English News Weekly

(image credit: Morio via Wikipedia CC3.0) This week's podcast looks at exciting changes to help people, companies, and groups that will be using the Internet. Download MP3

(image credit: PDPics via Pixabay CC0) This week's podcast topic looks at the change announced by the Japanese government to allow the Japanese weapons companies to sell military weapons to other countries. Download MP3

(image credit: Frontier Series via Wikipedia Public Domain) This week's podcast looks at an extraordinary story from Calgary in Canada where a radio station has decided to burn 5,000 dollars in cash. Download MP3

(image credit: Luctor via Wikipedia Public Domain) This week's podcast looks at a radical scheme introduced in Paris to try to reduce high levels of pollution in the city. Download MP3

(image credit: Peter H. Wrege via Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0) This week's podcast looks at an exciting new discovery by a team of conservationists in Kenya, who have discovered that elephants can understand different human accents. Download MP3

(image credit: Lokal_Profil via Wikipedia CC BY-SA 2.5) This week's podcast looks at worrying news from the Black Sea where Russia and Ukraine seem very close to beginning a war between the two former Soviet Union members. Download MP3

(image credit: Takimata via Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0) This week's podcast looks at concerning news for the Japanese electronics giant, which has seen their newest game console flop with potential severe problems for Nintendo's future. Download MP3

(image credit: Uusijani via Wikipedia Public Domain CC0 1.0) This week's podcast looks at an intriguing idea from Finland that hopes to prevent thousands of reindeers being killed by cars every year on Finnish roads. Download MP3

(image credit: PublicDomainPictures via Pixabay Public Domain CC0) This week's podcast looks at an interesting idea from Amazon.com, the largest online book retailer in the world. It describes a list of 100 books that every person should read in their lifetimes. Download MP3

(image credit: Wikipedia Public Domain) This week's podcast looks at a potentially disruptive problem for the Winter Olympics which starts today: a lack of snow. Download MP3

(image credit: International Court of Justice. United Nations via Wikipedia Public Domain) This week's podcast will look at an interesting situation that has finally been solved between two South American countries. Download MP3

(image credit: Taken from "Traditional Whaling Maki-e (古式捕鯨蒔絵)". Taiji Whale Museum via Wikipedia Public Domain) This week's podcast will look at the annual dolphin hunt in a Japanese town of Taiji and analyses whether it is acceptable to hunt and kill dolphins. Download MP3

This week's podcast will look at the declining numbers of young people in Japan and how this is affecting the Coming-of-Age Day celebrations. Download MP3

(photo credit: geralt via Pixabay Public Domain CC0) This week's podcast will look at a new proposal that wants to alter how people in India set their time. Download MP3

(photo credit: geralt via Pixabay Public Domain CC0) (music credit: しましまP＆箏姉 via Niconi Commons) Happy New Year, everyone! This week's podcast will look at three news areas of sport, movies, and news, and make some predictions on what we think will happen in 2014 -- for example, will Japan win the FIFA World Cup in Brazil? Download MP3

(photo credit: vmajo via Pixabay Public Domain CC0) This is a special festive edition of Hiroshima University's English News Weekly Podcast. Christmas is one of the most popular festivals around the world, even among countries that do not have a tradition of Christianity. Many countries celebrate Christmas on December 25th with presents, big meals and lots of drink! ENW will take you around the world from the frozen north of Greenland and Russia, to the hotter climates in the Southern Hemisphere of Argentina. ENW will also stop off at Costa Rica, Hungary, the United Kingdom, Madagascar and finally the Democratic Republic of Congo! 今回のEnglish News Weeklyはクリスマス特集をお届けします。クリスマスは世界で最もポピュラーなお祭りの一つで、キリスト教の伝統を持たない国でも人気があります。多くの国ではプレゼントを交換したり、ごちそうを食べたりお酒を飲んだりして12月25日のクリスマスを祝います。 ENWは、グリーンランドやロシアといった酷寒の北国から、南半球のアルゼンチンのように暑い気候の国まで、世界のあちこちに皆さんをお連れします。さらにコスタリカ、ハンガリー、イギリス、マダガスカル、コンゴ民主共和国といった国々も覗いてみましょう! Download MP3

(photo credit: PublicDomainPictures via Wikipedia Public Domain CC0) ENW127 looks at a controversial new secrecy law that has been passed in the Japanese parliament which as received a lot of criticism within Japan. Download MP3

(photo credit: Mohamed Nanabhay via Wikipedia cc2.0) ENW episode 126 looks at the death and legacy of former South African President and civil rights leader Nelson Mandela who died earlier this week. Download MP3

(photo credit: Hans via Pixabay cc0) ENW episode 125 looks at concerning news about the potential negative health effects of drinking popular energy drinks. Download MP3

(photo credit: BehBeh via Wikipedia GNU Free Documentation License) ENW episode 124 looks at the increased tensions between Japan, China, and the USA, following China's decision to extend their air defense area to include some disputed islands in the Southeast China Sea. Download MP3