06/07/2016

Travel | HOTELS & RESTAURANTS

Fine dining paired with fine ceramics; feast to mark first anniversary; East meets West in natural setting

The Mandarin Oriental, Tokyo is offering a “La Table de Rosanjin” dining and accommodation package through June 26 aimed at gourmet-savvy tourists-and cultural enthusiasts. This package includes delicious fine French dishes paired with exquisite ceramics inspired by legendary epicure, Kitaoji Rosanjin.

The hotel hopes to offer guests the opportunity to experience Japanese food culture combined with tradition and innovation spanning several generations.

The package includes three elements, starting with the eight-course La Table de Rosanjin dinner prepared by chef Nicholas Boujema paired with five drinks, including Japanese wine, sake and a cocktail, at the Michelin-starred French restaurant, Signature. An overnight stay for two in a Mandarin grand room or suite follows dinner. In the morning breakfast for two is available at K’shiki or the Oriental Lounge restaurants. Package prices start from ¥134,000. In addition to the dining and accommodation, an exhibition and information on Rosanjin’s works has also been prepared. The La Table de Rosannjin affords guests a unique opportunity to experience Japanese traditional food culture alongside modern tastes.

The Mandarin Oriental, Tokyo is connected to Mitsukoshimae Station (various lines) Exit A7 and A8, Nihonbashi Station (various lines) Exit B12 and JR Shin-Nihonbashi Station. For more information, call 03-3270-8800, or visit lart-de-rosanjin.org.

Feast to mark first anniversary

The Four Seasons Hotel Tokyo at Marunouchi is offering a commemorative course menu for both lunch and dinner from May 23 to 28 to celebrate the first anniversary of its French restaurant, Motif Restaurant & Bar. Michelin three-starred chef Hiroshi Nakamichi, who is normally based in Hokkaido, will prepare a one-night only dinner course on May 25. Priced at ¥15,000, it includes delectable dishes such as okra and fromage blanc, sea urchin flan with bisque, boiled Ezo abalone with sepia sauce and fragrance of kinome (leaf bud) and a sake baba cake with fresh whipped cream. As for the other nights (May 23, 24, 26, 27 and 28), the menu will change, with surf clam sauteed with udo risotto and lamb roasted with browned turnips and rosemary. Guests who book dinner during the promotion can take home a souvenir of Hokkaido-made vegetables. Lunch, priced at ¥6,500, starts with an amuse buffet, followed by seasonal vegetables, skate wing fillet meuniere in Grenoble style, and lamb grilled with browned turnips and rosemary. A dessert buffet provides the perfect ending to the tasty lunch. (All prices exclue tax and a 15 percent service charge.)

The Four Seasons Hotel Tokyo at Marunouchi is three minutes from the Yaesu South Exit of Tokyo Station (various lines) or from Kyobashi Station (Ginza Line). For more information or reservations, call 03-5222-7222, or visit motiftokyo.com.

East meets West in natural setting

Located in picturesque Nagu Kogen, Tochigi Prefecture, The Hotel View Palace’s “Azalea” dining and accommodation plan is perfect in Nasu-kogen, Tochigi Prefecture, is perfect for the changing seasons. Named for the beautiful azaleas on the property, the plan, which includes dinner and breakfast, is available through June 30. The hotel chefs have worked to mingle Japanese and Western tastes, creating unique and exciting flavors. For dinner, guests can choose a main dish of either wagyu or the chef’s recommended fish, while at breakfast diners can enjoy a mixed Japanese and Western buffet featuring Nasu Kogen brand eggs. Both dinner and breakfast can be enjoyed at the hotel’s La Terrace restaurant. Another highlight of the plan, which starts from ¥14,000 per person, is the hotel’s hot springs. Guests can heal themselves in the white, mineral-rich waters of Nasu’s famous open-air “Shika no Yu” hot springs. Additionally, guests can enjoy nature walks and miniature golf near the hotel.

Nasukogen Hotel View Palace is an hour ride by bus or the hotel free shuttle bus from Nasu Shiobara Station. For more information, call 0287-76-1111, or visit www.viewhotels.co.jp/nasu/.

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National

　　　　Missing Hokkaido boy, 7, found alive but hungry in hut on SDF base

Staff Report, ＫｙｏｄｏＪｕｎ 3, 2016 Article history

HAKODATE, HOKKAIDO – A 7-year-old boy was found dehydrated and hungry but otherwise healthy early Friday morning, six days after he went missing on a mountain in Hokkaido.

