Japan Times WEEKLY NHK anchor held over train groping

1) NHK anchor held over train groping

NHKのアナウンサー、痴漢容疑で逮捕

 

2) A famous television announcer at Japan Broadcasting Corp., kwon as NHK, was arrested for indecently assaulting a woman on a train in Tokyo on Nov. 14, police said Nov. 15.

11月15日、昨日11月14日に日本の有名な放送局であるNHKのアナウンサーが東京都内の電車における痴漢行為により逮捕されたと、警察が発表した。

 

3) The police announced that a famous NHK’s announcer, Takeshige Morimoto was arrested as the suspicion of a groper for the woman. The witnesses said that the woman was 23-year-old and Morimoto touched her breasts on the Train on the Tokyu Dentoshi Line. Morimoto, who entered the NHK in1990, has told that, at that time, he drunk a lot and he didn’t remember the incident at all. NHK is judging his penalty.

 

4) When I heard this news, I was very shocked because I know Mr. Morimoto and I think he is a sincerely person. But his act can’t be allowed that he deeply hurt the woman’s heart. And he also hurt the NHK’s fame. I want him to have a responsibility that he is one of the represent of NHK, and I hope he will never commit such crime.

 

5) breast 胸部 assault 攻撃 indecently わいせつな proper 好ましい allegedly　伝えられるところによると

 

Japan Times WEEKLY November 24, 2012

Introduction of myself!!

Hello! My name is Naomi Isobe. I’m from Yamaguchi, and I am a member of the Yosakoi club. In this university, I am majoring the English course because I wanted to improve my English skills. In this course we can learn writing, speaking, and reading skills from native teachers. All of the English classes are very fun! And this university has a lot of fascinating points. One of the good points, there are a lot of chance to go abroad in this university. Everyone in this university will support you! Try to find another fascinations if you enter this university.

 

Japan Times WEELKY Sakai plots return to stage in December

1) Sakai plots return to stage in December

 酒井、12月にも芸能界復帰か

 

2) Noriko Sakai plans to return to the stage in December following her conviction on drug charges in 2009, the pop idol-turned-actress announced Nov. 24.

　元人気アイドルの酒井紀子は、2009年の覚せい剤の使用による有罪宣告に続き、11月24日、12月中に女優として芸能界へ復帰することを発表した。

 

3) On November 24^th, Noriko Sakai announced that she will return to the entertainment world as an actress in December. For 3 years ago, in 2009, she was convicted of the using of illegal drugs, and she finished her term of probation. She deeply reflected on her crime, and she wants to express her gratitude to her fans and supporters. In addition, she also revealed that she will play on stage as a character named Oichi, Oda Nobunaga’s sister. The play will start on December 15^th , at Shibuya Cultural Owada in Shibuya Ward, Tokyo.

 

4) When I read this news, I was very surprised because the crime that Noriko Sakai used the illegal drug in 2009 was very shocking for the Japanese people, and she lost the confidence from us, so I didn’t think that she’ll be come back to the media as an actress. I think, her crime shouldn’t be forgiven, that was a very heavy sin. And I believe that every people think so too. But she has very strong determination to confront such situation. So, I want her to be a model who gave up her evil ways, and I hope such crime will never be occurred.

 

5) conviction 確信、罪の自覚 charges …を課する gratitude 感謝する illegal 非合法の stimulant 覚せい剤

Japan Times WEEKLY December 1, 2012

The Japan Times WEEKLY Hoshide returns to Earth

1) Hoshide returns to Earth

 星出、地球へ帰還

 

2) Akihiko Hoshide returned to Earth on Nov. 19 after completing a four-month mission to the International Space Station and setting a new record for spacewalks by a Japanese astronaut.

 星出彰彦氏は、国際宇宙ステーションでの4カ月間の任務を完了し、日本人宇宙飛行士による宇宙遊泳の新たな記録を残したのち、11月9日に地球に帰還した。

 

3) The Japanese astronaut, Akihiko Hoshide returned to Earth from the International Space station. He completed the mission to there and the Russian Soyuz spacecraft carried Hoshide parachuted down safety. Hoshide said that on Twitter before the Soyuz undocked from the International Space Station, he thanks to all people who supported him and he is glad to born on this beautiful planet. This time, his spacewalks to repair the station totaled 21 hours and 23 minutes, which is surpassed the previous record of 20 hours and 5 minutes made by Soichi Noguchi.

