大人の日本語

By Tsuyoshi MiddlehorseEducation Language Learning

大人の日本語 episodes

November 29, 2022 【420円→500円】東京のタクシーが値上げ
【Tokyo taxi fares go up due to rising costs】
Taxi fares in central Tokyo have gone up for the first time in 15 years amid rising operation costs.
The initial fare rose Monday by nearly 20 percent. It went from 420 yen, or about 3 dollars, to 500 yen, or 3 dollars and 60 cents.
Additional fares also rose. Taxis had charged 80 yen, or about 60 cents, per 233 meters. The fare is now 100 yen, or some 70 cents, per 255 meters.
8 min
November 20, 2022 【英語教育】高校のテストでスピーキングが始まります
【Trial of English speaking test for Tokyo high schools faces opposition】
A private-sector English speaking test will be introduced as part of the Tokyo metropolitan high school entrance exam for the first time in Japan this month, but the initiative aimed at nurturing speaking skills is facing stiff opposition from some parents and education experts who question its fairness.
The test will be implemented for the entrance exam on Nov. 27, targeting almost 80,000 third-year middle school students in the capital who wish to attend metropolitan high schools from next April.
Speaking test scores will be added to the overall scores of the entrance exams, being held next February.
Some parents and experts are demanding that the test be called off due to a perceived need for more transparency on who will score it and the standard for deducting points.
12 min
November 18, 2022 【だれが当たった？】アメリカの宝くじの話
【Who won Powerball jackpot?】
Someone who bought a Powerball ticket in Southern California has won a record $2.04 billion Powerball jackpot after more than three months without anyone hitting the top prize.
The winning numbers were selected Tuesday morning, nearly 10 hours after the scheduled Monday night drawing because of problems processing sales data at one of the game’s member lotteries. Lottery officials acknowledged the unprecedented delay for such a high-profile drawing but said the game’s security process took precedence.
But who won the Powerball?
Lottery officials confirmed to FOX 11 that as of Wednesday afternoon, they do not have a confirmed winner.
11 min
November 14, 2022 【家かオフィスか】リモートワークの是非
【Elon Musk bans Twitter employees from working remotely】
Elon Musk has banned Twitter employees from working remotely, saying they need to spend 40 hours a week in the office unless he gives his express permission otherwise. Bloomberg reported from the company’s first official all-hands communications from Musk since bought the platform. He said workers need to prepare for “difficult times ahead” for advertising-led business like Twitter, and that he wants to see subscription fees account for half the company’s revenue.
10 min
November 07, 2022 【ありがた迷惑】靴を揃えるマナーが裏目に...
関西圏の消防本部で救助隊員として勤務する「えるいー@LE装備」さん（@erui_LE）が自身のツイッターアカウントで投稿した内容が注目を集めています。
「救急車に乗ることもある消防隊員です　一般のお宅に救急出動した際、玄関で救急隊員が脱いだ靴を家族の方が綺麗に並べ直してくれる事があるのですが、そのままにしておいて下さい　ターポリン担架で運び出しやすい向きで置いていますし、サイズの違う靴の履き間違えも起きる可能性があります」（ツイッター投稿より引用）
投稿を読んだツイッターユーザーからは「知らなかった」「覚えておきます」「靴の脱ぎ方までコツがあるとは！」「出るときのことを考えて脱いでいるんですね」「向きに意味があったんですね」「靴には触らないでおきます」「小さな善意や気配りがかえって迷惑になることもあるんですね」など驚きの声が寄せられています。
12 min
November 03, 2022 【自転車】乗り方のルールが厳しくなります
【Tokyo police to issue ‘red tickets’ to cyclists violating traffic laws】
The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department has started cracking down on cyclists violating traffic laws due to a series of fatal accidents from reckless bicycling.
The tighter regulations, which include issuing a “red ticket,” came into effect on Monday, Kyodo News reported. A police officer near Ikebukuro Station distributed leaflets detailing the offenses subject to tighter regulations to people commuting to work by bicycle.
Until now, police have so far issued warnings without penalties to reckless cyclists, with the exception of malicious behavior. From now on, bicycle riders will be given “red tickets” for the following four offenses: ignoring traffic signals, failing to stop temporarily, riding on the wrong side of the road, and riding on sidewalks without slowing down.
Offenders can be subject to criminal charges in cases where injury or death are the result of cyclists hitting pedestrians.
13 min
October 29, 2022 【危険】カフェラテ男がコンビニのオーナーにケガを負わせる
Latte triggers a series of events that results in attempted murder.
A 60-year-old man from Ota City in Gunma Prefecture was arrested by police for trying to kill a convenience store owner on the morning of 25 October.
According to the police report, the man paid for a black coffee at the store in Ota City, but when he went over to the coffee machine to pour the coffee for himself, as is the way when making this type of purchase at a convenience store, the owner found that the customer had pushed the “latte” button instead of the “black coffee” button, effectively pouring himself a more expensive cup of coffee than what he’d paid for.
When confronted by the owner, the customer said he needed to use the restroom, but instead tried to escape in his car, which was parked in the parking lot outside the store. The owner followed the man into the parking lot, where he clung onto the windscreen wipers of the vehicle in an attempt to stop the man from leaving.
The man, however, drove off with the owner still clinging to the windscreen wipers, dragging him down a road for several hundred meters until the owner fell away from the car. The owner hit his head hard during the fall and was taken to hospital with serious injuries.While the customer fled the scene in his vehicle, he was later arrested based on security camera footage. The suspect has been arrested on suspicion of theft and attempted murder, however, he denies the charges.
12 min
October 26, 2022 【謎のアパレルブランド】SHEINのすごいところ３つ！
オンラインでのみ展開している話題のファッションブランドSHEINが１０月２２日から大阪・心斎橋で限定のポップアップストアをオープンさせました。大阪・心斎橋のユニクロ跡地に１０月２２日にオープンしたSHEINのポップアップストア。
SHEINは１５０以上の国と地域でサービスを提供するグローバルファッションブランドで、店舗を構えずウェブサイトとアプリでのみ展開しています。
14 min
October 24, 2022 【サウナで起こったバカなニュース】サウナを楽しむための3ステップ
【Sauna temperature at public bath in west Japan changed to 140 C without permission】
The temperature setting of a sauna at a public bathhouse here was raised to 140 degrees Celsius by someone on Oct. 14, and the facility has reported the incident to the local police.
Although no customers complained of feeling ill, the temperature was 30 to 40 C higher than the normal setting at the public bath Miyakoyu in the Shiga Prefecture capital city of Otsu. The 38-year-old manager, Toshiki Hara, said, "This goes beyond a mere prank, as the temperature can be life-threatening."
Around midnight on Oct. 14, his wife, who was tending the facility, called him to say that customers were complaining that the sauna was too hot. When he checked the control panel near the ceiling of the men's changing room, he found that the temperature, normally set at 110 C for the men's sauna room and 100 C for the women's, were both set at 140 C.

12 min
October 21, 2022 【過度な露出はお断り？】ハロウィンシーズンのUSJで起こった出来事とは？
【Criticism Floods Japanese Social Media Over Risqué Halloween Costumes at Universal Studios Japan】
News outlets across Japan are reporting on a swirl of controversy across Instagram and Twitter today regarding one group’s risqué cosplay during Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Studios Japan.
The since-deleted post which sparked this debate was originally posted by Instagram user @yuika.nyan, and archived by Twitter user @ninnin_gen. Yahoo! News reports many on social criticized the subjects of the photo, who claim outside of this brief shoot they were wearing hoodies and cardigans to cover up. The complaints were largely centered around the two women at the front of the photo.
11 min