中年英語好き

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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8月10日月曜日

主な出来事  8月2日-8月8日


Politics


Regarding the security-related legislation, the assistant to the prime minister, Mr.Isozaki has apologized and withdrew his remarks that the legal stability was irrelevant.

Chief Cabinet Secretary, Mr.Suga announced that Henoko construction would be suspended for one month from August 10 to September 9.

Regarding the logistic support based on security-related bills, Defense minister, Mr.Nakatani said that the transport of nuclear weapons is not ruled out on the letter of the law .

21 century vision round-table conference submitted a report to the prime minister that stated Japan's action in the previous war as the invasion and the colonial rule.
 
Business

Toyota Motor Corporation announced its consolidated financial statement during April - June period in fiscal 2015 that showed the operating income indicating the profit from core business, has become a 756 billion yen, which was 9.1% increase year-on-year and the highest record for the second consecutive year.

Skymark creditors meeting is held and the rehabilitation plan mainly supported by ANA Holdings was passed.

Rice and cereal data bank announced that rice crop index in 2015 would be expected 100, same as the average year.

The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries announced that calorie-based food self-sufficiency rate in fiscal 2014 was 39%, which was the same for 5 years in a row and significantly lower than the government target of 45% that had just been reduced in this March..


World


The ceremony of the completion of the Suez Canal expansion work was held in Ismailia, northeast of Egypt. The current traffic revenue of $ 5.3 billion would be expected to increase to $ 13.2 billion.

The 1st candidate debate of the Republican Party toward the presidential election next November was carried out.  Most interests are concentrated to the extreme remarks of Mr.Trump who is the king of the real estate business.

ASEAN Regional Forum and the Council of Ministers of the East Asia Summit were held in Kuala Lumpur, and the problem that China is promoting the reef landfill and facility construction has become a major theme. Countries called for resolution based on international law and early establishment of a legally binding code of conduct.

Japan

Overhead wire was cut to a power failure at the JR Keihin Tohoku Line, affected to 350 thousand people. JR East announced that it caused the train was stopped and started at the train stop prohibited area.

In Peace Memorial Ceremony held in Hiroshima, 70 years from the bombing, Prime Minister Abe did not say anything about the non-nuclear three principles, which former Prime Ministers had mentioned.

Truant elementary and junior high school students in 2014 were 122,902 people, which was increased the second consecutive year.

In eruption of Mt.Ontake, search activity of missing file people, which was resumed on July 29, had been completed.