【今日も日本時間！】No.351 "U.S. to send first envoy to Nagasaki A-bomb rites"

U.S. to send first envoy to Nagasaki A-bomb rites The U.S. will for the first time send a representative to Nagasaki's annual peace memorial ceremony Tuesday marking the 1945 atomic bombing of the city, the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo said Sunday. [続きはこちら] http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110808a2.html ■単語、イディオム envoy 【名】公使 A-bomb 原子爆弾 【略】atomic（原子…

【今日も日本時間！】No.350 "New ministry home eyed for nuke agency"

New ministry home eyed for nuke agency The government may separate the Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency from the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and merge its functions into a new agency to be created under the Environment Ministry, according to a minister's draft plan revealed Wednesday. [続きはこちら] http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20110804a1.html ■単…

【今日も日本時間！】No.349 <br />"NISA linked to other faked support for nuclear power"

NISA linked to other faked support for nuclear power A former senior official of the Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency acknowledged Tuesday that NISA asked Shikoku Electric Power Co. to have its employees attend a government-sponsored symposium on atomic energy in June 2006. [続きはこちら] http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20110803a1.html ■単語、イディオム NISA …

【今日も日本時間！】No.348 "Family OKs organ donation in third case"

Family OKs organ donation in third case The family of a brain-dead woman gave consent for her organs to be donated, marking the third case in which a family has made the decision for a patient who did not express an intention to donate in writing, a transplant coordination group said Sunday. [続きはこちら] http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20100823a5.html ■単語、イディオム …

【今日も日本時間！】No.347 "Southern All Stars frontman Kuwata sidelined by cancer"

Southern All Stars frontman Kuwata sidelined by cancer Keisuke Kuwata, singer-songwriter of the popular rock band Southern All Stars, has early stage esophageal cancer and will undergo surgery as early as next month, his management firm, Amuse Inc., said Wednesday. [続きはこちら] http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20100729a5.html ■単語、イディオム frontman 【名詞】表看板と…

【今日も日本時間！】No.346 "U.S., Britain may attend Hiroshima memorial"

U.S., Britain may attend Hiroshima memorial The United States and Britain are considering sending envoys for the first time to the annual Aug. 6 atomic-bomb memorial service in Hiroshima, diplomatic sources in Tokyo said Monday. [続きはこちら] http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20100727a1.html ■単語、イディオム attend 【自他動】出席する memorial 【形容詞】記念の conside…

【今日も日本時間！】No.345 "'Totoro's home' reopens as park"

'Totoro's home' reopens as park A well-known property in Tokyo dubbed "Totoro's home" reopened as a park Sunday based on a sketch by Hayao Miyazaki, creator of the popular character in the 1988 animated film "Tonari no Totoro" ("My Neighbor Totoro") who cherished the spot filled with trees and plants. [続きはこちら] http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20100726a6.html ■単語、…

【今日も日本時間！】No.344 "Heat wave strikes nationwide"

Heat wave strikes nationwide Temperatures topped 35 degrees Monday in various locations nationwide, the Meteorological Agency said, warning vacationers of possible heat stroke as they rushed home on the last day of a three-day weekend. [続きはこちら] http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20100720a1.html ■単語、イディオム heat wave 【名詞】酷暑 nationwide 【副詞】全国的に t…

【今日も日本時間！】No.343 "Driver error caused 'virtually all' acceleration accidents: Toyota"

Driver error caused 'virtually all' acceleration accidents: Toyota Toyota Motor Corp.'s investigation of accidents involving unintended acceleration traced "virtually all" to drivers who stepped on the wrong pedal, a company spokesman said. [続きはこちら] http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nb20100715n1.html ■単語、イディオム error 【名詞】間違い virtually 【副詞】ほとんど…

【今日も日本時間！】No.342 "Kan, Edano blamed for DPJ defeat"

Kan, Edano blamed for DPJ defeat As the ruling Democratic Party of Japan scrambled to get back on its feet Monday a day after voters took away the coalition's Upper House majority, the blame game was quick to commence and the two key targets were Prime Minister Naoto Kan and DPJ Secretary General Yukio Edano. [続きはこちら] http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20100713a1.html …

【今日も日本時間！】No.341 "JAL's net negative worth hits \1 trillion"

JAL's net negative worth hits \1 trillion Japan Airlines Corp. said Wednesday its negative net worth — liabilities in excess of assets — has expanded to about \1 trillion. [続きはこちら] http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nb20100701a1.html ■単語、イディオム net 【形容詞】正味の negative 【形容詞】負の worth 【名詞】財産 trillion 【形容詞】兆の liability 【名詞】負…

【今日も日本時間！】No.340 "Toll-free highway trials start"

Toll-free highway trials start The government stopped collecting tolls on 50 sections along 37 rural expressways at midnight Sunday in line with a key promise made by the ruling Democratic Party of Japan in last year's election, and traffic immediately surged. [続きはこちら] http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20100629a2.html ■単語、イディオム toll 【名詞】通行料金 free …

【今日も日本時間！】No.339 "Kan apologizes for U.S. base burden"

Kan apologizes for U.S. base burden Prime Minister Naoto Kan said Wednesday the government will seek to ease the burden on Okinawa of hosting U.S. military bases, but suggested he will at the same time take care not to harm the Japan-U.S. relationship. [続きはこちら] http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20100624a2.html ■単語、イディオム apologize 【自動詞】謝罪する bur…

【今日も日本時間！】No.338 "Consumption tax hot topic in first debate"

Consumption tax hot topic in first debate Leaders of the ruling and opposition camps engaged in their first televised debate Tuesday ahead of the July 11 Upper House election, offering different takes on the crucial but politically unpopular topic of raising the consumption tax. [続きはこちら] http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20100623a1.html ■単語、イディオム consumpti…

【今日も日本時間！】No.337 "Sneijder lifts Dutch past Japan"

Sneijder lifts Dutch past Japan A second-half strike from Wesley Sneijder proved decisive as the Netherlands condemned Japan to a 1-0 defeat in Group E of the World Cup finals on Saturday. [続きはこちら] http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/sw20100620a1.html ■単語、イディオム lift 【他動詞】引き上げる past 【前置詞】〜を通り過ぎて、（影響などの）及ばないところに strike 【…