Yamato Tanooka was discovered by Self-Defense Forces personnel at an exercise area in the town of Shikabe, Hokkaido, 5 kilometers from where he was last seen.　The boy was found squeezed into a pile of mattresses in a Quonset-type hut that troops on a training exercise entered because it was raining.

The SDF said the site was checked on Monday morning, but the boy was not found.　Yamato told police he reached the camp on Saturday after pushing through forest.　“I didn’t have food so I just drank water,” police quoted him saying. There was a tap outside the hut.　One of the troops offered him rice balls, which he ate hungrily.　He was taken to a hospital in Hakodate in an apparent state of exhaustion. He was placed on an intravenous drip as he had symptoms of mild dehydration and hypothermia, a doctor there said. He had minor scratches on his arms and legs but was otherwise unharmed.　It was at the hospital that he was reunited with his parents and sister.　His father later told reporters he regretted the incident.　“I feel very sorry for the boy as I came down on him hard,” Takayuki Tanooka said. He said he had apologized to Yamato. He also extended an apology to the Japanese public, acknowledging that he had “gone too far” in leaving the boy alone. He added, he had meant the best for his son. When told that the boy had been found alive, troops involved in the search burst into applause. At his elementary school in the town of Hokuto, Hokkaido, pupils shouted in joy when the news was announced to an assembly of all 900 students. The school’s principal and Yamato’s class teacher headed to the hospital to visit Yamato.

“I want to tell him that he did a great job and was brave,” said Yoshitaka Sawada, the vice-principal. Tanooka’s parents told police they told the boy to get out of their car on a remote mountain road to teach him a lesson after he had thrown stones at people and cars. They drove on and then returned, to find no sign of him. A massive manhunt involving hundreds of police, firefighters and SDF personnel took place across rough, densely foliated terrain. Police deployed a helicopter on Monday, while firefighters rode horses along forest paths as they shouted the boy’s name. The search had been scaled back by Friday because no trace of him was found. Tanooka’s parents initially told police the boy had gone missing when they were walking in the Nanae area to pick wild vegetables. They later admitted that they had left him there and drove off “to scare him a little bit.” The family searched for him for about half an hour before contacting police. His father told reporters they did not admit the truth at first because they were ashamed at what they had done.

Takayuki Tanooka meets with reporters Friday in Hakodate after his 7-year-old son, Yamato, was found safe after being left on a mountain road last Saturday as punishment for misbehaving. The 44-year-old father apologized for the trouble he caused. | KYODO National / Social Issues

Case of missing boy receives mix of sympathy and criticism from residents, experts by Tomoko Otake and Shusuke Murai Jun 3, 2016

Japan let out a sigh of relief Friday after a 7-year-old Hokkaido boy was found alive following an intensive six-day search by hundreds of police, firefighters and Self-Defense Force troops. But the case has spurred intense debate about parenting norms and the often murky line between discipline and neglect in this country. Many parents and child care experts agree that the father of Yamato Tanooka, of Hokuto, Hokkaido, went way too far in leaving him alone in the woods, even for five minutes. The family said they briefly left him alone on a mountain road in Nanae, near the city of Hakodate, in punishment for throwing stones at cars and people. The area is thickly wooded and is known to have bears. But some have expressed sympathy for the father, who directed an apology Friday in front of TV cameras to his son, the rescue workers and society at large. Asa Kanaami, 30, from Tokyo’s Minato Ward, said she was relieved to hear the boy was found alive, adding that she would never discipline her 9-month-old daughter that way. “When I was a child, my parents used to tell me they would leave me on the streets if I did something bad. But I believe that could only work if they watched me carefully,” Kanaami said. “I think the father was to blame for leaving the boy for even five minutes without monitoring.” She added that in a society where grievous crimes are increasingly common, leaving a child unwatched is a risk no parent should take. A couple with a 4-month-old daughter, also from Minato Ward, were more sympathetic, saying what happened in Hokkaido could happen to any family. “Every parent may have disciplined kids this way,” said the father, who declined to be named. “Everywhere on the street you see parents telling their children that they will leave them there if they don’t stop crying. What happened to the Hokkaido boy was similar to that — the only difference was that it happened in the mountains.” The mother said it is hard to draw a line between discipline and child abuse. “I may do the same thing when our daughter grows up and gets out of control,” she said. “If there are professionals who can explain how to discipline kids, I want their advice.” But some foreign citizens in Japan took a harsher line on the parents.

