2025-10-21 / 最終更新日 : 2025-10-22 Aki@英語ニュース スポーツ ネトフリがWBC放映権を獲得【Netflix Wins WBC Broadcast Rights】 Netflix secured exclusive broadcast rights in Japan for the World Baseball Classic next March. Outraged baseball fans criticized the decision because no television broadcast will be available.
2025-10-14 / 最終更新日 : 2025-10-19 Aki@英語ニュース 政治 トランプ氏がノーベル平和賞を逃す【Trump Misses Out on Nobel Peace Prize】 US President Donald Trump failed to win this year’s Nobel Peace Prize. He said he deserved the award and made no secret of his desire for it.
2025-09-30 / 最終更新日 : 2025-10-19 Aki@英語ニュース 政治 JICAが「ホームタウン」事業撤回【JICA Cancels “Hometown” Project】 JICA has canceled its program pairing four local governments with African nations. These municipalities were to hold exchanges with their partner countries as their “hometowns”.
2025-09-23 / 最終更新日 : 2025-09-24 Aki@英語ニュース 社会 東京都のマッチングアプリ運用開始から1年【One Year Since Tokyo’s Dating App Launch】 It has been one year since the Tokyo government launched a dating app. It uses AI to find suitable matches and recommend potential partners.
2025-09-16 / 最終更新日 : 2025-09-21 Aki@英語ニュース 政治 米右派活動家を殺害した容疑者を拘束【Suspect Held for Killing US Right-wing Activist】 Right-wing activist Charlie Kirk was fatally shot during an outdoor speech in the US. The gunman climbed onto a building roof and opened fire from a distance.
2025-09-02 / 最終更新日 : 2025-09-15 Aki@英語ニュース 科学技術 防犯カメラでスピード逮捕【Security Cameras Lead to Quick Arrest】 In the Kobe case where a woman was fatally stabbed, the suspect was soon arrested. Police followed security camera footage and tracked the man’s movements.
2025-08-26 / 最終更新日 : 2025-08-27 Aki@英語ニュース ビジネス マクドナルドのハッピーセットに改善要請【Request for Improvement on McDonald’s Happy Meal】 McDonald’s Japan ran a campaign selling Happy Meals with Pokemon cards. However, some customers purchased them in bulk only to resell the cards.
2025-08-12 / 最終更新日 : 2025-08-13 Aki@英語ニュース スポーツ 高校野球で暑さ対策【Heat Measures Taken in High School Baseball】 Heat-prevention measures have been introduced at the High School Baseball Championship. This year’s opening ceremony began late in the afternoon for the first time ever.
2025-07-29 / 最終更新日 : 2025-08-24 Aki@英語ニュース 自然環境 テーマパーク「ジャングリア沖縄」が開業【“Junglia Okinawa” Theme Park Opens】 A large theme park called “Junglia Okinawa” opened to the public on Friday. The park is designed to offer a sense of freedom in rich natural surroundings.
2025-07-22 / 最終更新日 : 2025-08-07 Aki@英語ニュース 自然環境 男性を襲ったクマを駆除【Bear That Attacked Man Shot Dead】 A number of bear attacks have recently occurred in residential areas across Japan. In Hokkaido, northeastern Japan, a bear that killed a man was later shot dead.
2025-07-15 / 最終更新日 : 2025-07-16 Aki@英語ニュース 政治 参院選の目玉は物価高対策【Inflation Measures Key Focus in Upper House Election】 Anti-inflation measures are the key pledge in the upcoming Upper House election. The ruling bloc pledged to provide 20,000 yen per person for daily expenses.
2025-07-01 / 最終更新日 : 2025-07-13 Aki@英語ニュース 社会 教師による盗撮は撮影罪違反【Teachers’ Hidden Camera Use Violates Photography Offense】 Police arrested two elementary school teachers for taking and sharing indecent images of girls. The case falls under the photography offense that took effect in 2023.
