産・白川郷では、スペイン人の観光客がクマに襲われ、けがをしました。

Sanae Takaichi, elected as the Liberal Democratic Party’s new president on October 4th, declared on stage, “I ask everybody to work like a horse,” after defeating agriculture minister Shinjiro Koizumi in a runoff to become the party’s first female leader. (News On Japan, FNN, 2025-10-04)

自民党の新しい総裁に高市早苗前経済安保相が選ばれました。 小泉農水相を決選投票で破った高市氏は、自民党史上初めての女性の総裁です。

At the World Heritage-listed Shosoin in Nara, the annual ‘Opening Ceremony’ was held, during which the doors of the treasure house were unsealed. (News On Japan, KTV NEWS, 2025-10-04)

奈良の世界遺産・正倉院では年に1度宝庫の扉を開ける「開封の儀」が行われました。

Vast hillsides have been cleared for the construction of a large-scale solar power facility in Kamogawa, Chiba Prefecture, leaving piles of felled trees scattered across the slopes. The development covers approximately 146 hectares, or the size of 32 Tokyo Domes, and involves cutting down about 365,000 trees to make way for 470,000 solar panels. (News On Japan, FNN, 2025-10-03)

千葉・鴨川市の山林でカメラが捉えたのは、山の斜面に散乱する伐採された大量の木。 作業をするショベルカーが小さく見えるほど、広範囲にわたり森林が切り開かれていました。

A man in his 60s was found bleeding and collapsed inside a cattle barn in Tsugaru, Aomori Prefecture on the morning of October 2nd, later dying after his condition suddenly worsened. (News On Japan, TBS, 2025-10-02)

きょう、青森県の牛舎で男性が血を流して倒れているのが発見されました。 きょう午前9時半すぎ、青森県つがる市の牛舎で、「牛舎内で顔から出血した男性が倒れている」と消防に通報がありました。

The iconic New Year’s Eve bell at Chion-in Temple in Kyoto will shift to a fully paid and reservation-only system this year, with entry limited to 2,000 people, in response to overwhelming crowds in recent years. (News On Japan, YOMIURI, 2025-10-02)

大晦日の風物詩、京都・知恩院の「除夜の鐘」が、今年から完全予約制で有料となります。

The Okinawa region experienced record-breaking heat in September, with average temperatures 1.6 degrees Celsius above normal, the highest since records began. (News On Japan, 2025-10-02)

9月の沖縄地方の気温は平年よりも1.6度高くなり、9月としては統計開始以来、最も高くなりました。

A luxury hotel with rates reaching as high as 3.75 million yen per night has opened near Nagoya Castle, aiming to attract wealthy guests from Japan and abroad. (News On Japan, Kyodo, 2025-10-02)

ホテル運営のエスパシオエンタープライズ(名古屋市)は1日、高級ホテル「エスパシオ ナゴヤキャッスル」を名古屋城近くに開業した。税とサービス料込みで1泊25万～375万円前後(通常時)と高額の価格設定にしている。名古屋城を一望できる立地を生かし、国内外の富裕層の利用を見込む。

The wave of price increases continued into October, with more than 3,000 items, including beverages and food, set to rise in price, leaving supermarkets and retailers grappling with how to respond. (News On Japan, Nagoya TV News, 2025-10-01)

10月も値上げラッシュが続き、品目は飲料や食品など3000を超えます。止まらない値上げに、スーパーなどでは対応に苦慮しています。

Osaka City decided on September 30th to suspend new applications for so-called special zone minpaku, a category of private lodging that has seen a sharp rise in disputes with local residents. (News On Japan, YOMIURI, 2025-10-01)

トラブルが相次ぐ「特区民泊」をめぐり大阪市は30日、新規の受け付けを停止する方針を決めました。

Removal work has begun at an underground parking facility in Yokkaichi, Mie Prefecture, where 274 vehicles were submerged during record rainfall on September 12th. (News On Japan, Nagoya TV News, 2025-09-30)

9月12日に記録的な大雨で270台以上の車が水につかった三重県四日市市の駐車場で29日、車の搬出作業が始まりました。

A man on trial for fatally shooting relatives with a crossbow in Takarazuka, Hyogo Prefecture, claimed in court on September 30th that the victims were "people who deserved to be killed" and added that he wants to be executed as soon as possible. (News On Japan, YOMIURI, 2025-09-30)

5年前、兵庫県宝塚市で親族4人をボウガンで殺傷した罪に問われている男の裁判で30日、男は親族について、「殺されるに値する人物だった」と話しました。

The harvest of Tamba chestnuts, a hallmark of autumn in Hyogo Prefecture, has reached its peak in Tamba Sasayama, where the prized Gin-yose variety is now being collected. (News On Japan, FNN, 2025-09-28)

兵庫県丹波篠山市では、秋の味覚、丹波栗の「銀寄」の収穫が最盛期を迎えています。

Ishikawa Prefecture has surpassed Fukui Prefecture in total land area after a significant increase caused by coastal uplift triggered by the 2024 Noto Peninsula earthquake, according to the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan. (News On Japan, FNN, 2025-09-28)

国土地理院によりますと、石川県の面積が4.74平方キロメートル増え、福井県の面積を上回ったことが分かりました。

Japan’s tea culture has long been woven into everyday life, but an unprecedented global boom in matcha is forcing a shift that is putting sencha, the familiar green tea, under pressure. (News On Japan, 2025-09-27)

私たちの生活に古くから深く根付くお茶文化。 今、空前の抹茶ブームを受けまして一般的に緑茶としてなじみのある煎茶が大きな転換期を迎えているようです。

The Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) leadership race entered its fifth day on September 26th, with Agriculture Minister Shinjiro Koizumi forced to apologize after his campaign team was found to have requested supportive online posts from backers. (News On Japan, FNN, 2025-09-27)

自民党総裁選は5日目。 小泉農水大臣が釈明に追われ、陳謝する事態となっています。

Toyota has begun demonstration trials at its experimental city project known as Woven City on September 25th, with several employee households moving in to test how AI and autonomous driving technologies can be integrated into everyday life. (News On Japan, TBS, 2025-09-26)

トヨタが建設を進めている「実験都市」の実証実験がきのうから始まりました。

A 10-vehicle collision on Route 36 in Eniwa, Hokkaido, on Thursday morning left two people injured and set off a dramatic police pursuit, as the driver suspected of causing the crash abandoned his car and fled on foot before being arrested several kilometers away. (News On Japan, TBS, 2025-09-26)

北海道で起きた10台が絡む事故。現場から逃走した男が逃げ込んだのは3キロ離れた工場でした。

A sea of clouds spread across Lake Kussharo in Teshikaga, eastern Hokkaido, on Wednesday morning, creating a striking early sign of the coming winter. (News On Japan, HBCニュース　北海道放送, 2025-09-25)

24日朝7時ごろに撮影された北海道東部の弟子屈町の屈斜路湖です。 日本最大のカルデラ湖に白く広がるのは、雲海です。

Nearly 18 years have passed since journalist Kenji Nagai was shot dead while covering a protest in Myanmar, and new analysis has revealed that his final words were recorded on the video camera he held until the very end. (News On Japan, TBS, 2025-09-25)

ミャンマーで取材中に射殺されたジャーナリストの長井健司さん。その死から、まもなく18年となります。亡くなる直前まで離さなかったビデオカメラには長井さんの最期の言葉が記録されていました。