“While the parents may feel regret now, what’s to say they won’t do this again?” asked American Matt Apple, 43, an associate professor at Ritsumeikan University in Kyoto Prefecture, and a father of two girls, aged 7 and 4.“The best punishment is to take the child away and place him with foster parents — but, of course, there is no foster parenting system here, only a limited number of orphanages.” Canadian Vivian Morelli, a 36-year-old mother of a 6-month-old boy, said the case is clearly one involving child abuse and neglect. “I do believe many parents lack adequate mental support and help in Japan,” the Tokyo-based freelance journalist said. “I think that could lead to child abuse, like in this case. For parents to get to that point, it’s not just bad parenting, it’s a deeper issue … involving psychological troubles.” Ryoichi Yamano, a professor of child welfare at Nayoro City University in Hokkaido, said the case is an opportunity for parents to reflect on child-rearing attitudes that have long been taken for granted. “Even today, it is not uncommon for parents to kick children out of the house and leaving them outside the door as punishment for misbehavior,” Yamano said. The welfare ministry considers leaving children outside under harsh conditions, such as in cold weather, a form of physical child abuse, Yamano said, noting that many parents are unaware of this. Yamano said tolerance in society for keeping children unsupervised varies greatly between Japan and the West.

“It is not uncommon for children aged 4, 5 or 6 to stay at home alone in Japan,” he observed. “Part of it is that Japan is a safe country and leaving a kid alone does not translate into an immediate risk of kidnapping.”Yamano added that just criticizing the parents is not enough.

“Some parents have no option but to leave their children at home alone at night because they have to go to work. Labor conditions for some parents are very bad in this country. Expanding the definition of neglect and abuse alone is going to corner such parents further.” Tetsuya Ando, founder of Fathering Japan, a nonprofit organization that helps fathers take a more active role in parenting, said the “tough father” attitudes are often taken by people who are raised in patriarchal families themselves. “The important thing to do is to treat your child with respect instead of just giving orders from above,” he said.

“Each kid is different. What we have done in our family is, when the mom gets angry and snaps at one of our kids, I would explain privately later why she snapped the way she did, and try to discipline with words.”

Takayuki Tanooka faces the media Friday in Hakodate, Hokkaido, after his son, 7-year-old Yamato Tanooka, was found alive after going missing for six days in a mountain forest. | KYODO

National

Parents of boy abandoned in Hokkaido won’t face neglect charge

Kyodo, AFP-JIJI Jun 6, 2016 Article history

SAPPORO – Police say they will not file a neglect charge against the parents of the 7-year-old boy who was found safe after going missing for six days in a mountain forest in Hokkaido. The Hokkaido Prefectural Police said Monday they interviewed Yamato Tanooka for about an hour and found his story did not contradict what his parents had told investigators. The boy has been hospitalized since he was found last Friday. He was quoted as saying that he intended to follow the family car after being left alone on a forest road in Nanae for misbehaving on May 28. But immediately after being abandoned, the crying boy had ended up getting disoriented and going the opposite way. His parents had initially told the police that their son disappeared when the family of four was collecting edible wild plants. The father, 44-year-old Takayuki Tanooka, later admitted that he told his son to get out of the car and then drove off “to scare him a little bit” as punishment for throwing stones at people and cars. When they returned about five minutes later, the boy was gone. The boy evidently made his way to a hut at a GSDF training facility about 5 km from Nanae and stayed there for six days, living only on water. He said he went out during the day and slept on mattresses in the facility, according to the police. He was aware of helicopters flying overhead, investigators said. The father meanwhile said Monday that his son has forgiven him. “I said to him: ‘Dad made you go through such a hard time. I am sorry,’ ” the elder Tanooka told TBS TV in footage aired Monday. “And then my son said, ‘You are a good dad. I forgive you,’ ” Tanooka added, choking up.

