2021-04-10 / 最終更新日 : 2022-09-13 Aki@英語ニューススポーツ

北朝鮮が東京五輪に不参加【North Korea to skip Tokyo Olympics】

North Korea has decided to skip the Tokyo Olympics this summer due to coronavirus fears. It will be the first Summer Olympics that the North has missed since 1988, when they were held in Seoul.

2021-04-05 / 最終更新日 : 2022-09-13 Aki@英語ニュース社会

大坂なおみ選手がアジア人差別に抗議【Naomi Osaka protests against anti-Asian racism】

Tennis star Naomi Osaka expressed her rage over the recent racial attacks against Asian-Americans in the United States. They have become the targets of hate crimes since the start of the pandemic last year.

2021-03-19 / 最終更新日 : 2022-09-13 Aki@英語ニュース科学技術

日本の総理大臣が新型コロナのワクチンを接種【Japan’s Prime Minister receives COVID-19 vaccine】

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga received his first dose of COVID-19 vaccine on Tuesday in preparation for his visit to the United States. He will become the first world leader to meet President Joe Biden.

2021-03-12 / 最終更新日 : 2022-09-13 Aki@英語ニュース社会

日本に依然としてガラスの天井【There is still glass ceiling in Japan】

The Economist’s latest “glass-ceiling” index shows that Japan ranks second from the bottom among the world’s industrialized countries. As usual, Nordic countries including Sweden and Iceland take the top four spots.

2021-03-01 / 最終更新日 : 2022-09-13 Aki@英語ニュース社会

東京の高校が厳しい頭髪規定【Tokyo high schools have strict hair code】

Nearly half of all high schools in Tokyo ask students with hair that is wavy or not black to submit a document confirming that their hair is natural, according to the information the Japanese Communist Party obtained from the metropolitan board of education.

2021-02-15 / 最終更新日 : 2022-09-13 Aki@英語ニュース自然環境

大地震が東北地方で発生【Strong quake hits northeastern Japan】

A magnitude 7.3 earthquake that hit northeastern Japan on Saturday was an aftershock from the powerful quake in March, 2011. The jolt caused blackouts and water cuts, injuring more than 100 people.

2021-02-08 / 最終更新日 : 2022-09-13 Aki@英語ニューススポーツ

東京五輪会長の発言が署名を誘発【Tokyo Olympics chief’s comments spark petition】

Sexist comments made by the president of the Tokyo Olympic organizing committee sparked a petition calling for action against him. The 83-year-old caused an uproar by saying that women talked too much in meetings.

2021-02-01 / 最終更新日 : 2022-09-13 Aki@英語ニュースビジネス

楽天が携帯の価格競争に拍車【Rakuten ratchets up mobile price war】

Rakuten Mobile announced new prices on Thursday, with free data for light users and unlimited data at 2980 yen a month. The company has ratcheted up the price war among mobile phone carriers.

2021-01-25 / 最終更新日 : 2022-09-13 Aki@英語ニュース政治

ジョー・バイデン氏が第46代大統領に就任【Joe Biden sworn in as 46th president】

Joe Biden was sworn in on Wednesday as the 46th president of the United States amid a pandemic at a heavily protected Capitol where a mob stormed the building two weeks earlier.

2021-01-11 / 最終更新日 : 2022-09-13 Aki@英語ニュース政治

ツイッター社がトランプ氏のアカウントを凍結【Twitter suspends Trump’s account】

Twitter announced on Friday that it permanently suspended the account of President Trump after he incited a mob that stormed the U.S. Capitol in a bid to overturn the 2020 election results.

2021-01-04 / 最終更新日 : 2022-09-13 Aki@英語ニュース政治

日本が新たな緊急事態の宣言を検討へ【Japan to consider declaring new state of emergency】

Governors in the capital region on Saturday urged the central government to declare another state of emergency following a record surge in COVID-19 cases. Economy minister Yasutoshi Nishimura told reporters that the government needs to hear from experts before making a decision.

2020-12-21 / 最終更新日 : 2022-09-13 Aki@英語ニュース政治

首相がステーキ会食で非難の的に【Prime minister under fire over steak dinner】

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga has drawn criticism on social media for attending a steak dinner with several guests after his government advised the public to avoid big gatherings amid a record spread of the coronavirus.

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