2015-06-29 / 最終更新日 : 2020-01-28 Aki@英語ニュース 政治 反マスコミ発言で自民党議員を処分【LDP lawmakers punished for anti-media remarks】 The ruling Liberal Democratic Party punished four of its lawmakers on Saturday for calling for pressure on the media at a recent study meeting.
2015-05-19 / 最終更新日 : 2020-01-28 Aki@英語ニュース 政治 大阪の有権者が都構想を却下【Osaka voters turn down metropolis plan】 Voters rejected by a small margin the Osaka metropolis plan to convert the city of Osaka into five special wards in a local referendum on Sunday.
2015-04-20 / 最終更新日 : 2020-01-26 Aki@英語ニュース 政治 自民党がテレビ局の幹部に質問【LDP questions TV executives】 A Liberal Democratic Party panel on Friday summoned executives from two broadcasters, NHK and TV Asahi, to question them about their recent news programs.
2015-04-15 / 最終更新日 : 2020-01-26 Aki@英語ニュース 政治 ヒラリー・クリントン氏が大統領選出馬を発表【Hillary Clinton announces presidential bid】 Hillary Rodham Clinton, the former first lady and secretary of state, officially announced on Sunday via social media that she would run for U.S. president for a second time.
2015-04-06 / 最終更新日 : 2020-01-26 Aki@英語ニュース 政治 米軍基地の移設をめぐって政府と沖縄が平行線【Tokyo and Okinawa remain divided over US base relocation】 Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary and the Governor of Okinawa remained divided in a meeting on Sunday over the planned relocation of a US military base within the prefecture.
2015-03-02 / 最終更新日 : 2020-01-26 Aki@英語ニュース 政治 ウィリアム王子が初の日本訪問を開始【Prince William starts first Japan tour】 Prince William, the second-in-line to the British throne, kicked off his first official tour across Japan after being welcomed by a crowd of fans and journalists at Tokyo’s Haneda airport on Thursday.
2015-02-16 / 最終更新日 : 2020-01-25 Aki@英語ニュース 政治 ウクライナ停戦が深夜に発効【Ukraine ceasefire goes into effect at midnight】 Shelling in eastern Ukraine has subsided since a European-brokered ceasefire between government forces and pro-Russian separatists went into effect at midnight on Saturday.
2015-02-09 / 最終更新日 : 2020-01-25 Aki@英語ニュース 政治 政府がカメラマンのシリア渡航を阻止【Government stops photographer from traveling to Syria】 Following the grisly murders of two Japanese hostages, the Foreign Ministry on Saturday confiscated the passport of a freelance photographer who planned to travel to Syria later this month.
2014-12-22 / 最終更新日 : 2020-01-23 Aki@英語ニュース 政治 米国がキューバとの国交を回復へ【US to restore relations with Cuba】 U.S. President Barack Obama on Wednesday announced his intent to start talks on normalizing diplomatic relations with Cuba for the first time in more than a half-century.
2014-12-15 / 最終更新日 : 2020-01-23 Aki@英語ニュース 政治 連立与党が衆院選で圧勝【Ruling coalition gains sweeping victory in Lower House election】 The ruling Liberal Democratic Party and its coalition partner secured a two-thirds majority in the general election on Sunday, making it possible to propose amending the Constitution.
2012-12-27 / 最終更新日 : 2019-05-15 Aki@英語ニュース 政治 安倍総理が新内閣を組閣【PM Abe forms new Cabinet】 こんにちは!やさしい英語ニュースのAkiです。 では、本日の英語ニュースです。学習メニューを順にこなしていきましょう。 全体リーディング PM Abe forms new Cabinet Liberal Democrat […]
2012-12-18 / 最終更新日 : 2019-05-15 Aki@英語ニュース 政治 衆議院選の投票率が戦後最低を記録【Polling rate in Lower House election hits postwar low】 The Internal Affairs Ministry said on Monday that the voter turnout in Sunday’s Lower House election marked a new postwar low of 59.32 percent.