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Last Week in Japanese News 10/16/2022-10/22/2022 [1]
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Date: 2022-10-23
Hello, this is RWPOINTWOMAN and this is Last Week in Japanese News, where I translate the highlights of the Easy section of the Easy Japanese news reader app into English.
My vocabulary is relatively poor, but I'm filling it out 8 words at a time and also my Anki deck. I know much of JLPT N5 (Absolute Beginner) and JLPT N4 (Beginner), but I'm not unacquainted with N3 (Intermediate), N2 (good enough to study in Japan), N1 (Native), common words outside of that, and uncommon words. Much of that I've found through Japanese cat Twitter, ShiliTV, and a raw seinen manga I own.
My grammar very much tops out at mid-N3, but I'm working on that with Nihongoal. I would be lost trying to use sonkeigo. However, I can understand it.
My listening comprehension is poor, but I can sort of understand the news in Japanese. This is especially true when they caption it even when they use the dictionary forms. I can understand the robotic voices used by Easy Japanese just fine, though.
My speaking practice is on hold until my one Japanese friend has time again. Unless you count recording myself speaking Japanese for Anki.
My reading practice is primarily Easy Japanese. However, I also reread the one raw manga I own as well as ShiliTV subtitles.
My writing practice used to consist of writing poetry, but lately, it's been replying to Japanese cat Twitter.
My kanji practice is on hold.
On with the show!
October 17, 2022:
5 people kidnapped by North Korea returned to Japan after 20 years. (NHK)
5 people kidnapped by North Korea on October 15, 2002 have returned to Japan. A total of 20 years had passed. 5 people, Kaoru Hasuike and his wife, Yukiko; Yasushi Chimura and his wife, Fukie; and Hitomi Soga; were brought to North Korea in 1978. The Japanese government thinks they are still alive, but they have not returned home. Soga's mother, Miyoshi, was kidnapped together with him. Miyoshi's location is unkown. Soga said, "I am very worried that my mother might find it difficult to survive the cold winters or to eat properly." Hasuike and Chimura are urging cooperation and gathering signatures from everyone to try to bring home as many kidnapped people as possible.
October 18, 2022:
Administration of omicron-specific boosters at companies to begin earlier. (NHK)
The Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare planned to begin administration of omicron-specific boosters at companies on October 24. Once the sites where it could be administered were prepared, it began earlier than planned. All-Nippon Airways (ANA) and Japan Air Lines (JAL) began giving these vaccinations on the afternoon of October 17 at Haneda Airport. People such as pilots and cabin crew received them. ANA said they could vaccinate 300 people per day and JAL said they could vaccinate 200 people per day. A pilot said, "After this, the number of passengers will increase greatly. I am relieved that I was able to get this for the sake of my health." According to the Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare, over 700 locations such as companies and schools applied to set up vaccination sites through October 12.
That's all for now.
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