2020-04-13 / 最終更新日 : 2022-06-07 Aki@英語ニュース政治

日本が緊急事態宣言【Japan declares state of emergency】

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe declared a state of emergency on Tuesday in seven prefectures over a surge in coronavirus infections. But this is different from a stringent lockdown with fines and other penalties for non-compliance.

2020-04-06 / 最終更新日 : 2022-06-07 Aki@英語ニュース政治

日本が必要な世帯に現金給付へ【Japan to give cash payouts to households in need】

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Friday that the government will provide 300,000 yen in cash to virus-hit households facing income drops as part of its emergency economic package.

2020-03-30 / 最終更新日 : 2022-06-07 Aki@英語ニュース社会

「コビディオット」がネットで拡散【COVIDIOT goes viral】

Urban Dictionary has coined the trending term COVIDIOT to describe idiots who hoard groceries, don’t follow social distancing, and ignore public health advice during the Covid-19 pandemic.

2020-03-23 / 最終更新日 : 2022-06-07 Aki@英語ニューススポーツ

アメリカ陸上競技連盟がオリンピックの延期を要望【USA Track and Field calls for Olympics delay】

USA Track and Field, the governing body of American athletics, on Friday asked for the upcoming Tokyo Olympics to be postponed, citing concerns about the safety of their athletes amid the coronavirus pandemic.

2020-03-16 / 最終更新日 : 2022-06-07 Aki@英語ニューススポーツ

五輪の聖火リレーがギリシャで中止に【Olympic torch relay in Greece called off】

The Greek Olympic committee suspended the rest of its torch relay on Friday after an unexpectedly large crowd gathered to watch despite requests for the public to stay away amid the coronavirus outbreak.

2020-03-09 / 最終更新日 : 2020-04-06 Aki@英語ニュース政治

バイデン氏がスーパー・チューズデーで勝利【Biden wins Super Tuesday】

Joe Biden became the overnight front-runner for the Democratic Presidential nomination by scoring sweeping victories on Super Tuesday. The contest is now a two-man race between the former vice president and Sen. Bernie Sanders.

2020-03-02 / 最終更新日 : 2020-04-06 Aki@英語ニュース政治

臨時休校の要請が混乱の引き金に【School closure call sparks confusion】

The government’s abrupt request on Thursday for all schools to close over coronavirus concerns has caught people off-guard, sparking confusion across the country.

2020-02-24 / 最終更新日 : 2020-04-06 Aki@英語ニュース芸能

トランプ氏が「パラサイト」のオスカー受賞を痛烈批判【Trump slams Parasite’s Oscar win】

US President Donald Trump on Thursday slammed Oscar-winning South Korean film Parasite, saying they’ve got enough problems with South Korea with trade. It’s a black comedy about a poor family infiltrating a rich household.

2020-02-17 / 最終更新日 : 2020-04-06 Aki@英語ニュース自然環境

オーストラリアの森林火災が収束【Australian bushfires under control】

Fire officials in Australia announced last week that all bushfires in New South Wales were finally under control for the first time since September. The blazes have burned millions of hectares of land and killed over one billion animals.

2020-02-10 / 最終更新日 : 2020-04-06 Aki@英語ニュース自然環境

クルーズ船でさらなるコロナウイルスの症例見つかる【More coronavirus cases found on cruise ship】

Three more people on the Diamond Princess tested positive for coronavirus on Saturday, bringing the number of cases aboard to 64. The cruise ship has been quarantined off Japan after a man who disembarked in Hong Kong was diagnosed with the virus.

2020-02-03 / 最終更新日 : 2020-04-06 Aki@英語ニュース歴史文化

イギリスが欧州連合を離脱【Britain leaves European Union】

Britain officially left the European Union on Friday more than three years after the Brexit vote. Thousands of supporters held celebrations in front of the British parliament, waving national flags, singing and cheering.

2020-01-27 / 最終更新日 : 2020-04-06 Aki@英語ニュース自然環境

春節の最中にコロナウイルスの懸念高まる【Coronavirus fears mount amid Lunar New Year】

Over 2,000 people have been infected worldwide with a new coronavirus traced to a seafood market in Wuhan late last year. Fears are growing that the virus could spread as China’s Lunar New Year holidays started on Friday.

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