00:00:11 話者 1/Yuko Fukushima
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Typhoon Dujuan Leaves 4 Dead, 6 Missing in Japan
Typhoon Dujuan has brought record rainfall to the Kanto and Tokyo's island regions. This has caused widespread flooding and landslides. Dujuan is now moving away from Japan, but weather officials are urging people to remain on high alert. Flooding was seen on Tuesday morning in parts of a residential area in Sakura City, Chiba Prefecture.
00:00:40 話者 11
I knew there was flooding, but I was surprised this morning that the water hadn't receded much.
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The city of Yokosuka in Kanagawa prefecture reported multiple landslides. A woman in her 60s has been confirmed dead after mud flowed into her house. Police and firefighters are trying to find a couple in their 70s.
In the prefecture's city of Miura, a mudslide struck a two-story apartment building. A female resident in her 20s is unaccounted for. In a house about two kilometers away, another woman in her 30s is said to be missing.
Local authorities in Chiba say a series of landslides hit the prefecture. They say three people have been killed and two others are missing. They are believed to have been inside homes that collapsed.
Japan Pledges Long-Term Support for Flood-Hit Nepal
00:01:32 話者 1
Japan's foreign minister has expressed Tokyo's long-term support for Nepal as the nation recovers from last month's devastating flash floods. Motegi Toshimitsu made the comments when he met Nepal's Foreign Minister Shisir Kanal on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York on Monday.
00:01:54 話者 22/Motegi Toshimitsu
Japan will do everything it can for Nepal, its longtime friend, including support for emergency measures, as well as medium and long-term assistance.
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Kunal expressed gratitude, adding Nepal is sparing no efforts to search for foreign nationals who remain unaccounted for, including five from Japan.
Noto Peninsula Marks Two Years Since Deadly Rain
Devastating rainfall can leave communities with deep scars. People in central Japan's Noto Peninsula are remembering their loved ones who died when disaster struck two years ago. Residents of Wajima City offered flowers on Monday at a makeshift memorial at the city hall. They included the parents of Nakayama Miki, who died while driving home from work.
00:02:44 話者 31/Nakayama Miki
Two years have passed, but it still hurts, and the loneliness of not having my daughter with me hasn't eased.
00:02:59 話者 32/Sakaguchi Shigeru/Wajima Mayor
We are recovering and overcoming a mountain of challenges. Two years have flown by. I renew my determination to transform Wajima City into a place where people can live with peace of mind as soon as possible.
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The disaster claimed 21 lives, including related deaths. 15 were in Wajima.
Takaichi Heads to UN General Assembly
Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae has arrived in the United States to attend the UN General Assembly. Takaichi touched down at New York's John F Kennedy Airport. It will be the first time for her to address the UN as prime minister. She spoke to reporters before leaving Japan.
00:04:03 話者 43/Takaichi Sanae
I want to stress the issues of North Korea's abductions, the importance of measures against climate change, as well as the rule of law and the need for UN reform.
00:04:15 話者 1
Takaichi said she wants to express Japan's resolve to take a leading role under an evolved vision of a free and open Indo-Pacific. She highlighted areas such as strengthening supply chains especially for energy cooperating with the global South and addressing challenges arising from AI and other technology.
Takaichi indicated that arrangements are underway for meetings with other world leaders. She is seeking a meeting with President Trump to coordinate their views on China ahead of Trump's summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
Motegi Meets US, S. Korean Counterparts
Japan's Foreign Minister Motegi Toshimitsu is also in New York. He's discussed a range of issues with his US and South Korean counterparts. Motegi met US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Hyong on Monday. They agreed trilateral cooperation is the key to peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific.
They also agreed to promote support for international disaster relief and measures against cross-border crime in Southeast Asia. Motaegi, Rubio and Cho reaffirmed their commitment to the complete denuclearization of North Korea. They also agreed to resolve the abduction issue and tackle Pyongyang's revenue-building cyber activities.
They stressed the importance of maintaining peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait, and countering unilateral attempts to change the regional status quo. Separately, Motegi and Rubio agreed to strengthen the Japan-US alliance.
North Korea Hails New Weapon Test
North Korea has reportedly tested a new weapon, and leader Kim Jong-un is calling it clear progress.
State-run TV says the test took place on Sunday. Photos show a missile lifting off from a mobile launcher, with Kim and his daughter present. The North Korean leader reportedly described it as a striking demonstration of ultra-modern defense technology.
South Korean media say a monitor show the word Hwasong-11, meaning the weapon is likely a short-range ballistic missile tipped with a hypersonic warhead.
South Korea's military detected two launches from the north on Sunday afternoon. Officials said the projectiles flew toward the Sea of Japan.
