May. 1, 6pm The Latest NEWS

About this episode

This episode covers the latest news including Shoma Uno joining a pro esports team and issues surrounding sexual assault and Minamata disease.

英語学習などにご活用を！リンク先の英文記事を見ながら、聴いていただけます。 ▼01.Olympic ice to EVO Japan: Shoma Uno joins pro esports team（ https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/16540345 ） ▼02.'I can't endure it': Prosecutor quits over trivialized sexual assault（ https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/16540031 ） ▼03.Seven decades on, Minamata disease far from being resolved（ https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/16539909 ） ▼04.Hiroshima peace museum marks record annual visitor numbers（ https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/16481272 ） ▼05.Increasing bear sightings worry residents even in residential areas（ https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/16537285 ） このエピソードは音声合成システムにより、全自動で作成しています。 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Topics covered

• Olympics
• esports
• sexual assault
• Minamata disease
• Hiroshima
• bear sightings

Keywords

• Shoma Uno
• esports
• sexual assault
• Minamata disease
• Hiroshima
• bear sightings
• Olympics
• news

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Hiroshima peace museum, Prosecutor

Places: Japan, Minamata

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