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場所: 町田市, 東京都, Japan

50代を目前に控えた中年サラリーマンです。中学・高校の英語教師の資格を取りましたが、バブル景気もあって一般企業に就職。ところが、なんと海外部門に配属され、本気で使える英語を身につけなければならなくなりました。その後、NY駐在も経験させてもらい、英語がライフワークの一つになりました。年男の年頭を機に、ブログを使って毎週の出来事を簡単な英語で紹介することにしました。自分の勉強にもなりますし、ブログをご覧の皆様のお役に立てれば幸いです。

2015年4月27日月曜日

主な出来事  4月19日-4月25日


Politics


Regarding '70 discourse after the war that will be announced this summer,
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe emphasized not to care about the
wording such as "aggression and colonial rule" and  "heartfelt apology".

Prime Minister Abe addressed a speech in the 60th Anniversary Summit
of Asian-African Conference held in Indonesia (Bandung conference) and
expressed "deep regret". However, he did not mention "heartfelt apology"
which was stated in the 50th anniversary conference by Prime Minister Koizumi.

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Chinese Prime Minister Xi Jinping held talks in Indonesia
and agreed to develop the strategic mutually beneficial relationship.

Business


Japanese and US governments have finished bilateral ministerial consultations of TPP negotiations.
The focal point of the rice import and automotive tariffs handling were carried over.

Skymark that is under civil rehabilitation proceedings,
officially announced that it chose ANA Holdings as the sponsor.

In Tokyo stock market, Nikkei Stock Average recovered the milestone of 20,000 yen
at the closing in about 15 years since April 2000.
A large amount of funds due to the global monetary easing has flowed into the market.



World

South Korea Prime Minister announced his resignation
on suspicion that he had received the backing plate.

Egypt court sentenced to former president Morushi
the imprisonment for 20 years as he involved in
torture to the anti-regime protesters in 2012.

Summit meeting of Bandung Conference 60th anniversary was held in Indonesia.
A statement aimed at economic cooperation among countries and poverty elimination is adopted.

In response to the accident that smuggling ship capsized off the coast of
the Mediterranean in Libya and many people fell victim,
EU emergency summit meeting is opened and they agreed tripled rescue budget.


Japan

JAXA reported its plan to launch Japan's first moon landing
unmanned small spacecraft "SLIM" in fiscal 2018.
They will challenge the "pinpoint landing" with less error.

Kagoshima District Court dismissed the re-running injunction of
Sendai nuclear power plant No. 1 and No. 2.

Small unmanned machine "drone" is found on rooftop in the Prime Minister's Office.
Small amount of radioactive cesium has been detected from the container attached to the airframe.
Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department arrested a man unemployed on suspicion of
forcible obstruction of business.