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10月20日火曜日

主な出来事  10月11日-10月17日


Politics

The governor of Okinawa prefecture, Mr.Onaga, officially canceled the landfill approval of Henoko coastal areas. As a countermeasure,Okinawa Defense Bureau of Ministry of Defense filed a request for examination and efficacy stop to the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport.

Prime minister Abe conveyed the regret that China has filed the documentation for the Nanjing case to the world memory heritage. Chinese State Councilor Yang refuted to him.

Restoration Party expelled 165 people and was in the split situation.

Business


The Royal Academy of Sweden announced Nobel Prize in Economics in 2015 was the professor Angus Dayton.

The government established a framework of public-private dialogue for the future investment and requested the capital investment expansion and aggressive wage increase.

Prime Minister Abe instructed the tax investigation chairman, Miyazawa  to consider the reduced tax rate introduction at the same timing of the consumption tax hike in April 2017.

The convenience store giant, FamilyMart and Uny Group's management integration in next September has been officially announced. It would be the 3rd largest domestic distribution group in operating revenue.

World

US TV debate by the Democratic Party candidate for the presidential election was held, and former Secretary of State, Clinton, expressed not to support for the TPP.

Regarding Malaysia aircraft crash incident occurred in September last year in eastern Ukraine, the Dutch Safety Commission concluded that it had been shot down by a Russian-made surface-to-air missile.

President Obama reviewed the complete withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan and announced to leave the 5,000 soldiers even after 2017.


South Korean president, Park, visited and met with United States President, Obama, and they were consistent with strengthening cooperation relationship among South Korea, Japan, and the United States.


Japan

Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department arrested the chief assistant of the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare in the bribery suspicion of system development projects on My number system introduction.

Imperial Household Agency has revealed that the Emperor is considering to visit the Philippines next year.

Kyushu Electric Power resumed Sendai nuclear power plant Unit 2. It was the second nuclear power plant following the Unit 1 in August.

Asahi Kasei has announced that subsidiary was using the false data for piling construction in large apartment in Tsuzuki-ku, Yokohama.