 

4) When I was a child, I had a longing to go to space, but in fact, this is very hard to realize because for becoming an astronaut, it asks us hard training and patience, and it is highly competitive. So, I was glad to hear that Mr. Hoshide accomplished such achievement as the representative in the world. And it is surprised that he renewed the record of the space walks’ time. I hope the Japanese astronaut's will leave more achievement in the future.

 

5) spacewalks　宇宙遊泳、undocking ドッキング解除、surpass　凌駕する、astronaut　宇宙飛行士、 altitude　標高

 

Japan Times WEEKLY November 24, 2012

Enjoy your school life!

Do you enjoy your school life? Today, it is said that school education is very important, and people also think that the high academic achievement is required. But is studying only the way to getting success in your life? I don’t think so. I think that besides studying, student should do some activities such as club activities, volunteer work and so on. I have two reasons to say that. First, some extra activities give us a lot of experiences. For example, in my case, I am joining the Yosakoi club. The activities brought me many experiences, memories, smiles and a lot of friends. Next, through the activities, we can learn a sense of responsibility and social common sense. For instance, because the Yosakoi club has so many expeditions, I have learned that I should always consider my behavior in public place. And trough the meeting of the club, I also learned that how to say my opinions. Of course, studying is so important and students have to do their best and they should use their educational programs effectively. But I think you have to do some activities other than studying because you can get a lot of good experiences and social ability. Enjoy your school life!

 

Naomi Isobe

Japan Times WEEKLY First solely bio-fuel jet flight raises clean travel hopes

1) First solely bio-fuel jet flight raises clean travel hopes

バイオ燃料100％のジェット飛行に初成功

 

2) The world's first flight powered entirely by bio jet fuel has raised hopes for cleaner air travel and upped the prospects of a boon for farmers whose oilseed crops could supplant kerosene.

　世界初のバイオ燃料100%のジェット飛行の成功によって、環境に優しい飛行機旅行への期待が高まると共に、灯油に代わる油糧種子作物を育てる農民が恩恵を受ける見込みが引き上げられた。

 

3) In 2012, October 29, a Dassault Falcon 20 took off from the Canadian capital Ottawa, this is the world’s first flight, which uses the renewable bio-jet fuel. The fuel was made by brassica carinata, it is commonly used for making Ethiopian mustard, and this crop is well suited for growing in semiarid areas. In Canada, more than 40 farmers contracted with the two companies, Agrisoma and Applied Research to grow over 2400 hectares oilseed, and it will be turned into bio jet fuel by them. This bio-fuel could be commercially available within a few years.

 

4) When I read this article, I felt an expectation to this bio-fuel technology. If this fuel have been using practically, the emissions will be reduced and we can keep the clean air. And this bio-fuel is sustainable, so there are no concerns about the drain of the fuel. I hope the early establishment of generally using the bio-fuel to the air plane

 

5) supplant ～にとって変わる　solely 単独で　round tip 往復で　trailed ～の後に続いた　swapped with ～と入れ替えられる

 

Japan Times WEEKLY November 17, 2012

The Japan Times Weekly- Shark brains could hold key to attacks

1) Shark brains could hold key to attacks

サメの脳、攻撃の鍵を握る

 

2) Shark brains have been found to share several features with those of humans, a discovery that Australian researchers believe could be crucial to developing ‘’ repellents’’ for the killer great white species.

オーストラリアの研究者が、サメの脳は人間の脳の特徴に類似していることを発見した。この発見は、人間を攻撃するホホジロザメに対する「サメよけ」の開発に繋がると期待される

 

3) An Australian researchers found that Shark brains have quite large parts of the brains associated with their visual input, which is alike to the human brains. The researcher, Yopak said that, today, most repellents for sharks are the type of electronic pores on a sharks head and send the electrical signal to their brain. And she added that it is important to understand the mechanism of their brain, and it will be connect to developing a new ‘’repellents’’ as simple as marking patterns on surfboards and wetsuits.

 

4) When I read this news, I remembered that I felt an awful feeling to a shark because of the affect of the movie ‘’jaws’’. Today, a lot of people are attacked by sharks, it is terrible. By this discovery like this news, I want more effective repellents to be developed.

 

5 ) repellents 忌避剤　white great shark ホホジロザメ　poisonous 有毒な　repel 撃退　implication 含意

 

The Japan Times WEEKLY November 17, 2012