Reading & Discussion

新語・流行語大賞・第38回 2021年 ノミネート語

https://www.jiyu.co.jp/singo/

‘Gold’ or ‘money’ chosen as kanji of the year

https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20211213_24/

How much does the diplomatic boycott of Beijing 2022 matter?

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-59646231

Sumo enters new era with new yokozuna ※相撲部員向け

https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/backstories/1829/

New Zealand to ban cigarette sales for future generations

https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/new-zealand-plans-lifetime-ban-cigarette-sales-stamp-out-smoking-2021-12-09/

‘I keep forgetting you’re still alive:’ Elon Musk trolls Bernie Sanders on Twitter

https://edition.cnn.com/2021/11/14/business/elon-musk-bernie-sanders-tweet/index.html?utm_term=link&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twCNN&utm_content=2021-11-15T00%3A45%3A02

What the ‘Joker attack’ revealed about Japanese society

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-59257736

Japan seeks new ways to strengthen semiconductor production

https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/backstories/1733/

Kyodo News Digest: Nov. 12, 2021

https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2021/11/3a9a7c34bc00-kyodo-news-digest-nov-12-2021–1-.html

Why coffee prices are skyrocketing

https://www.fastcompany.com/90682550/why-coffee-prices-are-skyrocketing

Center court with Naomi Osaka’s trainer: How is Shohei Ohtani viewed in the US?

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20211105/p2a/00m/0sp/024000c

Kyoto police release online map of street crime, traffic accident info in prefecture

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20211105/p2a/00m/0na/033000c#cxrecs_s

(2021/12/14 Updated)