Japan's Shohei Ohtani Making 'ShoTime' in California

An incredible player came from Japan a fan of the Los Angeles Angels said recently. The player is Shohei Ohtani. And he has gained a lot of attention since he joined Major League Baseball in America. Major League Baseball teams usually select a playe

VOA标准英语2011--Former US Diplomat Criticizes Japan's Nu

Former US Diplomat Criticizes Japan's Nuclear Response 外交官批评日本核事故后反应 A former high-level U.S. diplomat, who was posted in Japan for many years, is speaking out about Tokyo's initial response to the Fukushima nuclear crisis.

美国国家公共电台 NPR Japanese Lawmaker's Baby Gets Booted From The Floor

ELISE HU, HOST: A Japanese lawmaker did something shocking earlier this week. She brought her baby to work. Yuka Ogata took her seat in the front row of the Kumamoto Municipal Assembly and held her 7-month-old in her lap. The baby quietly sucked his

2007年VOA标准英语-Candidates for Japanese Prime Minister's Job Di

By Claudia Blume Hong Kong 19 September 2007 On Sunday, Japan's governing Liberal Democratic Party will choose a successor to Shinzo Abe, who last week tendered his resignation as prime minister. The election will be a head-to-head battle between the

Zhang Yimou's Nanjing Massacre film to get Japan release

BEIJING, June 24 (Xinhuanet) -- Chinese director Zhang Yimou's upcoming film Nanjing Heroes set during the Japanese invasion of China will be released in Japan. Film producer Zhang Weiping was quoted by Sohu.com as saying that the film had found a Ja

World's Major Economies to Discuss Japan Intervention

Japan's stock market retreated again Thursday, and officials from the world's leading economies agreed to meet about the effect the earthquake, tsunami and nuclear crisis is having on the fragile global economic recovery. Investors（投资者） sen

CCTV9英语新闻：Japan's PM addresses businessmen, economic officials

Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has addressed the country's key business leaders and economic officials at a New Year gathering. Abe stressed the importance of revitalizing the Japanese economy and he outlined the policies he hopes will achieve tha

Japan's exports up 32.1 % on year in May

TOKYO, June 24 (Xinhua) -- Japan's exports rose in May from a year earlier, the Ministry of Finance (MOF) said in a preliminary（初级） report on Thursday. The 32.1 percent increase in the recording month marks the sixth successive（连续的）

英闻天下——97 China Responds to Japan's Planned Defense Boost

China says it hopes Japan can reflect on history and pursue peaceful development. Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei made the comments after the Japanese government announced plans to increase defense spending. Hong said at a regular press briefing

英闻天下——90 Abe's New Challenges

Japan's new foreign minister, Fumio Kishida is on his visit for three Southeast Asian countries - the Philippines, Singapore, Brunei, and Australia as his first overseas tour. Analysts say Japan's second-time Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is facing a for

英闻天下——142 Japan's Former Leader Visits Nanjing Massacre Museum

Former Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama has paid a visit to the Nanjing Massacre Museum during a trip to Nanjing, Jiangsu province. It's part of Hatoyama's four-day personal visit to China amid Sino-Japanese tensions over the Diaoyu Islands. I

英闻天下——314 Japan PM's Statement Needs Clarification: China

In an interview with the Washington Post ahead his US visit, Abe says China has a deeply ingrained need to spar with Japan and other Asian neighbors over territorial issues. The Japanese prime minister says the ruling Communist Party of China uses th

2015年CRI China Criticizes Abe's Offering to Controversial Shrine

Chinese officials have criticized Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's offering to the controversial Yasukuni Shrine during the autumn festival. Japan's Justice Minister and Internal Affairs and Communications Minister visited the shrine on Sunday, a

英文短篇故事（纽约）305 My Wife's Better Than Yours

They were at a small Japanese restaurant on Second Avenue. You're a very lucky man, said Sylvia. William said, Is that so? Sylvia asked, Do you know why you're a very lucky man? William said, I'm not sure. Because I have a good job? Sylvia said, Beca

The View From Japan's Nuclear 'Hot Zone'

Modern Geiger counters don't click. As is the case with so many other devices, they have gone digital. At least that is true for the high-tech Japanese Geiger counters here. But they still measure radiation（放射） exposure in the quaint-sounding

Chinese boat detained for unauthorized fishing in Japan's waters

TOKYO, Jan. 24 (Xinhua) -- A Chinese fishing boat was detained by Japanese authorities on Thursday for unauthorized fishing in waters around Nagasaki Prefecture in southwestern Japan, Chinese Consulate General in Fukuoka told Xinhua. The boat, regist

英闻天下——174 Yamaguchi's Visit May Ease Tensions: Expert

Analysts say the visit of Japanese envoy Natsuo Yamaguchi will help to ease the tensions between China and Japan. Liu Jiangyong, an International Relations expert with Tsinghua University, says the visit is made on behalf of Yamaguchi's New Komeito P

CCTV9英语新闻：Obama to visit Japan's Hiroshima later May

U.S. President Barack Obama will make a historic visit to Hiroshima during a trip to Japan this month, the first by a sitting American president. The White House says the visit is slated for May 27. Hiroshima is the site of the first U.S. nuclear att

CCTV9英语新闻：Japan's new security law violates constitution

It took more than a year for the drafting, reviewing, and the final pass of the new security-related legislation in Japan. Many scholars and members of the public cast doubts on the motives of the legislation, and the legal basis of it. One Japanese

2015年CRI WWII's China Theatre (I)

August 15th, 1945, three months after Nazi Germany's final defeat, the world heard the then Emperor Hirohito conceding defeat, and announcing that Japan would surrender to allied countries unconditionally. We have ordered our government to communicat