Royal rift /ハリー王子、王室内の確執を暴露
Britain’s Prince William, left, and Prince Harry are seen in a photo following Queen Elizabeth’s death in September. Harry has set off a firestorm with a memoir that exposes rifts…
WBC 2023 Members / ワールド・ベースボール・クラシックの選手発表
Following the great triumph of FIFA World Cup Qatar in late December of 2022, the WBC (World Baseball Classic) is planned to begin on March 8, 2023. The Samurai Japan…
Japanese passport best in world / 日本のパスポートが世界一
The Henley Passport Index, which ranks 199 passports by the number of places that can be entered without a visa, has declared the Japanese passport to be the best.Japanese citizens…
Jeff Beck, the rock guitarist dies / ギタリスト ジェフ・ベックが死去
Jeff Beck, the rock guitarist often regarded among the greatest of all time, has died, according to a statement posted to his official social media accounts. He was 78. Beck…
BTS member begins military boot camp／BTSのジン、軍隊で訓練開始
Jin, oldest member of K-pop supergroup BTS, began 18 months of mandatory military service at a front-line South Korean boot camp Dec. 13 as fans gathered nearby to say goodbye…
Harvard names woman 1st Black president／ハーバード大学長に黒人女性を指名
Harvard University announced Dec. 15 that Claudine Gay will become its 30th president, making her the first Black person and the second woman to lead the Ivy League school. Gay,…
fitness club not accepting new members on Jan1 / 元旦は入会禁止
High-end US fitness club chain Equinox announced that they would not accept any new members on January 1st. The idea was to snub people signing up only because it was…
Iranian woman in international chess tournament without hijab イランの女性チェス選手が被り物なしで参加
Iranian chess player Sara Khadem, also known as Sarasadat Khademalsharieh, took part in an international tournament without a hijab, Iranian news outlet Jamaran said on Tuesday. Khadem is the latest…
Novak Djokovic loses fight against deportation ジョコヴィッチがワクチン未接種で欠場
Novak Djokovic lost his last-gasp bid to avoid deportation from Australia on Sunday, ending a sensational legal battle over his coronavirus vaccination status and dashing his dream of a record…
Japan weighs lowering COVID-19 classification by spring at earliest /新型コロナの分類引き下げ検討
The government has started to consider lowering the classification of COVID-19 under the infectious disease law, with the possibility of implementing the change next spring at the earliest, government sources…