2017-06-26 / 最終更新日 : 2019-06-06 Aki@英語ニュース芸能

日本のがん患者のブロガーが34歳で死去【Japanese cancer blogger dies at 34】

Mao Kobayashi, a former newscaster who chronicled her battle with breast cancer on her blog, died at the age of 34 on Thursday. British broadcaster BBC had picked her as one of the 100 most inspirational and influential women in November 2016. BBC reported that her blog was “groundbreaking”.

2017-06-22 / 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425【Weekly Review 425】

復習の穴埋めテストをやってみましょう。
1. Giant panda cub born at Tokyo Ueno Zoo
2. Protesters in London demand justice over high-rise firer

2017-06-19 / 最終更新日 : 2019-06-06 Aki@英語ニュース社会

ロンドンで抗議者たちが高層ビル火災で正義を要求【Protesters in London demand justice over high-rise fire】

Hundreds of protesters gathered at a local town hall in London on Friday after a high-rise fire killed at least 30 people two days earlier. Chanting “We want justice,” they urged authorities to adopt stricter safety measures and provide new accommodations for the residents.

2017-06-14 / 最終更新日 : 2019-06-06 Aki@英語ニュース社会

東京の上野動物園でジャイアントパンダの子供が誕生【Giant panda cub born at Tokyo Ueno Zoo】

A giant panda gave birth to a cub at Ueno Zoo on Monday for the first time in five years, raising hopes of a tourism boost in the Tokyo metropolitan area. The economic impact of the baby panda is estimated at a staggering 26.7 billion yen.

2017-06-13 / 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424【Weekly Review 424】

復習の穴埋めテストをやってみましょう。
1. Ex-vice minister says documents on PM’s intent exist
2. Denver sportswriter fired over racist tweet on Japanese Indy winner
3. Trump to withdraw US from Paris accord
4. Soccer fans injured in Turin stampede

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

トリノの将棋倒しでサッカー・ファンらが負傷【Soccer fans injured in Turin stampede】

About 1,500 soccer fans watching the Champions League final on a large screen in the Italian city of Turin were injured on Saturday night after a firecracker, which was mistaken for gunshots or an explosion, provoked a stampede.

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

トランプ氏がパリ協定から米国を離脱へ【Trump to withdraw US from Paris accord】

President Donald Trump announced on Thursday that the United States would withdraw from the Paris accord on climate change, which he views as an obstacle to his goal of creating jobs and promoting economic growth in his country.

2017-06-01 / 最終更新日 : 2019-06-06 Aki@英語ニューススポーツ

日本人のインディー優勝者への人種差別的ツイートで記者が解雇に【Denver sportswriter fired over racist tweet on Japanese Indy winner】

A Denver Post sportswriter lost his job on Monday after triggering a backlash on social media for tweeting that a Japanese driver’s victory in the Indianapolis 500 made him “uncomfortable.”

2017-05-30 / 最終更新日 : 2019-06-06 Aki@英語ニュース政治

首相の意向に関する文書が存在すると前事務次官が発言【Ex-vice minister says documents on PM’s intent exist】

A former vice minister of education told a news conference on Thursday that documents exist linking Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to the decision to approve a veterinary medicine faculty at a university run by a close friend of Abe.

2017-05-26 / 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423【Weekly Review 423】

復習の穴埋めテストをやってみましょう。
1. Man detained over groping allegation found dead after fleeing station
2. Japan facing potato chip shortage
3. Princess Mako’s engagement triggers debate on shrinking imperial family

2017-05-22 / 最終更新日 : 2019-06-06 Aki@英語ニュース歴史文化

眞子さまの婚約が皇族縮小の論議の引き金に【Princess Mako’s engagement triggers debate on shrinking imperial family】

The planned engagement of Princess Mako has triggered a debate on the male-only succession to the imperial throne. After her marriage, the number of imperial family members is expected to drop to 18

2017-05-18 / 最終更新日 : 2020-05-28 Aki@英語ニュースビジネス

日本がポテチの品薄に直面【Japan facing potato chip shortage】

Japan is facing a potato chip shortage after violent typhoons hit the northern island of Hokkaido last year, leading to panic buying from consumers and inflated prices on auction websites.

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