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.

2020-12-14 / 最終更新日 : 2022-09-13 Aki@英語ニュース社会

ほとんどの日本企業が忘年会を見送りに【Most Japanese companies to skip year-end party】

A recent survey showed that most Japanese companies plan to skip their year-end parties due to the spread of COVID-19. Annual dinners to look back on a passing year have long been a custom in Japan’s corporate culture.

2020-12-07 / 最終更新日 : 2022-09-13 Aki@英語ニュース科学技術

日本の「はやぶさ２」のカプセルが地球に着地【Japan’s Hayabusa-2 capsule lands on Earth】

The Japanese space agency said on Sunday that the capsule from its Hayabusa-2 space probe successfully landed in Australia. The capsule contains samples from the Ryugu asteroid that could provide clues to the origin of the solar system.

2020-11-30 / 最終更新日 : 2022-09-13 Aki@英語ニューススポーツ

東京五輪延期の追加費用2000億円に【Delayed Olympics to cost extra 200 billion yen】

The organizing committee for the Tokyo Olympics estimated that the one-year delay of the events will cost about 200 billion yen, several sources said on Sunday. The committee, the Japanese government and the host city Tokyo are planning to decide in December how to share the burden.

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