2020-09-28 / 最終更新日 : 2022-09-13 Aki@英語ニュース社会

大坂なおみ選手が最も影響力のある100人に選出【Naomi Osaka listed among 100 most influential people】

US Open champion Naomi Osaka made the Time list of the 100 most influential people for the second straight year. She walked to her matches in New York with seven different masks bearing the names of black victims of police violence in America.

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

日本がデジタル庁の創設へ【Japan to form digital agency】

Japan’s new government plans to form a digital agency to accelerate seamless sharing of information. Creating the agency is a key pledge Prime Minister Suga made during the LDP leadership election.

2020-09-14 / 最終更新日 : 2022-09-13 Aki@英語ニュースビジネス

ＮＴＴドコモが電子決済詐欺の被害者に補償へ【NTT Docomo to compensate victims of e-money fraud】

NTT Docomo said on Thursday that it will compensate victims who had money stolen from bank accounts linked to its e-money service. The Executive Vice President admitted that their measures to check users’ identities were insufficient.

2020-09-07 / 最終更新日 : 2022-09-13 Aki@英語ニュース自然環境

超大型の台風が日本に接近【Super typhoon approaching Japan】

Japan has been bracing for the arrival of the strongest typhoon of the year in southwestern region. More than 1.8 million residents were ordered to evacuate out of the path of the storm.

2020-08-31 / 最終更新日 : 2022-09-13 Aki@英語ニュース政治

安倍晋三首相が辞任へ【Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to step down】

Japan’s longest-serving prime minister Shinzo Abe announced on Friday that he decided to step down due to worsening health conditions. His recent hospital visits raised speculation as to whether he could stay in the post until next year.

2020-08-24 / 最終更新日 : 2022-09-13 Aki@英語ニュース政治

カマラ・ハリス氏が副大統領候補の指名を受諾【Kamala Harris accepts VP nomination】

Sen. Kamala Harris, whose mother emigrated from India and father from Jamaica, accepted the Democratic nomination for vice president on Wednesday. She became the first woman of color to run on a major party ticket.

2020-08-19 / 最終更新日 : 2022-09-13 Aki@英語ニュース政治

日本の閣僚らが靖国神社を参拝【Japan’s cabinet ministers visit Yasukuni Shrine】

Four Japanese cabinet ministers visited the Yasukuni Shrine on Saturday to mark the 75th anniversary of the country’s surrender in World War II. The shrine, which honors Class A war criminals, is seen as a symbol of Tokyo’s past militarism by its neighbors.

2020-07-29 / 最終更新日 : 2022-09-13 Aki@英語ニュース事件事故

医師2人がALS患者の嘱託殺人で逮捕【Two doctors arrested for helping ALS patient die】

反復用:動画で通訳トレーニング Step1:全体リーディング Two doctors arrested for helping ALS patient die Two doctors were arrested o […]

2020-07-22 / 最終更新日 : 2022-09-13 Aki@英語ニュース歴史文化

天才棋士が最年少タイトル獲得【Shogi prodigy becomes youngest to win major title】

Japan’s teen sensation Sota Fujii on Thursday became the youngest professional player ever to win one of the eight major titles in the Japanese board game of shogi after beating the current title holder in a best-of-five series.

2020-07-15 / 最終更新日 : 2022-09-13 Aki@英語ニュースビジネス

日本が国内観光の振興へ【Japan to boost domestic tourism】

Japan intends to launch a subsidy campaign later this month to boost domestic tourism industry hit by the new coronavirus pandemic amid concerns over a second wave of infections.

2020-07-08 / 最終更新日 : 2022-09-13 Aki@英語ニュースビジネス

日本の店舗がレジ袋の有料化を開始【Stores in Japan start to charge for plastic bags】

Retail stores in Japan started this month to charge for single-use plastic bags in line with a global trend of reducing plastic waste. The move is aimed at encouraging consumers to bring their own bags.

2020-07-01 / 最終更新日 : 2022-07-28 Aki@英語ニュース科学技術

スパコンがウイルスの飛沫拡散を検証【Supercomputer shows how viral droplets spread】

A Japanese supercomputer called Fugaku took the crown in the speed ranking released last week. The system has been used to analyze how viral droplets spread in office spaces or packed trains.

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