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12月1日火曜日

主な出来事  11月22日-11月28日


Politics

Osaka Restoration Association led by Mr. Toru Hashimoto has won in the double election of the governor and the mayor of Osaka.  The national political parties, Osaka Ishin party becomes a momentum, and it's likely to affect the restructuring of opposition parties.

In order to achieve the goals such as care staff turnover zero, the government determined the emergency measures that develop the nursing care and the childcare capacities to one million persons.

The government determines the basic policy on the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympic in the Cabinet.  It clearly stated  strengthening player strategically aiming at the total number of the gold medal more than 16, the maximum in the past. In addition, it also incorporated strengthening counter-terrorism measures into it.


Business

US pharmaceutical giant Pfizer and Ireland giant Allergan announced that they had agreed to the merger. The new company will become the world's largest in the ethical pharmaceuticals sector.

Regarding TPP, Government determines the overall policy outline. The main measure is the mitigation of agricultural people who take a hit in the influx of cheap agricultural products from overseas.

In the form to respond to the request of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, the chairman of Keidanren, Sakakibara announced a policy calling for wage increases in the '16 spring offensive to member companies.

For reduced tax rate system to be introduced at the time of consumption tax increase, the Liberal Democratic Party and New Komeito, two parties agreed to install a simple accounting system in the beginning. Operators whose sales is 50 million yen or less can choose a special case of "deemed tax".


World

British Prime Minister, Cameron announced that it will strengthen the military power and devotes 178 billion pounds (about 32 trillion 900 billion yen) to the defense costs for the next 10 years.

Turkish troops of F16 fighters shot down a Russian military fighter-bomber because of the airspace violation. President Putin denied the airspace violation and vigorously condemned Turkey.

President of France, Hollande met with US President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin separately.  They agreed to the expansion of  air strikes and sharing terrorism information with respect to the Islamic countries.

Japan

There was an explosion sound in the toilet of Tokyo Yasukuni Shrine. Since the battery case was on fire, the Metropolitan Police Department doubts that ignition device had been planted.

Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries launched an improved H2A rocket. It was the first domestic rocket as the commercial satellite launch.

Securities and Exchange Surveillance Commission searched his relationship as alleged financial transaction law violations because the representative of the former Murakami fund, Mr.Murakami was suspicious about a market manipulation.

In the litigation that the disparity of one vote was the biggest 2.13 times at the House of Representatives election last year, the Supreme Court judged it is unconstitutional status contrary to the equality of the vote value.



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