The parents have been severely criticized for forcing him out of their car to teach him a lesson for throwing stones at cars and people. The elder Tanooka said he was angry because the boy had recently been scolded at school for hitting cars with a wooden stick. “So I tried to show him that I can be scary if seriously angry,” he said, citing what he described as a “father’s dignity.” The contrite father bowed and apologized in front of reporters Friday after being reunited with his son for what he admitted were his “excessive” actions. Instead of filing a neglect charge, the Hokkaido police on Friday referred the parents to a local child guidance center based on the child abuse prevention law, citing possible psychological abuse of the boy. The center will decide whether the parents’ actions could be considered child abuse after interviewing them and the boy. The boy is expected to be discharged from the hospital Tuesday. Naoko Fukaura, an associate professor of developmental psychology at Sapporo International Junior College, said he should receive long-term care because he may be psychologically affected later. “Shortly after having a scary experience, children try not to remember it and tend to behave cheerfully. But this does not mean they are resistant to stress,” she said.

National

Missing Hokkaido boy leaves hospital, ending 10-day drama

AFP-JIJI, AP, Kyodo, Staff Report Jun 7, 2016

HAKODATE, HOKKAIDO – A 7-year-old boy who survived for nearly a week after being left by his parents on a Hokkaido mountain road was discharged from a hospital in Hakodate on Tuesday, capping a 10-day drama that captivated Japan and sparked a national conversation about child discipline. Wearing a Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters baseball cap, Yamato Tanooka emerged from Hakodate Municipal Hospital at about 2 p.m. and appeared in good spirits as he stopped to smile and wave to a throng of waiting journalists and onlookers. In a scene broadcast on national television, he surveyed the crowd as he waved with one hand and held a greeting card in the shape of an oversized baseball. “I’m alright,” he responded when asked how he was feeling. He said he wants to go back to school soon and is looking forward to participating in an upcoming sports day. Before leaving the hospital, his father, Takayuki Tanooka, 44, bowed to the cameras and said, “Thank you.” The boy survived six nights alone after his parents left him on a mountain road in bear-inhabited woods on May 28 as punishment for misbehaving.

He was found in a hut at a Ground Self-Defense Force training facility in Shikabe, Hokkaido, on Friday morning, six days after he was reported missing and about 5 km from where he was last seen. He was suffering from mild dehydration and minor bruises on an arm and both of his legs, even though he had not eaten and had drank only water. Many in Japan were angry at the couple, who said they had forced their son out of their car to teach him a lesson after he threw stones at cars and people. They had originally told police he got lost while on a family outing collecting plants in the forest but later admitted they had lied because they feared social censure. The case, which attracted global media attention, also sparked debate about what is considered to be excessive in disciplining children. Despite some calls for the parents to be prosecuted over the boy’s ordeal, the police said Monday they do not intend to press charges for child neglect. The Hokkaido Prefectural Police said they interviewed the boy for about an hour and found that his story did not contradict what his parents had told investigators. According to some media reports, the police have referred the parents to a local child guidance center based on the child abuse prevention law. But Miki Kurotatsu of the Hakodate Children’s Welfare Center declined comment to the Associated Press on Tuesday on whether the center had received a report from the police because it was a private matter. The elder Tanooka said Tuesday that the boy is in good shape now, and with the support of his school counselor he will prepare to return to school at an early date. The father previously apologized for what he admitted were his “excessive” actions in punishing the boy and said Monday that his son has forgiven him. “I said to him: ‘Dad made you go through such a hard time. I am sorry,’ ” the elder Tanooka told TBS TV in footage aired Monday. “And then my son said, ‘You are a good dad. I forgive you,’ ” Tanooka added, choking up. The boy said he went out during the day and slept on mattresses in the GSDF facility, according to the police. Naoko Fukaura, an associate professor of developmental psychology at Sapporo International Junior College, said the boy should receive long-term care because he may be psychologically affected later. “Shortly after having a scary experience, children try not to remember it and tend to behave cheerfully. But this does not mean they are resistant to stress,” she said.

