- Learn about Quad ministers' concerns over economic coercion, strong voter participation in US midterm elections, and Japan's record-breaking anime market.
- QUAD外相会合の経済的威圧への懸念、米中間選挙の高い投票率、日本アニメ市場の過去最高更新を学べます。
- 今日の語彙：economic coercion （経済的威圧・経済的圧力）、grave concerns（深刻な懸念）、arbitrary export restrictions（恣意的な輸出規制）、overcapacity（過剰生産能力・供給過剰）、trustworthy（信頼できる）、voter turnout（投票率）、record high（過去最高）、hefty overseas growth（大幅な海外成長）
- 今日の英語表現：Flag Concerns Over ~ / ～について懸念を表明する
- Shadowing Tips：Shadowing Tips：まったく知らない単語があると、脳が意味を理解しようとしてしまい、音声に集中できません。そのため、本来のシャドーイング練習にならなくなります。
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I'm Maria Sato in Tokyo with today's headlines.
Quad Ministers Flag Concerns over Economic Coercion
The foreign ministers of the four nations known as the Quad have raised serious concerns over international economic coercion.
The ministers from Japan, the United States, Australia and India were apparently referring to China.
They met in Atlanta on Saturday, where a gathering of G20 foreign ministers was underway.
Japan's Motegi Toshimitsu, Marco Rubio from the US , Australia's Penny Wong and India's Supramanyam Jaishankar exchanged views on developments in the Indo-Pacific.
They expressed grave concerns over economic coercion including arbitrary export restrictions and non-market policies and practices.
They noted these can lead to overcapacity that disrupts global supply chains and critical industries.
Motaegi also expressed strong opposition to any unilateral attempts to change the status quo by coercion or force.
The ministers reaffirmed they would steadily advance cooperation toward a free and open Indo-Pacific.
They said they will promote initiatives focusing on areas such as maritime and economic security.
They announced plans to provide more than 85 million dollars in technical and financial support to spread trustworthy AI technologies across the Indo-Pacific.
The ministers issued a document outlining these initiatives and confirmed they will coordinate closely in preparing for a summit of their nation's leaders.
France Sees Further Massive Demonstrations
France is seeing another weekend of massive demonstrations.
Protesters and security forces have clashed in some areas.
Labor unions and other groups backed the rallies held on Saturday.
The interior ministry estimates participants at 320,000.
Protesters are demanding measures against rising prices and other issues.
And high school students want improvements to the education system.
In Paris, authorities designated a route for the march that avoided the city center and security forces guided protesters.
00:02:39 話者 11/Teacher
People are very angry, but don't feel heard. So we continue to express that anger.
00:02:47 話者 12/High School student
The government is dismissive of high school students and refuses to take us seriously.
00:02:54 話者 1
Security was tight once again, following vandalism and looting during demonstrations two weeks ago.
The interior ministry says clashes broke out in Marseille and other cities, and this time more than 500 people across the country were detained.
US Midterm Elections: Early Voter Turnout Surpasses Previous Levels
Early voting is underway across the United States ahead of the midterm elections on November 3.
A research group says the number of ballots cast is already higher than the level recorded before the 2022 elections.
Long lines formed at a polling station in the southern state of Virginia on Saturday.
It was the last day of early in-person voting there.
It was also Halloween, so some people were wearing costumes.
The University of Florida's election lab says more than 51 million people had voted by the end of October.
00:03:51 話者 21
The type of politician I would like to see elected is one who listens to people, the ordinary people, and not be swayed by big companies and by lobbying groups.
00:04:03 話者 22
I think politicians who are close to the center, the one that represent the silent majority.
I think we have too many people too loud.
00:04:23 (Maria Sato)
US news website Axios has quoted a political scientist as saying overall turnout could surpass numbers seen in previous elections.
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Smithsonian Sculpture Garden Redesign by Japan Artist
A garden in the US Capitol has reopened following a four-year makeover by a Japanese artist.
00:04:58 話者 31
One, two, three.
00:05:05 話者 1
Sugimoto Hiroshi redesigned a sculpture garden at one of the Smithsonian Institute's museums in Washington.
The underground passage linking the museum and garden is also open for the first time in decades.
The updated garden features about 60 artworks, nearly 30,000 new plants and trees, and stone walls hand-built by Japanese stonemasons.
00:05:31 話者 33/Sugimoto Hiroshi
It was difficult to prove that this kind of construction could meet the standards of the present day using only traditional methods.
After six years of negotiations with US authorities and four years of actual construction, it is very rewarding to finally see it completed.
00:05:49 (Maria Sato)
The museum's acting director says it's a great opportunity to welcome the 35 million visitors who come to central Washington each year.
Japan Anime Market Hit Record High in 2025
Japanese anime is more popular than ever.
The industry's market size hit a record high for the fifth straight year in 2025, largely due to booming overseas sales.
That's according to the annual report on a preliminary survey by the Association of Japanese Animations.
It says the combined market scale grew about 16 percent from the year before to a record 4.4 trillion yen, or over 28 billion dollars.
It was the first time the figure topped 4 trillion yen.
The market is divided into nine categories, including television, streaming and film.
The domestic Japanese market grew 14 percent from a year earlier, surpassing 12 billion dollars.
The overseas market was even bigger, accounting for about 60 percent of total revenue.
It was worth more than 16 billion dollars.
The association attributes the hefty overseas growth to increased international media attention and the industry's rapid expansion into global markets.
Bear Recaptured and Culled near Tokyo
An Asian black bear that was captured about two weeks ago southwest of Tokyo and then released appeared in the same area on Saturday. It was recaptured and culled.
There have been a series of bear sightings near Koboyama Park in Kanagawa Prefecture.
The park is close to residential and commercial areas.
On October 20, city authorities captured the bear and released it in the Tanzaba Mountains, about 10 kilometers from where it was caught.
Three days later, the same bear was spotted again near the park.
The city closed hiking trails and set up a cage.
On Saturday, officials discovered that a bear had been caught in the cage.
They confirmed it was the same bear from an identification tag on its ear.
They decided to cull the animal, believing it posed a risk to the community.
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