2017-09-26 / 最終更新日 : 2019-06-07 Aki@英語ニュース政治

日本の首相が解散総選挙を表明【Japan’s Prime Minister calls snap election】

Japan’s Prime Minister announced on Monday to dissolve the lower house at the beginning of the extraordinary session this week, while Tokyo’s female governor officially formed a national party to give voters an alternative to the ruling coalition in the upcoming general election.

2017-09-21 / 最終更新日 : 2019-06-07 Aki@英語ニュース政治

トランプ大統領が国連演説で「ならず者国家」に警告【President Trump warns “rogue regimes” in UN speech】

US President Donald Trump called North Korea and a few other nations “rogue regimes” in his first speech at a UN General Assembly on Tuesday. He said his country may have to destroy Pyongyang if it threatens its neighbors.

2017-09-18 / 最終更新日 : 2019-06-07 Aki@英語ニュース社会

100歳以上の人数が過去最高を記録【Number of Japanese centenarians hits record high】

The number of people aged 100 and over in Japan hit a record high of nearly 68,000, the Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare said on Friday. Women account for 88 percent of the centenarians.

2017-09-14 / 最終更新日 : 2019-04-24 Aki@英語ニュース復習シリーズ

今週の復習430【Weekly Review 430】

復習の穴埋めテストをやってみましょう。
1. Filipino man arrested for 2004 murder
2. More teens commit suicide after summer holidays
3. Kiryu becomes first Japanese to break 10-second barrier

2017-09-12 / 最終更新日 : 2019-06-07 Aki@英語ニューススポーツ

桐生が10秒の壁を破る初の日本人に【Kiryu becomes first Japanese to break 10-second】

Yoshihide Kiryu became the first Japanese sprinter to break the 10-second barrier in the men’s 100 meter race, winning an intercollegiate event in 9.98 seconds on Saturday. He was a member of Japan’s silver medal-winning team in the men’s 4-by-100 meter relay at the 2016 Rio Olympics.

2017-09-06 / 最終更新日 : 2019-06-07 Aki@英語ニュース社会

より多くの10代が夏休みの後に自殺【More teens commit suicide after summer holidays】

A government survey shows that more students aged 18 or younger commit suicide on September 1 than any other day of the year. Some teenagers succumb to the pressure of returning to school life after long summer holidays.

2017-09-04 / 最終更新日 : 2019-06-07 Aki@英語ニュース事件事故

フィリピン人を2004年の殺人で逮捕【Filipino man arrested for 2004 murder】

Police on Saturday arrested a 35-year-old Filipino man on suspicion of killing a female university student in eastern Japan in 2004. Two other Filipinos, minors at the time of the incident, are likely to be placed on the international wanted list.

2017-08-31 / 最終更新日 : 2019-04-24 Aki@英語ニュース復習シリーズ

今週の復習429【Weekly Review 429】

復習の穴埋めテストをやってみましょう。
1. Suspect in Barcelona van attack may be in France
2. Google searches for “my eyes hurt” surge after solar eclipse
3. Some 74 % of Japanese people satisfied with their life

2017-08-28 / 最終更新日 : 2019-06-07 Aki@英語ニュース社会

約74％の日本人が自分の生活に満足【Some 74 % of Japanese people satisfied with their life】

A Cabinet Office survey released on Saturday showed that nearly 74 percent of Japanese people are more or less satisfied with their current lifestyle, the highest level since the annual survey began in 1963.

2017-08-23 / 最終更新日 : 2019-06-07 Aki@英語ニュース自然環境

「目が痛い」の検索が日食後に急上昇【Google searches for “my eyes hurt” surge after solar eclipse】

Many Americans may have looked directly at the sun during the total solar eclipse without safety glasses on Monday. Searches for the phrase “my eyes hurt” peaked on Google right after the event.

2017-08-21 / 最終更新日 : 2019-06-07 Aki@英語ニュース事件事故

バルセロナ車両暴走の容疑者はフランスに潜伏か【Suspect in Barcelona van attack may be in France】

Spanish police are hunting for a main suspect from Morocco after a van attack in Barcelona that killed 14 people and injured more than 120 others on Thursday. They say he may have crossed the border into France.

2017-08-10 / 最終更新日 : 2019-04-24 Aki@英語ニュース復習シリーズ

今週の復習428【Weekly Review 428】

復習の穴埋めテストをやってみましょう。
1. Foreign Minister doubles as Defense Minister
2. Former head of school arrested over subsidy fraud
3. Powerful typhoon hits southern islands

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