2020-03-09 / 最終更新日 : 2020-04-06 Aki@英語ニュース政治

バイデン氏がスーパー・チューズデーで勝利【Biden wins Super Tuesday】

Joe Biden became the overnight front-runner for the Democratic Presidential nomination by scoring sweeping victories on Super Tuesday. The contest is now a two-man race between the former vice president and Sen. Bernie Sanders.

2020-03-02 / 最終更新日 : 2020-04-06 Aki@英語ニュース政治

臨時休校の要請が混乱の引き金に【School closure call sparks confusion】

The government’s abrupt request on Thursday for all schools to close over coronavirus concerns has caught people off-guard, sparking confusion across the country.

2020-02-24 / 最終更新日 : 2020-04-06 Aki@英語ニュース芸能

トランプ氏が「パラサイト」のオスカー受賞を痛烈批判【Trump slams Parasite’s Oscar win】

US President Donald Trump on Thursday slammed Oscar-winning South Korean film Parasite, saying they’ve got enough problems with South Korea with trade. It’s a black comedy about a poor family infiltrating a rich household.

2020-02-17 / 最終更新日 : 2020-04-06 Aki@英語ニュース自然環境

オーストラリアの森林火災が収束【Australian bushfires under control】

Fire officials in Australia announced last week that all bushfires in New South Wales were finally under control for the first time since September. The blazes have burned millions of hectares of land and killed over one billion animals.

2020-02-10 / 最終更新日 : 2020-04-06 Aki@英語ニュース自然環境

クルーズ船でさらなるコロナウイルスの症例見つかる【More coronavirus cases found on cruise ship】

Three more people on the Diamond Princess tested positive for coronavirus on Saturday, bringing the number of cases aboard to 64. The cruise ship has been quarantined off Japan after a man who disembarked in Hong Kong was diagnosed with the virus.

2020-02-03 / 最終更新日 : 2020-04-06 Aki@英語ニュース歴史文化

イギリスが欧州連合を離脱【Britain leaves European Union】

Britain officially left the European Union on Friday more than three years after the Brexit vote. Thousands of supporters held celebrations in front of the British parliament, waving national flags, singing and cheering.

2020-01-27 / 最終更新日 : 2020-04-06 Aki@英語ニュース自然環境

春節の最中にコロナウイルスの懸念高まる【Coronavirus fears mount amid Lunar New Year】

Over 2,000 people have been infected worldwide with a new coronavirus traced to a seafood market in Wuhan late last year. Fears are growing that the virus could spread as China’s Lunar New Year holidays started on Friday.

2020-01-20 / 最終更新日 : 2020-04-06 Aki@英語ニュース歴史文化

メーガン妃が重大発表の後でカナダへ渡航【Meghan flies to Canada after big announcement】

Meghan Markle, the wife of Britain’s Prince Harry, has flown to Canada following their surprise Instagram statement. The royal couple announced their plan to step back as senior members of the royal family and work to become financially independent.

2020-01-13 / 最終更新日 : 2020-01-26 Aki@英語ニュース事件事故

イランがウクライナ機の撃墜を認める【Iran admits to shooting down Ukrainian airliner】

Iran admitted on Saturday that it accidentally shot down a Ukrainian airliner earlier this week, killing all 176 on board. The crash came hours after Iran launched missile attacks on two military bases housing US troops in Iraq.

2020-01-06 / 最終更新日 : 2020-11-15 Aki@英語ニュース事件事故

カルロス・ゴーン被告が日本から逃亡【Carlos Ghosn escapes from Japan】

Former Nissan Motor Chairman Carlos Ghosn, who was on bail and awaiting trial in Japan, fled the country on December 29. He reportedly left his apartment hidden in a box used for a musical instrument and flew on a private plane to Lebanon via Turkey.

2019-12-23 / 最終更新日 : 2020-05-01 Aki@英語ニュース社会

ジャーナリストが画期的な性暴力訴訟で勝訴【Journalist wins landmark rape case】

The Tokyo District Court ordered on Wednesday a former television reporter to pay 3.3 million yen in damages for raping journalist Shiori Ito, who has become a symbol of the #MeToo movement in Japan.

2019-12-16 / 最終更新日 : 2019-12-15 Aki@英語ニュース自然環境

日本が2回目の「化石賞」を受賞【Japan gets second “Fossil” award】

An international environmental group on Wednesday gave Japan a second satirical “Fossil of the Day” award after the country’s environment minister failed to voice a plan to phase out coal-fired power at a U.N. climate change conference in Madrid.

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