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Tamanegi Kootoo

the price of onion skyrocketing

2016/June/18

YukueFumei no Otoko no ko Buji Hakken

missing boy found alive

2016/June/04

Shoohi-zei no Zoo-zei Mata Enki

consumption tax hike postponed again

2016/June/02

Dai-42-kai Senshinkoku Shunoo Kaigi kaisai

42nd G7 summit opens

2016/May/25

Osaka no Kishiwada-shi ni Netto de Bakuha Yokoku

Internet bomb threat to Kishiwada City Osaka

2016/May/19

2020 Tokyo de Wairo Giwaku

bribe scandal Tokyo's bid for the 2020 Olympic Games

2016/May/14

Koobe de kuruma ga Hokoosha ni Tsukkomu

car rams into pedestrians in Kobe

2016/May/04

Mitsubishi Jidoosha Nenpi o Gisoo

Mitsubishi Motors admitted falsified fuel-efficiency data

2016/April/24

Kyuushuu no Kumamoto de Mata Tsuyoi Jishin

strong quake hits Kumamoto Kyushu again

2016/April/17

Kyuushuu de Tsuyoi Jishin : Mashiki-machi de Shindo 7

strong earthquake in Kyushu
the quake of Shindo 7 (the highest level on the Japanese seismic intensity scale) hits Mashiki town

2016/April/15

Fugu de Shoku-Chuudoku

food poisoning from blowfish

2016/April/03

Hokkaidoo Shinkansen Kaigyoo

Hokkaidoo Shinkansen opens

2016/March/26

ShimaUma Toosoo - Oborete, shinu

Zebra escaped - died by drowning

2016/March/24

Shiitoberuto Nashi - Shinu Kiken 50-bai

without wearing a seat belt - 50 times greater risk of death

2016/March/17

Tokyo Marason 2016

Tokyo Marathon 2016

2016/February/29

Sapporo no kuukoo de Nikkoo-ki kara Kinkyuu Dasshutsu

emergency evacuation from JAL plane at the airport near Sapporo

2016/February/24

Otoko ga Kyookai ni Tatekomoru

man barricaded himself in a church

2016/February/19

Sukii-joo de Jiko Aitsugu

a series of accidents at ski slopes

2016/February/04

Sanma no Surimi de Shoku-Chuudoku

food poisoning due to ground fish meat of Pacific saury

2016/January/24

Yakoo no Sukii-Tsuaa-Basu Tenraku 14-nin Shiboo

overnight ski-tour-bus crash (fall) 14 people died

2016/January/16

Mata Nusumareta

stolen again

2016/January/11

11-nichi wa "Seijin no Hi"

11th. (the second Monday of January) is Coming-of-Age Day

2016/January/08

Kotoshi saisho no Gootoo jiken (?)

the first robbery in 2016

2016/January/03

Moosugu O-Shoogatsu

it will be New Year soon

2015/December/30

Shin-Kokuritsu Kyoogi-joo Kimaru

new National Stadium (plan) decided

2015/December/23

Kurabu Waarudo-Kappu Baruserona ga Yuushoo

Barcelona won the FIFA Club World Cup

2015/December/21

Kyuushoku ni Purasuchikku no Hahen

broken pieces of plastic in school-provided lunch

2015/December/10

Yamanote-sen ni Shin-gata Sharyoo

new model car for Yamanote line

2015/November/30

Arubaito no Jikyuu Oohaba Appu - 10-en

big raise in hourly payment of part-timer - 10-yen

2015/November/22

Oogata-Torakku Jooyoosha ni Tsukkomu

a heavy truck ran into cars

2015/November/18

Fueru Kooreisha ni yoru Kootsuu-Jiko

increase of traffic accidents caused by elderly people

2015/November/04

Kyuushuu ni Kuma ... Zetsumetsu shita hazu ...

a bear in Kyushu ... it should have been extinct

2015/October/22

Kookyuu "Manshon" Katamuku - Tenuki-Kooji

high-grade "Mansion (condominium)" leaning - "corner-cutting construction"

