2016-05-16 / 最終更新日 : 2019-04-19 Aki@英語ニュース 政治 東京都知事が政治資金の乱用で謝罪 【Tokyo governor apologizes for misuse of political funds】 The embattled Tokyo governor apologized to the public on Friday for diverting political funds for private purposes but maintained that his actions were within the law.
2016-05-09 / 最終更新日 : 2019-05-03 Aki@英語ニュース 政治 北朝鮮指導者が核の先制攻撃をしないと発言【North Korean leader says Pyongyang won’t use nukes first】 North Korean leader Kim Jong Un told a party congress on Sunday that his country will not use nuclear weapons unless its sovereignty is threatened by other nuclear powers.
2016-03-28 / 最終更新日 : 2019-04-18 Aki@英語ニュース 政治 新しい野党が 参院選前に日本で発足【New opposition party launched in Japan before upper house election】 A new opposition party was launched on Sunday through the merger of the Democratic Party of Japan and the Japan Innovation Party in a bid to boost its chances in upper house elections this summer.
2016-02-08 / 最終更新日 : 2019-05-03 Aki@英語ニュース 政治 北朝鮮のロケット発射を米国が糾弾【US denounces North Korea’s rocket launch】 North Korea successfully launched a long-range missile carrying a satellite on Sunday. The United States denounced the event as a provocative action.
2016-02-03 / 最終更新日 : 2019-05-03 Aki@英語ニュース 政治 米大統領予備選がアイオワで幕開け【US primary elections kick off in Iowa】 At the Iowa caucuses on Monday, the first vote in the US primary election, billionaire Donald Trump failed to win the Republican race, while Democrat Hillary Clinton declared victory by a slim margin.
2016-01-06 / 最終更新日 : 2019-05-03 Aki@英語ニュース 政治 イランとサウジの対立深まる【Iran-Saudi row deepens】 Relations between Saudi Arabia and Iran, two big oil producers in the Middle East, quickly deteriorated following the kingdom’s execution of a top Shiite cleric on Saturday.
2016-01-04 / 最終更新日 : 2019-05-03 Aki@英語ニュース 政治 慰安婦合意で反発【Comfort women deal draws backlash】 Japan and South Korea reached a landmark agreement in late December to settle a dispute over “comfort women” during World War II, but the deal is drawing a backlash in Korea.
2015-12-21 / 最終更新日 : 2019-05-05 Aki@英語ニュース 政治 安倍首相が橋下前大阪市長と会談【Prime minister meets with ex-Osaka mayor】 The Japanese prime minister met with the former Osaka City mayor on Saturday night at a Tokyo hotel, only a day after the lawyer-turned-politician left office, ending his stormy political career.
2015-11-04 / 最終更新日 : 2019-05-05 Aki@英語ニュース 政治 日韓首脳が初の首脳会談を開催【Leaders of Japan and South Korea hold first summit】 Japan’s prime minister and the South Korean president held their first summit in Seoul on Monday, vowing to resolve disputes over wartime history to improve bilateral relations.
2015-10-12 / 最終更新日 : 2020-02-06 Aki@英語ニュース 政治 内閣改造の目玉は 「1億大臣」【Cabinet reshuffle features ‘100 million Minister’】 In a Cabinet reshuffle on Wednesday, Japan’s Prime Minister appointed a deputy chief Cabinet secretary to a new ministerial post for building a society in which all 100 million people can be active.
2015-09-07 / 最終更新日 : 2020-02-06 Aki@英語ニュース 政治 中国が北京で軍事パレード【China holds military parade in Beijing】 China held a major military parade in Beijing on Thursday to commemorate the end of World War II while President Xi Jinping made a pledge to cut the number of troops by 300,000.
2015-08-24 / 最終更新日 : 2020-01-31 Aki@英語ニュース 政治 南北が緊張緩和のため対話を再開【Koreas resume talks to ease tension】 North and South Korea resumed high-level talks on Sunday in a bid to ease tensions on the peninsula after the two sides exchanged artillery fire last week.