　５月１4日、日曜日の夜、外を見たら新しい観光船がポートターミナルに接岸しているのを見つけた。この船は調べてみると飛鳥Ⅱだった。ポートターミナルへ入るのは珍しいことだ。今年は観光船が沢山神戸を訪れる。我が家のベランダでこうした写真を撮るのも私の楽しみのひとつだ。

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　飛鳥Ⅱ

　１５日の夕方、飛鳥Ⅱは出て行ったが、ダイアモンド・プリンセスが翌朝16日に叉やって来た

　　　神戸港の春は観光船の渡来で賑やかな入出港風景だ。雨の日の出港も珍しくない。

　　　ダイヤモンド・プリンセスは朝６時にポートターミナル着岸、夕方５時に出港していった

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　ダイヤモンド・プリンセス

　ダイヤモンド・プリンセス号は雨が強くなってきた夕刻５時にポートターミナルを出港、目的地へ　　

　向かって旅立った。５時30分には私の視界から消えたが、春雨に煙る夕刻のことだった。

　そして２１日の夜、朝４時に目が覚めたら、満月が西の空に入らんとするところだった。

この写真は私のベッドの中から撮った写真で、朝４時に目が覚めたら赤い満月が沈むところでした。

日本の代表的客船「飛鳥」3代目登場か　しかし多い課題、頓挫の可能性も

06月12日 14:30

三菱重工の長崎造船所で1990年に建造されたクルーズ客船「飛鳥II」（写真出典：photolibrary）。

(乗りものニュース)

日本を代表するクルーズ客船で、日本籍では最も大きい客船である「飛鳥II」。その後継として「飛鳥III」が登場しそうです。しかし、これまで「飛鳥」を建造してきた三菱重工の「ためらい」など、その“船出”はスムーズにはいかないかもしれません。

ためらう三菱重工

　日本を代表するクルーズ客船で、日本籍では最も大きい客船である「飛鳥II」。その後継として数年前から浮かんでは延期されてきた「飛鳥III」が今度こそ、登場しそうです。2016年6月、「飛鳥II」を所有・運航する日本郵船グループが、2020年に建造30年を迎える「飛鳥II」の代替として、2020年度中に「III」を就航させる方針を明らかにしました。日本郵船の内藤忠顕社長は、「今年度（2016年度）中にメドをつけたい」と日本経済新聞で語っています。ですが「新造船を建造する」とは明言されていないなど、「飛鳥III」実現にはいくつかの課題があるようです。その最大の課題は、新造する場合の発注先です。日本郵船は初代「飛鳥」、そして「飛鳥II」とも三菱重工の長崎造船所で建造。今回も三菱を第一候補に、数年前から建造交渉が積み上げられてきました。しかし現在、三菱重工に「ためらい」が生じています。三菱重工は、アイーダ・クルーズ社（ドイツ）向けの客船建造に失敗。2016年3月にようやく引き渡しを行ったものの、建造工期は大きく遅延し、2370億円もの赤字が発生してしまいました。そのため現在、同社内には「客船事業評価委員会」が設置され、客船建造を継続するかどうかの方針づくりが進められています。つまり、それによって三菱重工側の体制が固まらない限り、「飛鳥III」の商談が実現しない可能性があるのです。日本郵船は過去、傘下であるクリスタルクルーズの客船を欧州の造船所で建造したことがあり、今回も打診したといわれています。しかし欧州の造船所は現在、どこも受注残であふれており、手が回らないのが実情。また、欧州では日本船籍の客船を建造した実績もないことから、商談として深化されることはありませんでした。新造ではなく、中古船を改装し「飛鳥III」にする方法もありますが、「日本郵船が望むような、船齢の若い中型高級船の調達はかなり難しい」（中古客船ブローカー）というのが現状。つまり三菱重工が「客船建造に応じられない」という結論を出すと、「飛鳥III」の実現は大きく遠のくかもしれません。

第2の課題は、にぎわっているようで低迷している日本

　第2の課題は、日本のクルーズ市場が拡大していないことです。2014年以降、日本の港には主として中国の需要で多数のクルーズ船が来訪。2015年に日本へクルーズ船で入国した外国人旅客数は前年比およそ2.7倍、約111.6万人と過去最多を記録しました。そのため、あたかも「クルーズブーム」がやってきているかのように、しばしば報じられています。しかし、日本の船社が運航する日本人マーケットは、様相がかなり異なるのです。2016年6月2日（木）に国土交通省が発表した「2015年のクルーズ事情」に関する統計では、日本籍客船（レジャークルーズのフェリー含む）への参加者は9万8000人にとどまり、2003（平成15）年の9万1000人以来という低水準になっています。この統計が取り始められ、「クルーズ元年」といわれた1989（平成元）年には、日本籍客船だけで13万2000人を集客していました。そのため日本郵船は、日本発着クルーズだけでなく、「アジア市場進出」の検討を開始。市場開拓の可能性を探る意向ですが、はたして料金の安い外国船との競争に勝てるのか、そこが大きな課題といえます。

