2021-09-10 / 最終更新日 : 2022-09-13 Aki@英語ニュース政治

自民党総裁選が火蓋【LDP leadership race kicks off】

Multiple contenders including former foreign minister Fumio Kishida are gearing up for the Liberal Democratic Party’s leadership election after Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga’s abrupt decision to withdraw from the race.

2021-09-07 / 最終更新日 : 2022-09-13 Aki@英語ニュース社会

眞子さまが年内結婚へ【Princess Mako to marry by year-end】

A government source said on Wednesday that Princess Mako and her boyfriend Kei Komuro plan to have a low-key wedding by the end of the year. She will likely decline a lump-sum payment that is usually given to royal women upon their departure from the household.

2021-08-26 / 最終更新日 : 2022-09-13 Aki@英語ニュース政治

日本が邦人退避で自衛隊機を派遣【Japan sends SDF aircraft to evacuate citizens】

Japan sent Self-Defense Forces aircraft to Afghanistan on Monday to evacuate Japanese citizens and local staff working for its Embassy and other organizations amid uncertainty in the country after the Taliban seized power.

2021-07-23 / 最終更新日 : 2022-09-13 Aki@英語ニューススポーツ

五輪式典の演出担当が解任【Olympic ceremony director fired】

The Tokyo Olympic organizing committee dismissed the director of the opening ceremony on Thursday, a day before the show, over a Holocaust joke he made in a comedy skit in 1998. The move came after he got flamed on social media.

2021-07-16 / 最終更新日 : 2022-09-13 Aki@英語ニュース政治

首相が酒類販売の方針に関して謝罪【Prime Minister apologizes for alcohol sales policy】

Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga apologized on Wednesday for his administration’s request to ask drinks wholesalers to stop supplying liquor to restaurants and bars that defied the ban on serving alcohol under the COVID-19 emergency state.

2021-07-02 / 最終更新日 : 2022-09-13 Aki@英語ニュース事件事故

飲酒運転で学童二人が死亡【Drunk driver kills two schoolchildren】

A drunk driver crashed into a group of schoolchildren, killing two boys and injuring three others in a school zone near Tokyo on Monday. Police arrested the man on suspicion of negligent driving resulting in death and injury.

2021-06-25 / 最終更新日 : 2022-09-13 Aki@英語ニュース社会

最高裁が夫婦同姓を支持【Top court rules couples must share surname】

Japan’s Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that laws requiring married couples to have the same family name does not violate the Constitution, dismissing a challenge by three couples who wanted to keep their original names.

2021-06-11 / 最終更新日 : 2022-09-13 Aki@英語ニュース科学技術

FDAがアルツハイマー病の新薬を承認【FDA approves new Alzheimer’s drug】

The US Food and Drug Administration approved a new drug for Alzheimer’s disease on Monday. However, some experts warned that there is not enough evidence to support it had a measured benefit.

2021-06-04 / 最終更新日 : 2022-09-13 Aki@英語ニューススポーツ

大坂なおみ選手が全仏オープンを棄権【Naomi Osaka withdraws from French Open】

Four-time major champion Naomi Osaka abruptly withdrew from the French Open on Monday, citing mental health reasons. The decision came after she was fined $15,000 for skipping the news conference following her first-round victory on Sunday.

2021-05-29 / 最終更新日 : 2022-09-13 Aki@英語ニュース歴史文化

「はらぺこあおむし」の著者が91歳で死去【Author of “The Very Hungry Caterpillar” dies at 91】

Eric Carle, a beloved children’s author and illustrator, passed away on Sunday at 91. “The Very Hungry Caterpillar”, his best-known work, came out in 1969 and has sold more than 50 million copies.

2021-05-22 / 最終更新日 : 2022-09-13 Aki@英語ニュース社会

新幹線運転士が一時的に運転室を離席【Bullet train driver leaves cockpit temporarily】

A driver of a bullet train temporarily left the cockpit to use the bathroom on Sunday while the train was running with about 160 passengers on board. He asked a conductor, who didn’t have a driver’s license, to man the train in his absence.

2021-05-14 / 最終更新日 : 2022-09-13 Aki@英語ニュース事件事故

ミャンマーが日本人ジャーナリスト解放へ【Myanmar to release Japanese journalist】

Myanmar’s state-run television reported on Thursday that Japanese journalist Yuki Kitazumi will be released. He was detained on April 18 for spreading false news and causing public unrest.

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