A lot of things happened this week in Japan, and it is hard to catch up with everything! 🤯 In any case, these are the subjects that caught my attention, with a special part devoted to the labour reform at the end. I have also realised that the articles on NHK News web do not..
Japanese News: April week1
I have been checking the news to in Japanese to give an overview of what happened this week (including last weekend). Of course, I may have overlooked important information and I hope that I understood well the articles I have read. I did my best! Let's have a look! (all sources from NHK News Web):..
Japanese News: March week 4
I feel more and more at ease with the new format of my "Japanese news" posts. I only focused on internal affairs: Anti-tobacco actions The city of Ikoma (Nara prefecture) has adopted a new regulation against tobacco: 喫煙後45分間 エレベーターの利用禁止 奈良 生駒 I think that the title is quite easy to understand if you know the word..
Japanese News: March week 3
Usually, I study a news article every Friday. But last week, I decided to change my routine and try to keep an eye on the NHK News website every day. I hope I managed to extract the news of importance, but I certainly missed a lot of information. Anyway, this is an attempt at giving..
Japanese News: an overview of the week (an attempt)
Today, instead of studying one article, I would like to have an overview of the topical issues of the week. I think that it would be more interesting to look at a wide range of topics and vocabulary, instead of going deeply into one subject. The problem is that I don't have a paying subscription..
Japanese News: Moritomo Gakuen scandal
Although it was one of the major political issues of last year, I have not read much in Japanese about the Moritomo Gakuen scandal. It is a complex story with difficult vocabulary, and the titles of the related articles have always discouraged me. I wanted to believe that this scandal was a last-year-thing and that..
Japanese News: the discretionary labour system
The last two articles I have studied were about sports, so I thought that it was time to return to more political subjects. As a consequence, even if I was tempted to study an article about the Tokyo Olympic mascots that have just been unveiled, I focused myself on another topical issue: the discretionary labour..
Japanese News: About this amazing women’s speed skating team pursuit!
Context: On Wednesday, Japan won Olympic gold in women's speed skating team pursuit. The trio Miho Takagi, Ayano Sato and Nana Takagi claimed Japan's third gold medal and set a new world and Olympic record. They defeated the Dutch, who had won gold at Sochi and who themselves set their own new record during this race...
Japanese News: Japan women’s ice hockey: first Olympic win!
Today, I will study an article about Wednesday women ice hockey game where Japan beat the unified Korean team 4-1. The context South Korea and North Korea have created a unified team in women's ice hockey for Pyeongchang Olympics. The unified Korean team was defeated 8-0 by both Switzerland and Sweden and Wednesday's game against Japan..
Japanese News: North Korean in Pyeongchang
Some hours before the opening ceremony of Pyeongchang Olympics, I have chosen an article about North Korea's delegation. Link to the article: “米側と会わない” 北朝鮮 米副大統領と接触の可能性否定 This article mainly tells us that the delegation sent by North Korea to Pyeongchang will not take the Olympics as an opportunity to meet with Vice President Mike Pence or other..
Japanese News: Baby panda Shanshan
This week, I chose an easy article that does not bring me much new vocabulary but brightens me up and restores my trust in my ability to read (at least some) news articles in Japanese! Link to the article: シャンシャン きょうから先着順に 公開時間も延長 In June 2017, a baby panda named Shanshan was born in Ueno Zoo...
Japanese News: Changing article 9 of the Constitution? Discussions inside the LDP
The article I propose to study was published on NHK Yesterday: 憲法９条２項”の扱い 自民 党内意見集約に時間かかるか Political articles are by far the most difficult ones... Today, I want to try to study one and get more familiar with some political vocabulary that is bound to appear often in the news. I want to slowly broaden my vocabulary..