日本を代表する船が外国籍に？　自ら不利にしている日本

　そして第3の課題は、「飛鳥III」を“日本国籍船”として就航させるかどうか、です。国際海運やクルーズの制度として、どの国も「カボタージュ法」を施行しており、国内クルーズはその国籍の船でなければ実施できません。現在、海外からやってくる客船のほとんどは、「便宜置籍船」と称して船の国籍をパナマやバハマなどの国へ置き、税金を抑えたり、乗員の国籍要件を緩和させ人件費を抑えるといったコスト対策を行っています。しかしその代わり、日本国内クルーズは実施できません。そのためクルーズ中に一度、韓国の釜山など外国の港にワンタッチするといった手法も使われます。しかし日本船籍にすると、国内クルーズを実施できますが、以下のような国内法規の制約を受けることになります。

・オフィサー（航海士・機関士）は日本人に限る。
・60日に一度、海外に出る義務。
・同一寄港地や同じ航路のクルーズは年3回まで（定期船との差別化のため）。
・カジノの禁止。
・安全運航管理者の常設義務付け。
・消費税の付加、など。

　このため日本のクルーズは「世界最高」ともいわれるほど料金が割高で、それが、日本におけるクルーズの大衆化を妨げている要因である、という説もあります。つまり「飛鳥III」を日本国籍船にするかどうかで、先述した「アジア市場進出」の成否など、同船の未来が大きく変わってくるのです。しかしここで、次のような声も業界で上がっています。「日本を代表するような新しい客船が登場するなら、この機会に規制を見直して、『カボタージュ法』は仕方がないにしても、“日本船が不利になる規定”だけは変更できないだろうか……」この機会に、規制に関する議論を深められるかどうかによって「飛鳥III」、そして「日本船による日本人のためのクルーズ」の将来が左右されることになるかもしれません。

もはや風前の灯？　日本の豪華客船建造、その火が消えるとき

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　英語の勉強（6）-(き)

キーホルダー key ring (case)

義援金 donation　　　

記憶喪失症 amnesia

議会　 (National) Assembly / the Diet / (米) Congress / (英) Parliament

市議会　municipal assembly 県議会　prefectural assembly

議員立法 legislation introduced by a Diet member

機会均等　　equal opportunity ※　男女雇用機会均等法 Equal Employment Opportunity Law

規格品 standard product

基幹産業 key (basic) industry

気管支　 bronchi / bronchial tubes

気管支炎　bronchitis 気管支カタル　bronchial catarrh

　　　　　　気管支喘息　bronchial asthma 気管支肺炎 bronchopneumonia

機関投資家 institutional (corporate) investor

危機管理　 crisis management 危機管理センター crisis management center

利き酒 sake sampling (tasting)

企業　 company / corporate / enterprise / buisiness / firm

外資系企業　foreign capital firm 中小企業　small and medium-sized enterprises

零細企業　tiny enterprise 民間企業　private enterprise

公共企業　public enterprise 企業家　enterpreneur

企業間電子取引business-to-business electoronic commerce / B-to-B e-commerce

企業献金 corporate donation 企業収益 corporate profit

企業責任　corporate responsibility 企業統治　corporate governance

企業年金 corporate pension (annuity)

菊　 chrysanthemum 菊の紋章 the imperial chrysanthemum crest

危険人物 potential risk

帰国子女 returnee children

基軸通貨 key currency

記者会見　　press conference [interview] / news conference

偽証　　　　prejury / false [witness evidence, testimony]

技術　 technology (形) technological / technical

技術移転　technology transfer 技術革新 technological innovation

技術集積都市　technopolis 技術提携 technical cooperation

気象　 weather / meteorology

異常気象　unusual (abnormal) weather

気象衛星 meteorological (weather) satellite

気象観測　observations of weather conditions

気象観測用ロケット　meteorological sounding rocket

気象警報　weather warning 気象通報 weather report

　　　　　　気象予報士　certified weather forecaster 気象庁(the) Meteorological Agency　

気象台　meteorological observatory / weather station / (米) Weather Bureau

机上の空論　armchair theory

既成概念　 ready-made ideas / one's stereotype

規制緩和[解除]　deregulation / decontrol　

既製服 ready-to-wear / ready-made suit (dress) 注文服　made-to-order suit

帰省ラッシュ annual year-end rush of holidaymakers

季節　 season (形) seasonal

季節変動　seasonal fluctuation 季節料理　seasonal food (dishes)