Russian Ruling Party Set to Win Landslide
Russia has held its first parliamentary election since it invaded Ukraine. Candidates ran for 450 seats in the lower house. Preliminary results are pointing to a landslide victory for the pro-Kremlin ruling party.
Voting for the State Duma started on Friday and lasted three days. The Russian Central Election Commission says 95% of the votes were counted as of Monday. It says the United Russia party is projected to gain 355 seats or about 80%, exceeding its current 310 seats. United Russia and other parties put forward more than 180 candidates who had served in Ukraine.
Last month, the Supreme Court had removed the opposition party Yabloko from the nationwide party list. Observers say President Vladimir Putin is expected to stress that he gained more public support for continuing the fighting in Ukraine. But one opposition politician who has fled to France has criticized the election and called it an autocratic move.
Boris Nadezhdin was designated as a foreign agent after he tried to run in the election opposing the fighting in Ukraine. NHK spoke with him in Paris.
00:08:01 話者 53/Boris Nadezhdin
The presidential administration has one main role: to make sure Putin doesn't get upset and thinks everything is going well.
00:08:10 話者 1
He stressed that he was probably barred because the Kremlin wants to show a victorious ruling party.
Other countries have denounced the election. EU foreign policy chief Kayak Kallis says they underscore the deepening erosion of democracy in Russia in an increasingly authoritarian political environment. And she adds that these so-called elections are a blatant violation of international law.
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Easy Japanese
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Hi there. It's time for NHK World Japan's Easy Japanese. I'm Erico Kojima.
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And I'm Michael Reese. Let's have fun learning Japanese together.
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Today we bring you lesson 30 on expressing a variety of things such as what you've done or what you're going to do.
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The main character of our skit is Tab, a student from Vietnam. She's come to a cafe with Mia, a photographer from China.
Tam tells Miya about her memories of a
00:10:46 話者 6
Japanese music student, Yuki.
00:10:50 話者 4
Listen to the skit for lesson 30. .
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Now let's go through the conversation line by line.
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The waitress brings over parfaits and says,
00:11:25 話者 4
Here are your melon parfaits! Tam exclaims, They look delicious!
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As they enjoy the food, Mia asks,
00:11:39 話者 4
Tam, where did you first meet Yuki-san? Tam replies, In Vietnam. We were volunteering at an elementary school. We sang songs and danced together. Miya says, I see.
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Tam continues,
00:12:09 話者 4
Yes, I'd like to meet him again.
00:12:12 話者 5
It's a nice memory, Tam and Yuki singing and dancing with the children.
00:12:16 話者 4
I hope they have another chance to get together.
00:12:26 話者 5
Today's key phrase is We sang songs and danced together.
Once you learn this pattern, you'll be able to express various things, such as what you've done and what you're going to do.
00:12:42 話者 4
Now, let's break it down. Ishoni means together. Utattari is to sing utau with the ending becoming tari. Odottari is to dance Odoru also with the tari ending. Shimashita means did.
When you want to list some examples out of a number of actions, use the 'tari' form of the verb. To make the 'tari' form, change the 'te' at the end of the verb's 'te' form to 'tari'.
00:13:20 話者 5
In the key phrase, out of the many things Tam did together with Yuki, she listed two: singing and dancing. That's why she said 'utatari odottari'.
00:13:31 話者 4
And because the actions were in the past, the sentences ends with did shimashita.
00:13:38 話者 5
Okay, give it a try. Listen and repeat out loud.
00:13:44 話者 7
Udattari odottari shimashita. Ishoni utattari odottari shimashita.
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Now, listen to a conversation. A tourist is listing what he wants to do in Hokkaido.
00:14:13 話者 8
Hokkaido denani osimasuka. Hikingo study. Onseni Haitari status.
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Here's the meaning.
00:14:26 話者 8
Hokkaido denani osimasuka.
00:14:29 話者 5
What are you going
do in Hokkaido?
00:14:32 話者 4
Hokkaido de means in Hokkaido. Naniyo shimasuka means what are you going to do?
00:14:40 話者 8
Hiking goshitari. Onseni haitari stai desu.
00:14:44 話者 5
I want to go hiking and go bathing in a hot spring.
00:14:48 話者 4
Hiking goshitari is hiking gosuru to go hiking in the tari form and onseni haitari is
to go bathing in a hot spring in the 'tari' form. In this sentence, the speaker is explaining what he wants to do. So, he says 'want to' at the end. See? 'tari' can be used to express things in the past as well as in the future.
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Listen and repeat out loud.
00:15:21 話者 4
Hai-kingu o-shitari, onseni ha-tari shitai desu.
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Let's try some other examples. Imagine you took a trip to Okinawa and someone asks you what you did. How would you say, I went shopping and swam in the ocean?
00:15:52 話者 4
To go shopping is...
