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エラー 2042

エラー 2042

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https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/upld/medias/en/radio/news/20180225200000_english_1.mp3


Key words : reportedly ceasefire Syria
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Key words : Takagi dozen
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20180225_18/

People in Japan are still buzzing over the success of their athletes on the final day of the PyeongChang Olympics after they racked up two more medals in women's speed skating and curling on Saturday.

Here are the Day 16 and 17 highlights.

Japan's Nana Takagi took gold in the women's speed skating mass start. This is a new event where about a dozen skaters start all at once and complete 16 laps, unlike in other races.

Takagi was in second entering the final lap. She raced away from the pack in the final straightaway, taking the gold.

Takagi finished in 1st place, making her the first Olympic gold medalist in the event. It's also her second gold at PyeongChang.

South Korea's Kim Bo-Reum took the silver. Kim was criticized earlier in the Games when she blamed a teammate for a poor finish in the team pursuit event. Kim bowed to the crowd after Saturday's race. She fell to her knees and placed her head on the ice in apology.

Irene Schouten from the Netherlands took the bronze.

And in women's curling, Japan faced Britain in the bronze medal match after losing in the semifinals to South Korea on Friday.

Japan went into the final end with a 4-3 lead.
It looked as if Britain would sew up a comeback victory with its final shot, but a mistake allowed Japan to steal a 5-3 win. It's the country's first ever medal in the sport.

Sweden grabbed the gold, beating South Korea 8-3. It is the third time in four Olympics that they've taken gold in the event.

And South Korea's silver medal is the highest finish by an Asian country in the sport.

In men's Ice Hockey, Olympic athletes from Russia beat Germany 4-3 in an incredible gold medal game. The teams entered the third period tied at 1 each.

OAR went ahead, but Germany equalized 10 seconds later. They then took a 3-2 lead with 3 minutes left. And victory looked certain after an OAR player was sent to the penalty box with just over two minutes left.

But OAR scored an improbable equalizer with less than a minute left on the clock. And in the sudden-death overtime, they scored a power play goal to take home the gold.

The closing ceremony will be held at the PyeongChang Olympic Stadium on Sunday night.

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Key words : north condemn
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20180225_12/

North Korea's state media has condemned a shooting incident in Tokyo that targeted the headquarters of a pro-North Korea organization.

Two men fired several shots into the gate of the General Association of Korean Residents in Japan on Friday morning. No one was injured. They were arrested on the spot.

North Korea's media reported the incident for the first time on Saturday night.

The media called it an unforgivable act against North Korea and its people in Japan, saying it was a planned terrorist act by a right-wing group.

It added the group took advantage of the general atmosphere in Japan under Prime Minister Shinzo Abe who, it calls, maintains hardline policies against the North, and oppresses the pro-North organization.

Key words : Tokyo marathon
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20180224_18/

About a thousand people have braved sub-zero temperatures to race on the frozen sea ice in the Russian Far East city of Vladivostok.

The Vladivostok Ice Run is held annually at this time of year, when temperatures drop below minus 10 degrees Celsius and the sea is covered with one-meter-thick ice.

The runners from 11 countries, including Russia, Japan and China, competed on Saturday in 4 categories. They wore spiked shoes to avoid slipping.

A man from Tokyo, who managed to finish the 5-kilometer race, said he enjoyed running and skidding on the ice. He said he has never had such an experience in Japan.

A Russian from a local running club won the half marathon category in a time of 1 hour, 15 minutes and 17 seconds.

Key words : football
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20180225_02/

Japan's professional football league is moving to attract new fans in Thailand. The J.League has held an event in Bangkok that saw two Thai football stars play on opposing sides in a match.

Nearly 300 people gathered to watch a top league game between Sanfrecce Hiroshima and Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo.

The fans cheered every time midfielder Chanathip Songkrasin went for the ball. He is often compared with Argentine footballer Lionel Messi for his fast dribbling skills and ball control.

He became the first Thai to play in the top league last year when he joined Consadole on loan.

But the loudest cheers were for Teerasil Dangda making his J-League debut, especially when he put the ball in the back of the net in the first half. His goal gave Sanfrecce their first win of the season.

The J.League has been strengthening collaboration with overseas leagues such as the ones in Thailand, Vietnam and Indonesia, with the goal of expanding the market and raising the level of Asian football.