Third Cabinet minister resigns in a month, raising questions over Kishida’s future Prime Minister Fumio Kishida accepted the resignation of a third scandal-tainted Cabinet minister and ally Nov. 20 in a fresh blow to his administration. In…

www.bbc.com ＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊ Ex-Olympian continues fight against lurkers taking lewd photos of athletes Kana Ichikawa, a university track coach and former Olympian, is determined to stop people lurking around and taking…

Paris Olympics mascot toys, made in China, have many French seeing red The mascots for the 2024 Paris Olympics are a symbol of the French Republic. But most of the stuffed toys are made in China, and that does not go down well in France. T…

'Odyssey’ by Jack McDevitt 8冊のAcademy Series の5冊目。 面白かったですが、最後のどんでん返しの地球外生命体の正体については、 はっきりとした記述なし。また、更に、シリーズを読み続けるか。。。。。 あと、2冊ですが。。。。。 以下のKindle版で読…

Essay Let’s talk turkey For many North Americans, the final few months of the year mean one thing and one thing only: turkey. Okay, that’s a bit of an exaggeration. There’s also autumn leaves, apple picking and holiday decorations. But at …

www.bbc.com ＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊ World population passes 8 billion www.youtube.com ＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊ 欽定訳聖書「レビ記」第21章 Leviticus 021 Chapter 21 Leviticus 021.mp3 - Google ドライブ Leviticus 021x.…

www.bbc.com www3.nhk.or.jp ＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊ Turkey detains Syrian suspect in deadly Istanbul bombing that killed 6 Turkish police said Nov. 14 they have detained a Syrian woman with suspected links to Kurdish militants …

www.bbc.com 素晴らしい。SFの夢物語ではなく、実現可能。つまらぬ戦争で人的・物的資源を浪費することなく、これとか、以下のプロジェクトに人類は真剣に取り組むべき。 国家元首となる資格に、宇宙から、丸くて、国境線のない地球を眺めた経験を条件とした…

www.bbc.com ＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊ www.bbc.com Tyrannosaurus rex skull unearthed in South Dakota to be auctioned in New York A Tyrannosaurus rex skull found in South Dakota is expected to sell for at least $15 million (Y2 bil…

Nintendo hopes that films, theme parks will bring more fans to its video games Nintendo hopes to get more people to play its video games by using its intellectual property, President Shuntaro Furukawa said on Nov. 9. Nintendo games like Do…

毎週、日曜は世界旅行。 Armchair TravelerCappadocia (Turkey) Many years ago, we wrote about Cappadocia, the magical area in the desert of central Turkey famous for its rocks and caves. This week, we visit some places we missed the first tim…

www.bbc.com www.bbc.com www.sankei.com さて、どうなりますか。 以下のエッセーのZ世代は、辞めたかも。 ＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊ Essay Quitting work “We never saw her again. She didn’t even call to resign. She simply stopped coming…

news.yahoo.co.jp 気合、入っていますね。 この勢いで、火星植民計画も実現してください。 ＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊ Japan, US to launch to study abroad campaign 20221118-05.mp3 - Google ドライブ 20221118-05x.mp3 - Google ドライブ www…

www.bbc.com ようやく打ち上げましたね。 予定された仕事を済ませ、無事、帰還することを祈ります。 次は、いよいよ有人飛行ですね。 ＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊ 私は、OSはWIndows11を使っています。 昨日はUpdateで終日、手こずり、結局、Updat…

Ex-Japan PM Aso and South Korea’s Yoon pledge to work toward improved bilateral ties Expectations rose Nov. 2 for a breakthrough on a long-standing dispute over wartime labor compensation between Japan and South Korea as Taro Aso – a forme…

Belgian climate activists sent to prison for targeting Vermeer painting in protest Two Belgian activists who targeted Johannes Vermeer’s iconic Girl with a Pearl Earring painting in a climate protest in October were sentenced on Nov. 3 to …

Japan government wants to improve the way it gets tax from mobile game services The Japanese government is thinking of improving the way it collects consumption tax from smartphone game services, sources familiar with the matter said on No…

Armchair TravelerSalem (Massachusetts, US) If you’ve heard of Salem, Massachusetts, then you’ve heard of the Salem witch trials. In the 1690s, more than 200 people were accused of being witches. Twenty people were found guilty and executed…

EssayIn celebration of the dead In New Mexico, right after Halloween, we have another holiday called Dia de los Muertos — the Day of the Dead, which comes to us from neighboring Mexico. It honors our ancestors and the cycle of life and dea…

Elon Musk to serve as Twitter chief executive 20221111-05.mp3 - Google ドライブ 20221111-05x.mp3 - Google ドライブ www.bbc.com ja.wikipedia.org 人類の火星移住、実現を期待します。 私の目が黒いうちに、少なくとも、最初の人間を火星に送り込んで…

Lula wins Brazil election in political resurrection for leftist Brazilian leftist leader Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva narrowly defeated President Jair Bolsonaro in a runoff election Oct. 30, but the far-right incumbent had not conceded defeat…

BOJ maintains dovish monetary policy as inflationary pressure grows In contrast to the central banks of other developed countries, the Bank of Japan on Oct. 28 decided to maintain its dovish monetary policy, despite mounting pressure to ac…

Over 200 Ukrainian evacuees have found work in Japan, says labor ministry Japan’s labor ministry said on Oct. 27 that over 200 Ukrainian nationals have found work in the country. The number is more than 10% of the almost 2,000 evacuees who…

www.youtube.com Britain’s Prince Harry has a memoir coming out in January, to be titled Spare The memoir of Britain’s Prince Harry will be published on Jan. 10 and will be called Spare, the publisher said on Oct. 27. The memoir will tell H…

Armchair TravelerDunoon (Scotland, UK) One of the hidden treasures of Scotland’s western coast is Argyll and Bute. This week, we take a look at Dunoon, the main town of the area’s Cowal Peninsula. Your first stop should be the Castle House…

www.youtube.com news.yahoo.co.jp news.yahoo.co.jp 若い人、いないの？ ＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊ Essay The Sunrise Club The weather in Kansai has been cool for a while now. And the sun has been rising a little later. This has made…

www.bbc.com "I want to make an appeal: clear the roads," he said, adding that blocking roads "obstructs our right to come and go, which is in our constitution". However, he encouraged protesters to find other means of demonstrating and wel…

Far-right leader Giorgia Meloni installed as Italy’s prime minister Giorgia Meloni, whose party with neo-fascist roots finished first in recent elections, was sworn in Oct. 22 as Italy’s first far-right prime minister since the end of Worl…

Omega by Jack McDevitt 8冊のAcademy Series の4冊目。面白かったですが、肝心のOmegaの正体についてはっきりとした結論なし。残りの4冊にあるのでしょうが、いささか疲れた感じ。 以下のKindle版で読みました。かなりの長編で、503 pages。 www.amazon.com…

ブラジル大統領選挙ではルーラ氏が勝利となったようですが、ボルソナロ氏はまだ負けを認めていないようです。 www.bbc.com ブラジルは投票が義務の国です。 投票が義務となっている国は南米に多く（ブラジル、アルゼンチン、パラグアイ、エクアドル、ペルー…