People of the Year 2023
TIME Magazine announced People of the Year 2023. Taylor Swift has been named TIME magazine’s 2023 Person of the Year. Soccer star Lionel Messi was TIME’s Athlete of the Year.Sam Altman…
Seawater temperature records all-time highest temperature/ 海水温が今世紀最高気温を記録
According to a system that records the seawater temperature of the Earth, the average seawater temperature this week recorded a much higher temperature than the usual average seawater temperature of…
Dolphin injures swimmers on beach in Japan/ イルカが日本の海沿いで遊泳者に怪我を負わせる
The incidents of dolphin attacking swimmers are occurring one after another. Swimmers got injured from dolphin’s attack. Of 4 victims, 2 are badly suffered from the bites. The local police…
Humza Yousaf sworn in as Scotland’s leader/ スコットランド首相にイスラム教徒のハムザ・ユーサフ氏
On March 28, Hamza Yousaf will be appointed Chief Minister of Scotland. He will be the first person of color to lead the Scottish Home Rule Government and the first…
YMO メンバー音楽家の坂本龍一さん、71歳で死去/ YMO musician Ryuichi Sakamoto dies at 71
Ryuichi Sakamoto, a world-renowned musician and actor who composed for Hollywood hits such as “The Last Emperor” and the Revenant,” has died. He was 71. His recording company Avex said…
絶滅したマンモスの巨大ミートボール オランダの博物館で公開/ Giant meatball of extinct mammoth unveiled
A giant meatball made from flesh cultivated using the DNA of an extinct wooly mammoth was unveiled March 28 at Nemo, a science museum in the Netherlands. The meatball was…
Ohtani-san to be Featured on a Maths Textbook!／二刀流の大谷選手！算数の教科書に出場！
The Los Angeles Angels’ two-way hero is to appear in a new elementary school 5th grade math textbook from April of 2024. Ohtani comments, “I sort of liked math when…
WBC Japan vs Korea Results / WBC 日本
On the night of the 10th, the World Baseball Classic (WBC) saw Japan, aiming to become world champions for the first time in three tournaments, beat South Korea 13-4 in…
Startup unveils balloon space-viewing tours／気球で宇宙旅行へ
A Japanese startup announced plans Feb. 21 to launch commercial space-viewing balloon flights that it hopes will bring an otherwise astronomically expensive experience down to Earth. Company CEO said passengers…
Japanese composer Takumi wins Grammy／日本の作編曲家、宅見さんがグラミー賞を受賞
The Grammy Awards ceremony was held on February 5, and composer/arranger Masanori Takumi’s “Sakura” (released in 2022) won in the Best Global Music Album category. The album features sound creation…