Suru or to do in the Tari form is Shitari and to swim in the ocean is Umi de oyogu. Umi de oyogu. To swim in the Tari form is Oyoi dari.
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Oyoi dari.
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Go ahead.
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Gaimono ostari.
Today's bonus phrase is what Tam says when she sees her parfait.
00:16:49 話者 5
So why don't you memorize it?
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Oishiso means it looks delicious.
To say delicious while eating something, use oishii. But to say it looks delicious before you eat it, use oishiso.
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Give a listen to various people saying it.
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Oishiso. Oishiso.
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Oishiso. Now it's your turn.
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Now listen to the skit once again. . .
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00:17:56 話者 5
On now to Kaito is your food guide. In today's skit, Tam and Mia had melon parfaits, so the topic this time is Japanese sweets. You can find all kinds of sweet things in Japan, such as traditional Japanese and Western confections.
00:18:22 話者 4
That's true.
But many of the items known as Western style have spawned variations in Japan. For example, Shotokeiki. It may look like strawberry shortcake, but it uses a sponge cake.
00:18:35 話者 5
A kind of a Japanese twist on it.
00:18:38 話者 4
Rice cakes, rice crackers, and bean paste buns are old favorites. Others come and go with the seasons, like shaved ice in the summer called kakigori and sweet red bean soup called zenzai in winter.
00:18:51 話者 5
and then there are East meets West confections such as matcha flavored cake mhm
00:18:57 話者 4
Japanese sweets are also known for their visual appeal in spring cherry blossom motifs are all around and in summer some items look like starry skies and clear streams they're really pretty to look at
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indeed and we hope you'll have the opportunity to savor both the look and of course the flavor of Japanese sweets
00:19:28 話者 4
Did you enjoy today's Easy Japanese?
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Join us again next time.
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Fushimi Inari Shrine
00:20:18 話者 9
Japan has various kinds of landmarks that fascinate visitors.
They range from cultural and historic locations to modern buildings created with cutting-edge technologies.
The Backstory of Japanese Landmarks brings you the stories behind these amazing places.
In this episode of The Backstory of Japanese Landmarks, we feature Fushimi Inari Shrine.
Kyoto served as the capital of Japan for more than a thousand years until 1868, when the capital was moved to then Edo, now Tokyo.
When the imperial capital was moved from Nara to Kyoto in the year 794, it went by the name Heian-kyo, which means the capital of peace and tranquility.
The city was modeled after the Chinese Tang Dynasty capital of Chang'an and built on a grid pattern system.
In fact, the streets of Kyoto today continue to follow this well-arranged grid.
The Fushimi Inari Shrine, famous for its seemingly endless rows of vermilion torii gates, is popular among tourists from both Japan and abroad.
It's less than 10 minutes by train or bus from Kyoto Station or about a 35-minute walk.
The shrine has a history of more than 1300 years.
It serves as the headquarters for over 30,000 Inari shrines across Japan.
As legend goes, more than 1,300 years ago, a deity was enshrined at Mount Inari.
The mountain has since been considered sacred.
People express their belief by dedicating torii of various sizes.
Another practice is engraving the deity's various names onto stones called otsuka and placing them on the mountain.
The most famous part of Fushiminari Shrine is the thousand torii gates.
Torii are the gate-like structures at shrines.
Although the size may vary, a torii is generally made of two pillars and a beam.
It stands on the boundary of the shrine's precincts and indicates that the area inside is sacred.
Fushimi Inari Shrine in Kyoto has long rows of vermilion torii that seem to stretch on without end.
Inari shrines are dedicated to a deity popular among common people, representing good harvest, prosperous business, safety for the family, and the accomplishment of ambitions.
The Edo period from the 17th century to the end of the 19th century was when much of the popular culture leading up to the present age took shape.
It was during this period that people started offering torii to Inari shrines, hoping that their wishes would be fulfilled or to give thanks when their wishes came true.
As the headquarters shrine, Fushiminari Shrine received the most of these offerings,
This is why there are nearly 10,000 torii gates in various sizes in the precincts.
Particularly famous are the rows of torii called sembum torii or thousand torii which lead to the main shrine building.
The endless torii make for a great photo background for tourists.
Fox statues are a common sight at Inari shrines.
The foxes are believed to be messengers for the Inari deity.
Unlike actual foxes, these are imaginary creatures considered sacred and invisible.
There are many scary stories about Inari shrines and foxes across Japan.
Also, the sushi wrapped with deep-fried tofu is called Inari sushi.
This is because fried tofu is believed to be a favorite food of the sacred foxes.
Inari shrines and foxes have long been a part of Japanese people's lives.
Thank you for tuning in to the backstory of Japanese landmarks.
We hope you have a chance to visit these landmarks and see for yourself what makes them so special.
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