Thursday, August 4, 2016

(会員)2016年7月31日 Sunday 11pm

(会員)2016年7月31日 Sunday 11pm

Nico - July 31, 2016
Sumo icon Chiyonofuji dies at 61

Tokyo elects former environment minister Yuriko Koike as city's first female governor

Corruption a recurring theme in Tokyoites' picks for governor

He is a corrupt police officer. He is a dirty cop. 
He took a bribe. He accepted bribes.

graft


'Helicopter money' talk takes flight as Bank of Japan runs out of runway

economic jargon/lingo/expression/term

Tokyo seeks semantic clarity on 'comfort women' cash

It’s just semantics.

Fukuoka police expand undercover network to halt teen prostitution

undercover police officer   おとり警察官

Undercover police officers are trying to halt teen prostitution.

She is a prostitute. She was arrested for prostitution. 

Quake-wrecked railway in Kumamoto back on its feet in tourist-hungry Kyushu

a quake = an earthquake = 地震

Kumamoto is quake-wrecked. 

a railway = a train system 

He was sick, but he's back on his feet.

He lost his job, but don’t worry. He’ll be back on his feet soon.  

He is so wrecked. = drunk 

I’ll wreck you. 

Vietnamese held on suspicion of killing roommate in Nagoya
A Vietnamese man has been arrested on suspicion of killing his roommate in Nagoya. 





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