English News Weekly

This is the third special summer edition of Hiroshima University's English News Weekly Podcast. In 2013 ENW travelled three incredibly interesting European cities - Paris, Edinburgh & Lisbon. This summer, ENW is on the move again to another 3 European cities. For the past two weeks, ENW has been in the canal city of Amsterdam as well as two well-known English cities, Liverpool and Manchester - download ENW episodes 161 & 162 to find out where we went to! This week ENW is travelling back to the continent to visit Berlin, the capital of Germany. ENW will start with one of the most powerful images of the country - the Brandenburg Gate. Then it will go up to the very top of a huge glass dome of the Reichstag. After enjoying "bratwurst" for lunch in a scenic park, ENW will find out what has happened to the iconic symbol of a divided Europe - the Berlin Wall. * * * Download MP3

This is the second special summer edition of Hiroshima University's English News Weekly Podcast. In 2013 ENW travelled three incredibly interesting European cities - Paris, Edinburgh & Lisbon. This summer, ENW is on the move again to another 3 European cities. Last week ENW was in the canal city of Amsterdam – download ENW episode 161 to find out where we went to! This week ENW is travelling to two famous English cities that are united by music, industry, shipping and literature but divided by football! Yes ENW is going to be in the north-west cities of Liverpool and Manchester l, the homes of The Beatles, Liverpool FC, Oasis and of course England’s most successful club – Manchester United. ENW will start in Liverpool with a visit to where it all started for the most famous pop group in the world before moving across the city to the Albert Dock. After just one day in Liverpool ENW is heading to Manchester first to The Gallery of Costume and then ending our visit at the greatest football stadium in the

This is the first special summer edition of Hiroshima University's English News Weekly Podcast. In 2013 ENW travelled three incredibly interesting European cities -- Paris, Edinburgh & Lisbon. This summer, ENW is on the move again to another 3 European cities. The first is the relaxed and cosmopolitan capital of the Netherlands -- Amsterdam. ENW has Amsterdam before -- but only the airport! So we are looking forward to visiting four fascinating locations around this beautiful canaled city. ENW will start with the Venice of the North -- the beautiful and famous Amsterdam Canals, we will then move on to goggle at some Dutch masters before travelling on to a free open air concert by a canal and then finally our last stop will hopefully quench our thirst with one of Holland's most recognisable drinks. * * * 広島大学English News Weeklyの夏の特別編をお届けします！ 2013年、ENWはヨーロッパの３つの街―パリ、エジンバラ、リスボン―を旅しました。いずれも大変面白い街ばかりでしたね。この夏、ENWはふたたびヨーロッパに飛び、新たに３つの街を訪れます。第１回の今回旅するのは、オランダの首都で、穏やかな雰囲気の国際都市アムステルダム。ENWはかつてこの街を取り上げたことがありますが、そ

This week's podcast looks at the battle between the world's two smarptphone makers. Image credit: Dave Schumaker via flickr Public Domain BY-NC-ND 2.0. Download MP3

This week's podcast looks at five big and interesting news stories from around the world. Image credit: OpenClips via Pixabay Public Domain CC0. Download MP3

This week's podcast topic looks at the fallout from the terrible plane crash in Ukraine which has been blamed on pro-Russian rebels. Image credit: Persian Dutch Network via Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0. Download MP3

This week's podcast looks back at the 2014 FIFA World Cup -- which was great for Germany, bad for Argentina, terrible for Brazil (and England), and where Japanese fans earned respect. Image credit: stux via Pixabay Public Domain CC0. Download MP3

This week's podcast looks at an interesting decision made by the residents of a very small village in the Italian Alps. Image credit: Simon via Pixabay Public Domain CC0. Download MP3

This week's podcast looks at the decision by Japan's government to change the country's constitution. Image credit: Wiiii via Wikipedia CC-BY-SA-3.0,2.5,2.0,1.0. Download MP3

This week's podcast looks at how a Japanese cultural icon will discard his Japanese charasteristics as part of an American makeover. Image credit: Muramasa via Wikipedia CC BY-SA 2.1 Japan. Download MP3

This week's podcast looks at the creation of the world's largest marine protection zone in the Pacific Ocean. Image credit: US Fish and Wildlife Service via Wikimedia Commons Public Domain. Download MP3

This week's podcast looks at the beginning of the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil. Image credit: Karlnapp75 via Pixabay Public Domain CC0. Download MP3

This week's podcast looks at the unexpected announcement by the once popular King of Spain to abdicate in favour of his son. Image credit (The Royal Palace of Madrid): Zaqarbal via Wikipedia CC BY-SA 2.0. Download MP3

Special 150th Episode Edition of English News Weekly This is a slightly different edition of Hiroshima University's English News Weekly podcast as we celebrate our 150th episode! Usually English News Weekly chooses one interesting, important or unusual news story from Japan or around the world. However this week we are going to be doing things a little differently...We will be looking at the five big news stories from Africa, Asia, Europe, North America and South America. English News Weekly の150回目のエピソードを記念して、今回は特別編をお届けします!English News Weeklyでは毎週、日本や世界の各地で 起こった興味深いニュースや重要なニュース、また時には珍しいニュースを一つ選んで取り上げています。今週は少し趣向を変え、アフリカ、アジア、ヨーロッパ、北米、南米から、5つのビッグニュースをお届けします。 (image credit: Created with the AKB48 Logo Generator) Download MP3

This week's podcast looks at which city has the most people taking "selfie" pictures around the world. Can you guess which city it is? (image credit: The White House via Wikipedia Public Domain) Download MP3

This week's podcast looks at some countries which had been chosen as the best and worst countries to be a mother in. There are a few surprises in the list. (image credit: geralt via Pixabay Public Domain CC0) Download MP3

This week's podcast looks at concerning news from Africa's biggest country, Nigeria, where 250 kidnapped schoolgirls are being threatened by their captives. (image credit: VOA via Wikimedia Commons Public Domain) Download MP3

This week's podcast looks at a big controversy from the National Basketball Association in the United States. (image credit: nicoleflothe via Pixabay Public Domain CC0) Download MP3

(image credit: Richalbertoa via Wikimedia Commons CC) This week's podcast looks at an announcement by the famous fashion designer Jimmy Choo that he has designed six pairs of shoes from materials from the Fukushima region in Japan. Download MP3

(image credit: Bishimaru via Photozou CC) This week's podcast looks at an interesting idea from Holland that could reduce energy costs and make driving at night a lot safer. Download MP3