季節労働者 seasonal laborer / migratory worker

キセル乗車　train fare bilking (動) cheat on the train (bus) fare

キセル客 ticket cheater / train fare cheater

起訴　 indictment (起訴状) / prosecution (法律用語)

起訴猶予 suspension of indictment

基礎（の）　basic 基礎控除　basic deduction / legal exemption from an income tax

基礎年金 basic pension plan

偽造　 forgery / fabrication / counterfeit (偽物) 偽造貨幣 forged banknote

偽装結婚 camouflaged marriage

帰属意識 sense of belonging

帰宅拒否症　refuseniks

北半球 (the) Northern Hemisphere ※　南半球

気団　 air mass 寒気団　cold air mass 暖気団　warm air mass

喫煙権　 smoker's right 嫌煙権 right of non-smokers / right to avoid passive smoking

ぎっくり腰 strained back

機動隊　 riot police　(警察) / riot squad　※　(米)パトロールカー squad car

既得権　 vested rights (interests)

機内（の）　in-flight

　　　　　　機内映画　in-flight movie (film) 機内食　in-flight meal

　　　　　　機内持ち込み手荷物 carry-on baggage (luggage)

黄粉餅（きなこもち） rice cake powdered with soybean flour

記念　 commemoration / memory / remembrance (形) commemorative / memorial

記念切手　commemorative (memorial) stamp

記念写真　souvenir picture (photograph) 記念碑 monument

黄八丈 checkered (striped) yellow fabric (developed on Hachijo Island)

ギブス (plaster) cast

希望退職 voluntary (early) retirement (resignation)

基本（の）　basic / fundamental /minimum

基本給　basic pay (wage) 基本的人権　 fundamental human rights

（タクシーの）基本料金 minimum fare

機密保護法 state secrets law

義務教育 compulsory education

偽名 false name / fictious (assumed) name / (犯罪者の偽名) alias

逆ざや negative spread

逆進課税　 regressive taxation

逆進所得税　regressive income tax

累進所得税　progressive income tax

（電話の）逆探知　tracing of a telephone call 逆探知装置　telephone source tracing device

逆転勝利 come-from-behind victory

キャッシュカード　bank card / ATM (Automatic Teller Machine) card

キャッシュフロー計算書 statement of cash flow　

キャッチバー　"pick-up"bar

キャッチホン call-waiting telephone

キャラクターグッズ cartoon character merchandise

キャリア組 career officials / career bureaucrats

キャンピングカー camper / trailer / (英) caravan

休火山　　　 dormant volcano

救急　 emergency / first aid / rescue

救急患者（急患）　emergency case 救急救命士　paramedic

救急車　ambulance / (米) meat wagon 救急隊　rescue squad (crew)

救急隊員　ambulance attendant / member of a rescue squad

救急手当　first aid (FA) / first-aid treatment 救急箱　first-aid kit

救急病院 emergency hospital 救命救急センター　critical care center

球根　　　　 bulb

休職　　　　 leave of absence / layoff

求職 job hunt(ing) / job search(ing) / seeking employment (job)

求人　job offer / recruiting /recruitment 求人広告　classified ad / wanted ad

求人広告欄　"help wanted" column 求人情報誌　help-wanted magazine /

employment and recruting periodical / job-opening information magazine

　　　　　　求人難　shortage of job apprecants　　

旧姓 former name / original family name / maiden name (女性の)

急性（の）　acute （慢性 chronic）　

急性中耳炎 acute otitis media 急性肺炎　acute pneumonia

急性盲腸炎 acute appendicitis

旧跡　　　　 historic site [spot] / ruins (遺跡)

休戦協定　 ceasefire agreement　

牛歩戦術　 "cow-walk"［"ox-step walk"］tactics / delaying tactics

給与（給料） pay / wage / salary

時給　hourly wage (pay) 週休　weekly wage (pay)