2015/October/18

Zakkyo biru ga Kaji

multi-tenant building on fire

2015/October/09

Jitensha reesu de Doroon Tsuiraku Enjoo

drone crashed into flames on bicycle race

2015/September/27

"Silver week" Hajimaru

"silver week" starts

2015/September/20

Kinugawa Kekkai - Daikibo na Koozui

Kinugawa River burst - massive flood

2015/September/11

Taifuu 18-goo Aichi-ken ni Jooriku

Typhoon No. 18 makes landfall in Aichi prefecture

2015/September/10

2020-nen Tokyo Enburemu Tekkai

2020 Tokyo emblem scrapped

2015/September/03

Otoko ga Hitojichi o totte Konbini ni tatekomoru

a man took hostage in a convenience store

2015/September/01

Taifuu 15-goo Kyuushuu ni Jooriku

typhoon No. 15 hits Kyuushuu

2015/August/26

Sakurajima - Funka Keikai Reberu 4

Sakurajima (volcano in Kagoshima Kyuushuu) - eruption warning level 4

2015/August/16

Nihon wa Ijoo na Atsusa ... Nihon dake janai ...

abnormal heat in Japan ... not only Japan ...

2015/August/10

Senro no Kasen ga kirete, densha ga tomaru - Shuto-ken Daikonran

Broken power cable stopped trains in Yokohama area - caused big disruption in the metropolitan area

2015/August/05

Ferii de Kaji - Jooin Yukuefumei

a ferry caught fire - one crew member missing

2015/August/01

Kawa de 7-nin Kanden Futari Shiboo

7 got electric shock in the river - two dead

2015/July/22

Taka-sugiru - Shin-Kokuritsu Kyoogi-joo

too expensive - new National Stadium

2015/July/19

Senro de Densha to Kuruma ga Surechigau

on the railway, a train and a car passed each other

2015/July/10

Shinkansen de Shooshin-Jisatsu

self-immolation on bullet train

2015/June/30

"Otona" wa 18-sai kara

18 years old becomes "adult"

2015/June/17

Nenkin no Kojin-Joohoo 125-man-ken Ryuushutsu

1.25 million personal pension data being leaked

2015/June/04

Natsu ga kita!

Summer has come

2015/May/26

Kan'i-Shukuhaku-sho Kaji 5-nin shiboo

hotels (cheap lodging house) on fire 5 died

2015/May/18

Hakone ni Funka Chuui-hoo

volcano-eruption alert for Mt. Hakone

2015/May/07

Kogata-ki ga Dootai-Chakuriku : Soojuu-shi ga Sharin o dashi-wasureru

a light aircraft made a belly landing : pilot forgot to put out nosewheels

2015/April/27

Ryokakuki ga kassooro o soreru 22-nin Kega

passenger plane runs off runway in Hiroshima 22 injured

2015/April/15

Koosoku-sen ga Kujira to shoototsu

high-speed ship hits whale

2015/April/11

Seikan tonneru de Tokkyuu densha kara Kemuri

limited express smoked in the longest undersea tunnel "Seikan"

2015/April/04

Kono jiki Nihon de mottomo "Hotto" na Wadai

the "HOTtest" issue at this time in Japan

2015/March/23

5-nin korosareru

5 people killed in Sumoto city, Hyoogo

2015/March/09

Satsujin no yoogi de shoonen 3-nin o taiho

three boys arrested on suspicion of murder

2015/February/28

Tokyo Marason 2015

Tokyo Marathon 2015

2015/February/21

Nihon no Barentain-Dee wa ... Chokoreeto no Hi

Valentine's Day in Japan - the day of chocolate

2015/February/14

Shibuya ga Nihon o kaeru - Paatonaa-Shippu Shoomeisho

Shibuya changes Japan - same-sex marriage (civil partnership) certificate

2015/February/13

Sapporo Yuki-Matsuri hajimaru

Sapporo Snow festival opened

2015/February/06

Karaa-Booru de Hannin taiho

robber was arrested by "color ball"

2015/January/31

Niigata to Nagano de sukii-yaa 4-nin shiboo

4 skiers dead in Niigata and Nagano

2015/January/19

Tsukiji no Hatsu-Seri, Maguro 1-piki 451-man-en

Tsukiji's New Year auctions, a tuna fish sold for 4,510,000-en

2015/January/07