ニュースで学ぶ現代英語 23/10/2-6

ニュースで学ぶ現代英語 23/10/2-6
ニュースで学ぶ現代英語 23/10/2(月) 米タイム誌 “次世代の１００人”
JAPANESE WOMAN INCLUDED IN TIME’S ‘100 NEXT’ LIST
Japanese woman included in Time’s ‘100 Next’ list
2023年9月14日のニュース

A former female member of Japan’s Ground Self-Defense Force has been chosen by U.S. magazine Time for its list of 100 rising stars. Gonoi Rina went public about suffering sexual abuse by multiple male colleagues in her unit.
Time selected her for the “advocates” category. The magazine says Gonoi’s move pushed officials to launch a larger investigation into harassment within the forces and prompted other women to come forward. It says her courage has “kicked the door open for all survivors.”
Gonoi said in a statement that she is grateful that her actions have won recognition and that will empower her to carry on.

ニュースで学ぶ現代英語 23/10/3(火) 米大統領の次男を起訴
BIDEN’S SON INDICTED ON GUN CHARGES
Biden’s son indicted on gun charges
2023年9月15日のニュース

U.S. President Joe Biden has seen his son come under increasing legal scrutiny. Now federal prosecutors have indicted Hunter Biden on gun charges.
Prosecutors say, five years ago, Biden deceived a gun dealer into selling him a firearm. They say he lied about the fact that he was using illegal drugs. The indictment is believed to be the first-ever for the child of a sitting president.
The charges come weeks after the collapse of a plea deal that would have averted a criminal trial. But Biden’s lawyer says he’s still protected by part of that deal and the indictment should be thrown out.
Former President Donald Trump and his Republican allies have been pushing for an investigation into the Biden business dealings.

ニュースで学ぶ現代英語 23/10/4(水) クローン羊“ドリー” 生みの親が死去
SCIENTIST WHO CLONED DOLLY THE SHEEP DIES
Scientist who cloned Dolly the sheep dies
2023年9月12日のニュース

The British scientist who created the world’s first cloned sheep has died. Ian Wilmut was 79.
Wilmut cloned Dolly the sheep in 1996 from the cell of an adult sheep. The cloning raised hope that the technique could be applied to the treatment of incurable diseases. But it also sparked ethical controversy over the possibility of human cloning.
Wilmut continued to study ways to treat diseases using cloning technology. But in 2007, he gave up after finding that research into induced pluripotent stem cells, or iPS cells, has greater potential and is more socially acceptable.
Wilmut’s death was announced on Monday by the University of Edinburgh, where he once taught. The university didn’t disclose when or how he died. But it said he had been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease five years ago.

ニュースで学ぶ現代英語 23/10/5(木) “イグ・ノーベル賞” ことしも日本人が受賞
JAPANESE WIN IG NOBEL FOR ELECTRIC UTENSILS TO ENHANCE TASTE
Japanese win Ig Nobel for electric untensils to enhance taste
2023年9月15日のニュース

Two Japanese scientists have been awarded the Ig Nobel Prize, a parody of the Nobel Prize, for their study on how electrical chopsticks can change the taste of food.
Meiji University Professor Miyashita Homei and University of Tokyo Associate Professor Nakamura Hiromi were honored in an online ceremony on Thursday. This is the 17th straight year that Japanese researchers have won.
Miyashita and Nakamura began their study into the technology 10 years ago. Their experiments led to the development of tableware that creates the illusion of saltier food with electrical stimulus. The scientists are hoping their research can help lower unhealthy amounts of salt in food.
The parody award was started in an American science journal in 1991 to celebrate quirky research that “makes people laugh, then think.”

ニュースで学ぶ現代英語 23/10/6(金)ハリウッドにＹＯＳＨＩＫＩさんの手形
JAPANESE ARTIST YOSHIKI HONORED IN HOLLYWOOD IMPRINT CEREMONY
Japanese artist Yoshiki Honored in Hollywood imprint ceremony
2023年9月15日のニュース

Japanese musician Yoshiki has taken his place among some of the world’s most legendary celebrities. He’s the first Japanese to have his hand and footprints immortalized outside an iconic Hollywood theater.
The imprint ceremony for the popular “X Japan” rock band member was held at the TCL Chinese Theatre.

(Yoshiki / X Japan)
“I wanted to prove that nothing’s impossible. I wanted to prove that a person from Asia, a person from Japan who didn’t speak English, could still pursue American dream.”

The musician enjoys worldwide acclaim as a composer and has performed many concerts in the U.S. He wrote the theme music for the 2012 Golden Globe Awards.