Episodes
実践!Let's Read the Nikkei in English (1) 「Nikkei Asia - Headline」: Japan and other allies brace for Trump but also for a divided U.S. (2) 「Nikkei Asia 今週のニュース」 : Foreign workers in Japan climb the ladder at smaller firms外国人材、中小で管理職に
Published 05/30/24
実践!Let's Read the Nikkei in English (1) 「Nikkei Asia - Headline」: BYD takes the wheel from Tesla in China's EV price war (2) 「Nikkei Asia 今週のニュース」 : Tokyo Disney aims to keep magic alive with new 'Frozen,' 'Peter Pan' areas東京ディズニーに新エリア
Published 05/23/24
実践!Let's Read the Nikkei in English (1) 「Nikkei Asia - Headline」: Why is Japan's yen falling? Retail investors are one reason (2) 「Nikkei Asia 今週のニュース」 : Asia braces for more extreme weather like 2023, world's hottest yearアジアは世界が最も暑かった2023年のような極端な天候に身構えているheatstroke熱中症 (3) 「アルクのEnglish Spotlight」 スピーキング問題
Published 05/16/24
実践!Let's Read the Nikkei in English (1) 「Nikkei Asia - Headline」: From Kyoto to Kamakura, Japan braces for new surge in overtourism (2) 「Nikkei Asia 今週のニュース」 : East Asia military spending up 6.2% as China tensions mount, report shows (3) 「アルクのEnglish Spotlight」 スピーキング問題
Published 05/09/24
実践!Let's Read the Nikkei in English (1) 「Nikkei Asia - Headline」: Australians cozy up to Japan-influenced 'Japandi' design (2) 「Nikkei Asia 今週のニュース」 : Japan, Europe to link industrial data platforms for EV battery materials (3) 「アルクのEnglish Spotlight」 スピーキング問題
Published 05/02/24
実践!Let's Read the Nikkei in English (1) 「Nikkei Asia - Headline」: Japan takes page from EU playbook with app store antitrust bill (2) 「Nikkei Asia 今週のニュース」 : Biden and Kishida strengthen bonds to defend global order (3) 「アルクのEnglish Spotlight」 聴き取り問題
Published 04/25/24
実践!Let's Read the Nikkei in English (1) 「Nikkei Asia - Headline」: South Korea ruling party's defeat casts shadow over Japan ties (2) 「Nikkei Asia 今週のニュース」 : Japan pushes for hydrogen trains on local lines, revamping safety rules (3) 「アルクのEnglish Spotlight」 聴き取り問題
Published 04/18/24
実践!Let's Read the Nikkei in English (1) 「Nikkei Asia - Headline」: Japan hotel rates spike 25% as weak yen draws foreign tourists (2) 「Nikkei Asia 今週のニュース」 : Japan boosts defenses on remote islands near Taiwan amid China fears (3) 「アルクのEnglish Spotlight」 聴き取り問題
Published 04/11/24
実践!Let's Read the Nikkei in English (1) 「Nikkei Asia - Headline」: China lifts punitive tariffs on Australian wine after three years (2) 「Nikkei Asia 今週のニュース」 : Japan land prices rise most in 33 years, but foreign investors shy away (3) 「アルクのEnglish Spotlight」 聴き取り問題
Published 04/04/24
実践!Let's Read the Nikkei in English (1) 「Nikkei Asia - Headline」: China lifts punitive tariffs on Australian wine after three years (2) 「Nikkei Asia 今週のニュース」 : Japan land prices rise most in 33 years, but foreign investors shy away (3) 「アルクのEnglish Spotlight」 聴き取り問題
Published 04/04/24
実践!Let's Read the Nikkei in English (1) 「Nikkei Asia - Headline」: Yen, wages and politics forced BOJ's hand on March rate hike (2) 「Nikkei Asia 今週のニュース」 : Godzilla Oscar win opens up overseas doors for Japan's Toho (3) 「アルクのEnglish Spotlight」 「標準語彙水準SVL12000」
Published 03/28/24
実践!Let's Read the Nikkei in English (1) 「Nikkei Asia - Headline」: Tesla-free India becomes EV battleground as JSW enters fray (2) 「アルクのEnglish Spotlight」 ゲスト:アン・クレシーニさん (『なぜ日本人はupsetを必ず誤訳するのか』著者)
Published 03/21/24
実践!Let's Read the Nikkei in English (1) 「Nikkei Asia - Headline」: Indonesia, Malaysia consumer boycotts hit McDonald's, Starbucks and others (2) 「Nikkei Asia 今週のニュース」 : U.S. housing market becomes battleground for rival Japan homebuilders (3) 「アルクのEnglish Spotlight」 「標準語彙水準SVL12000」
Published 03/14/24
実践!Let's Read the Nikkei in English (1) 「Nikkei Asia - Headline」: Asian lender ADB to raise share of climate loans to 55% by 2030 (2) 「Nikkei Asia 今週のニュース」 : Japan's Nikkei Stock Average closes above 1989's all-time high (3) 「アルクのEnglish Spotlight」 「標準語彙水準SVL12000」 番組サイトでプレゼント情報もチェック!