月給 monthly wage (pay, salary) 給与所得　earned income

給与水準　pay (wage) level 給与体系 pay (wage) structure

灸療法　　　 moxibustion / moxacautery ※もぐさ　moxa

凶悪な　 heinous / atrocious 凶悪犯罪　heinous crime /felony 凶悪犯人 heinous criminal

教育　 education

教育委員会　education board / board of education

教育改革　educational reform / reform of the educational system　

教育基本法　Fundamental Law of Education / Basic Education Law

教育投資　investment in education

教育ママ　eduction-minded (education-oriented ) mother / mother obsessed

with education

教科書検定　textbook authorization / screening (examination ) of school

textbooks

検定制度 textbook screening system / screening (examination) of school

textbooks (by Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology)

業界紙（誌） trade (industry) journal / trade (buisiness) magazine

行革国会 Diet session for administrative reform

恐喝　 blackmail / extortion

凶器　　　　　lethal weapon / deadly weapon　

狂牛病 mad-cow diseases / bovine spongiform encephalopathy［BSE］

協議離婚　 divorce by mutual agreement (consent)

狂言自殺 sham (mock) suicide

狂犬病 rabies / hydrophobia (病理学)

強行採決　 forcible passage

共済年金 mutual-aid pension

行政　 administration / government 行政改革　administrative reform

行政権　 administrative (executive) power

行政指導　administrative guidance

行政処分　administrative punishment 行政制裁金　administrtive penalty

行政府 executive branch of government

矯正歯科　　 orthodontic clinic / orthodontics

強制収容所　concentration camp / relocation camp

強制送還 extradition / expulsion

業績評価 performance appraisal 業績不振 poor performance

共存共栄 coexistence for mutual benefit

供託金の没収 forfeiture of the registration fee (選挙の)

協調介入　 coordinated intervention　

共同(の)　 joint / common (名) community

共同コミュニケ　joint communique 共同声明　joint statement (declaration)

共同募金　(米）community chest /(英) charity fund raising

共同加入電話 party line (telephone) 共同経営者 buisness partner

脅迫電話　 threatening call (telephone)

共犯［共謀］ accomplice / conspirator

拒否権　　　 veto / (the) power of veto

業務提携 buisiness tie-up 業務上過失致傷　professional negligence resulting in injuries

業務上過失致死　professional negligence resulting in death / manslaughter through

professional negligence

漁獲(量)　 fish catch / haul (of fish)

漁獲割当量　quota for fish catch

漁業水域　fishing zone / fishery waters

漁業専管水域 exclusive fishery zone　

極東軍事裁判 (the) International Military Tribunal for the Far East (東京裁判)　

極東有事研究 Far East emergency study

拒食症 anorexia / nervosa 大食症　bulimia

魚雷探知機　 torpedo detector 機雷掃海（処理） mine sweeping (disposal)

義理　 moral obligation

義理チョコ　chocolate given out of moral obligation

義理人情 duty and obligation / social obligation and human feelings

切り妻屋根 gable(d) roof

禁煙運動　 anti-smoking campaign / smokeout

禁煙車 nonsmoking car / nonsmoker

　　　　　　　喫煙車 smoking car

緊急逮捕　 emergency arrest without a warrant

緊急着陸 emergency landing

金権政治 money politics / money-oriented politics / plutocracy

均衡　 balance / equilibrium (形) balanced

均衡財政　balanced finance

均衡予算 balanced budget

銀行　 bank

銀行券発行高　(bank) note circulation 銀行の取り付け騒ぎ　run on a bank 　　　　　　

　　　　　　　銀行融資（貸し出し) bank loan 銀行破り safecracker / safebreaker

緊縮財政　 austere fiscal policy (measure) / belt-tightening policy (measure)

緊縮予算 austerity budget

勤続手当　 length-of-service allowance 勤続年数　length (years) of service (in a company)

勤務時間 working (office) hours　

禁断症状 withdrawal symptom(s)

禁輸　 embargo / trade embargo 禁輸品 contraband / embargoed goods

金融　 finance / banking

金融緩和（政策) monetary ease (relaxation) (policy)

金融監督庁 (the) Financial Supervisor Agency

金融公庫　public loan corporation 金融先物取引　financial future transaction

　　　　　　　金融資本 financial capital 金融自由化　financial deregulation (liberalization)

金融操作 money market management 金融派生商品　derivatives

金融引締め（政策）　tight money (policy) / credit squeeze

金融不安　financial instability 金融庁 (the ) Financial Services Agency

金利 interest (rate) / rate of interest

金利格差　interest rate differential

金利自由化　financial liberalization 金利負担 interest burden

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