2026-02-03 / 最終更新日 : 2026-02-10 Aki@英語ニュース 政治 高市首相が衆院を電撃解散【PM Takaichi calls snap election】 Prime Minister Takaichi dissolved the lower house on Friday, aiming to call a snap election. She said she wants voters to decide whether she should remain in office.
2026-01-26 / 最終更新日 : 2026-02-01 Aki@英語ニュース スポーツ 日本式ウォーキングが世界で話題に【Japanese Walking Goes Global】 Interval walking training, also called “Japanese Walking”, is being praised worldwide on social media. A Japanese professor created this method to help elderly people stay fit.
2026-01-20 / 最終更新日 : 2026-02-01 Aki@英語ニュース 科学技術 日本がフィジカルAIで巻き返しへ【Japan Aims to Regain Ground with Physical AI】 The year 2026 is seen as the first full year of physical AI, which directly controls machines in the real world. Examples include robots that take photos, fight humans in boxing matches, or move autonomously.
2026-01-10 / 最終更新日 : 2026-02-01 Aki@英語ニュース 社会 人々が日本各地で初日の出を迎える【People across Japan Welcome the New Year’s Sunrise】 People across Japan gathered on January 1 to watch the first sunrise of the year. Many attended early, viewing the sunrise as a sign of renewal and good fortune.
2025-12-23 / 最終更新日 : 2026-02-03 Aki@英語ニュース 社会 ミスフィンランドの「つり目」ポーズが炎上【Miss Finland’s “Slanted-Eyes” Pose Sparks Backlash】 Finland’s delegate to the Miss Universe pageant sparked uproar on social media. She uploaded a slanted-eyes photo with the caption, “Eating with a Chinese.”
2025-12-09 / 最終更新日 : 2026-01-02 Aki@英語ニュース スポーツ 2026年W杯の組み合わせ決定【2026 World Cup Groups Set】 The World Cup, held every four years, kicks off on June 11, 2026. It is the first tournament jointly hosted by three nations: Canada, Mexico, and the United States.
2025-11-25 / 最終更新日 : 2025-11-26 Aki@英語ニュース 政治 高市首相の台湾発言で日中関係が緊張【Japan–China Tension Rises over Takaichi’s Taiwan Remarks】 Japan–China ties have grown tense after Prime Minister Takaichi’s remarks in the Diet. An opposition lawmaker asked how Japan would view a Chinese blockade of Taiwan.
2025-11-18 / 最終更新日 : 2025-12-07 Aki@英語ニュース 政治 NHK党の党首が名誉毀損で逮捕【NHK Party Head Arrested for Defamation】 The leader of the NHK Party was arrested this month for defamation.He repeatedly slandered a former prefectural assembly member in speeches and on social media.
2025-11-11 / 最終更新日 : 2025-12-12 Aki@英語ニュース 自然環境 クマ被害増加で自衛隊が出動【SDF deployed over bear attacks】 The number of bear-human incidents has been rising in Japan this year. Bears have attacked people not only in the mountains but also in city areas.
2025-10-28 / 最終更新日 : 2026-02-01 Aki@英語ニュース 政治 高市氏が日本初の女性首相に選出【Takaichi Elected Japan’s First Female Prime Minister】 Liberal Democratic Party leader Sanae Takaichi was elected Japan’s next prime minister on Tuesday. A day earlier, she signed an agreement to form a coalition with the Japan Innovation Party.
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 : 2025-12-12 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.
