今どきのJKが使う言葉は独特な言い方が多く、まるで外国語のようです。The Buddhist Swastika Becomes Popular Slang In JapanIf you’ve ever been to a Buddhist temple in Japan or looked at a Japanese map, you’ve probably seen swastikas, called “ma…

Why Japan's Navy is the Best in Asia (And Not China)Technically, the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force is a “self-defense force” designed to overcome the country’s constitutional limits on armed forces. It is, ship for ship, the best navy …

本日から新3年生がゼミの一員として加わり、UG先生がお食事会を開いてくださいました。その際教えてくださったcut to the chase を取り上げます。 chaseは「追跡」を意味しますが、cut to the chaseを『ジーニアス英和辞典』で引くと「要点の議論に入る、本…

ドイツ・社会民主党は, ２大政党との大連立に向けた本格交渉に入ることを承認しました。これによる, シュルツ党首の支持率低迷が懸念されています。German SPD bleeds more support after bickering over Schulz’s roleSuffering a further loss in support,…

1月25日、東京はここ48年間で初めての寒さとなりました。The temperature plunged to minus 4 degrees in central Tokyo at 6:20 a.m. on Jan. 25, a chill not felt in the capital since Jan. 17, 1970, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.The frigid …

It could have been a scene from The Office. One in which David Brent had been summoned to HQ for a performance appraisal. One where he died on his feet while believing he was nailing it. Only for David Brent read David Davis. The Brexit se…

最新ボリウッド映画の内容が適切ではないとデリー市内で反対派による暴動が起きています。 Indian tightens security as controversial film opensSecurity has been tightened in parts of India for the release of a Bollywood film which has generated …

シラスウナギの密猟を防ぎ、反社会集団の介入を排除するために高知県は漁師や仲介人らの身元確認を始めました。Kochi Prefecture puts the squeeze on eel-poaching yakuza membersKOCHI--Authorities here are cracking down on yakuza-related eel poachin…