Published 03/07/24
実践!Let's Read the Nikkei in English (1) 「Nikkei Asia - Headline」: U.S. and Japan spearhead new era of private moon landings (2) 「Nikkei Asia 今週のニュース」 : University of Tokyo to launch 5-year arts and sciences program (3) 「アルクのEnglish Spotlight」 プレゼント情報もチェック!
Published 02/29/24
実践!Let's Read the Nikkei in English (1) 「Nikkei Asia - Headline」: Taiwan's Acer and Asustek double down on 'Make in India' (2) 「Nikkei Asia 今週のニュース」 : Japan's NISA program fuels index fund price war新NISAで手数料競争が激化 (3) 「アルクのEnglish Spotlight」 
Published 02/22/24
実践!Let's Read the Nikkei in English (1) 「Nikkei Asia - Headline」: U.S. nears half of global stock market cap as Alibaba, Tencent falter (2) 「Nikkei Asia 今週のニュース」 : Japan real estate loses shine with foreign investors冷える海外勢の不動産投資 (3) 「アルクのEnglish Spotlight」 
Published 02/15/24
実践!Let's Read the Nikkei in English (1) 「Nikkei Asia - Headline」: U.S. should stay committed to Asia's security (2) 「Nikkei Asia 今週のニュース」 : Japan releases image of SLIM spacecraft upside down on moonピンポイントの月面着陸成功 (3) 「アルクのEnglish Spotlight」
Published 02/08/24
実践!Let's Read the Nikkei in English (1) 「Nikkei Asia - Headline」: Keisuke Honda's startup fund focuses on nurturing 'decacorns' (2) 「Nikkei Asia 今週のニュース」 : Beef bowl giant Yoshinoya turns to ramen for global expansion吉野家、ラーメン店で欧州進出 (3) 「アルクのEnglish Spotlight」
Published 02/01/24
実践!Let's Read the Nikkei in English (1) 「Nikkei Asia - Headline」: Japan left behind as global wage growth outstrips inflation (2) 「Nikkei Asia 今週のニュース」 : Satellite glints grow in night skies夜空の光、1割が人工衛星 (3) 「アルクのEnglish Spotlight」 
Published 01/25/24
実践!Let's Read the Nikkei in English (1) 「Nikkei Asia - Headline」: Haneda crash probe focuses on last 2 minutes of silence (2) 「Nikkei Asia 今週のニュース」 : Generative AI contributes to increase in cybercrimes生成AI、サイバー犯罪増の一因(3) 「アルクのEnglish Spotlight」 :
Published 01/17/24
実践!Let's Read the Nikkei in English (1) 「Nikkei Asia - Headline」: Sony harnesses games, music and movies in race with Netflix, Disney (2) 「Nikkei Asia 今週のニュース」 : Japan considers letting 18-year-olds drive trains鉄道免許取得、18歳からに (3) 「アルクのEnglish Spotlight」 : 
Published 01/11/24
実践!Let's Read the Nikkei in English (1) 「Nikkei Asia - Headlines」: Toyota's famed problem-solving falls short at scandal-hit Daihatsu Diamonds lose sparkle in U.S. and China, sending prices to 14-year low (2) 「Nikkei Asia 今週のニュース」 : 'Uber for logistics' Lalamove enters driver-starved Japan market中国の物流版ウーバー、日本進出
Published 12/28/23
実践!Let's Read the Nikkei in English (1) 「Nikkei Asia - Headlines」: Hong Kong Disney pins hopes on 'Frozen' magic to escape the red Japan's websites see traffic from X and Facebook fall up to 40% (2) 「Nikkei Asia 今週のニュース」 : Toyota limits sales in Japan as it strives to keep up with demand トヨタ、主力車で受注制限
Published 12/21/23
実践!Let's Read the Nikkei in English (1) 「Nikkei Asia - Headlines」: Airbnb looks to convert Japan's empty homes into tourist lodgingsWill China really invade? Caution and optimism in Taiwan (2) 「Nikkei Asia 今週のニュース」 : Japan's Myoko Kogen to revive as ski resort like Canada's Whistler新潟・妙高を外資が再開発へ
Published 12/14/23