2018-02-28 / 最終更新日 : 2019-11-04 Aki@英語ニュース経済

厚労省の労働時間調査でさらなる誤りが見つかる【More errors found in labor ministry’s work-hour survey】

The Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry disclosed on Monday that additional irregularities were found among its work-hour data on the discretionary labor system. The government has rejected opposition calls for a redo of the survey.

2018-02-26 / 最終更新日 : 2019-04-26 Aki@英語ニュース事件事故

大阪のアパートで人の頭部が見つかる【Human head found in Osaka apartment】

Police found a severed head at a lodging facility in Osaka on Saturday. A 26-year-old American tourist, who has been held on suspicion of confining a missing Japanese woman, is being questioned in connection with the case.

2018-02-23 / 最終更新日 : 2019-02-05 Aki@英語ニュース復習シリーズ

今週の復習450【Weekly Review 450】

復習の穴埋めテストをやってみましょう。
1. Japan’s defending champion wins gold in men’s figure skating at Pyeongchang Olympics
2. Japanese man wins custody of 13 surrogate children

2018-02-21 / 最終更新日 : 2019-05-03 Aki@英語ニュース社会

日本人男性が13人の代理出産の子の親権を取得【Japanese man wins custody of 13 surrogate children】

A Thai court on Tuesday awarded paternity rights to a Japanese man over 13 children he fathered through Thai surrogate mothers. He caused controversy in 2014 when his so-called “baby factory” case came to light.

2018-02-19 / 最終更新日 : 2019-04-26 Aki@英語ニューススポーツ

日本の前回覇者が平昌五輪のフィギュアスケート男子で金メダル【Japan’s defending champion wins gold in men’s figure skating at Pyeongchang Olympics】

Japan’s Yuzuru Hanyu on Saturday became the first male figure skater to win two straight Olympic gold medals in 66 years. He had missed training for two months after an ankle injury last November.

2018-02-18 / 最終更新日 : 2019-02-05 Aki@英語ニュース復習シリーズ

今週の復習449【Weekly Review 449】

復習の穴埋めテストをやってみましょう。
1. Tokyo public school selects pricey Armani uniforms
2. Extreme weather impacts athletes at Pyeongchang Olympics

2018-02-14 / 最終更新日 : 2019-04-26 Aki@英語ニューススポーツ

平昌五輪で過酷な天候が選手らに影響【Extreme weather impacts athletes at Pyeongchang Olympics】

Fierce gusts wreaked havoc at the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang earlier this week. Athletes were dealing with extreme conditions that tested even the best winter sports veterans on the planet.

2018-02-12 / 最終更新日 : 2019-09-29 Aki@英語ニュースビジネス

東京の公立校が高価なアルマーニの標準服を選択【Tokyo public school selects pricey Armani uniforms】

A public elementary school in Tokyo’s upscale Ginza district has decided to adopt new uniforms designed by the Italian brand Armani. The plan is sparking protests from parents as a full set would cost them over 80,000 yen.

2018-02-09 / 最終更新日 : 2019-02-05 Aki@英語ニュース復習シリーズ

今週の復習448【Weekly Review 448】

復習の穴埋めテストをやってみましょう。
1. Kyoto University admits to error in entrance exam
2. Self-Defense Force helicopter crashes in residential area

2018-02-07 / 最終更新日 : 2019-04-26 Aki@英語ニュース事件事故

自衛隊のヘリが住宅地に墜落【Self-Defense Force helicopter crashes in residential area】

A Ground Self-Defense Force helicopter crashed into a two-story home in southwestern Japan during a test flight on Monday afternoon, killing one of the two crewmembers and setting the house ablaze.

2018-02-05 / 最終更新日 : 2019-05-03 Aki@英語ニュース社会

京都大学が入学試験での誤りを認める【Kyoto University admits to error in entrance exam】

Kyoto University officials announced on Thursday that a mistake was found in its entrance exam held last year. They decided to admit 17 additional applicants who were erroneously rejected due to the error in a physics question.

2018-02-04 / 最終更新日 : 2019-02-05 Aki@英語ニュース復習シリーズ

今週の復習447【Weekly Review 447】

復習の穴埋めテストをやってみましょう。
1. Japan’s digital currency exchanges hacked
2. Woman sues government over forced sterilization