2023年4月5日(水)
東京高裁 袴田巌さんの再審認める
TOKYO COURT ORDERS RETRIAL IN 1966 HOMICIDE CASE
2023年3月13日のニュース
For how many years was Hakamada Iwao in detention?
> A district court granted that in 2014, and he was released after nearly 50 years in detention.
According to the news, where were the clothes found?
> The clothes were found in a tank of fermented soybean paste more than one year after his arrest.
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We start in Tokyo, where the high court is ordering a retrial for a man convicted of killing a family nearly six decades ago.
It says investigators likely fabricated key evidence.
Amnesty International calls Hakamada Iwao the world's longest-serving death row prisoner. He was sentenced to death for killing four people in central Japan in 1966. He pleaded innocent and requested a retrial.
A district court granted that in 2014, and he was released after nearly 50 years in detention. Prosecutors appealed, and the Tokyo High Court eventually cancelled the retrial. But it has now changed course after the Supreme Court forced it to reconsider.
The main point of contention was the color of bloodstains on clothes that allegedly belonged to Hakamada.
contention 争点・争い・主張
alleagedly
The clothes were found in a tank of fermented soybean paste more than one year after his arrest.
Investigators said the stains were dark red, but Hakamada's lawyers argued they should have faded. The high court found merit in that argument.
merit 利点
find merit 道理にかなっていること・合理性がある
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★ディクテーション
It says investigators likely fabricated key evidence.
★単語はシリーズで覚える
investigators 「捜査官、捜査機関」
high court 「高等裁判所」
district court 「地方裁判所」
detention 「拘束、拘置」
prosecutors 「検察官、検察」
he was released after nearly 50 years in detention
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2023年4月4日(火)
インバウンド回復見据えた翻訳システム
JAPAN FIRMS TACKLE LANGUAGE BARRIER FOR TOURISTS
2023年3月20日のニュース
Visitors to Japan often say one of the biggest obstacles to navigating the country is the language barrier. But increasingly, they're finding that technology is smoothing the way.
This display from Japanese printing firm Toppan can translate conversation in real time. The see-through screen allows users to maintain eye contact and observe physical gestures. The system can handle 15 languages, including English and Chinese. It's due to go on sale in June.
(Nosaka Tomoaki / Toppan)
“With the pandemic subsiding, the number of people coming to Japan is going to rise. We'd like to get more of our displays out there so they don't struggle with the language barrier.”
A tie-up between Japanese taxi-hailing app Go and firms from China is making it a lot easier for Chinese visitors to get around. They can now request taxis with apps they use in China.
2023年4月3日(月)
岸田首相 ウクライナ訪問
KISHIDA MEETS ZELENSKYY
2023年3月22日のニュース
Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio has raised his voice throughout the past year to show his support for an ally. Now he's backed that up with a visit to Ukraine. He's stolen the spotlight from some rivals meeting in Russia.
(Kishida Fumio / Japanese Prime Minister)
“We have decided to contribute 30 million dollars to supply non-lethal equipment through NATO trust funds.”
Kishida says Zelenskyy asked him to discuss with other G7 leaders how to respond to Russia's threat to use nuclear weapons. He says he conveyed his commitment to exercising leadership as a G7 chair to maintain the global order based on the rule of law. He said he will prepare to send a clear, unified message at the summit.