WTA tour
WTA500 Tokyo, 東レパン・パシフィック・オープンが初日。
シングルス，本日は日本人選手は試合がありませんでした。
本日の最終試合，ムホバvsボンドロウソバ戦はなんと
先週のWTA500 Ningboの1回戦と同じカードでしかも
1回戦屈指の好カードでしたが，ムホバ選手が第1セットをとった後，
第2セット第2ゲームでボンドロウソバ選手が棄権，ムホバ選手が勝ち上がり。
ダブルス，内島萌夏・園部八奏ペアは1回戦，残念ながら，ストレート負け。
本日の将棋棋戦
白玲戦女流順位戦D級，中七海女流三段(37)が高浜愛子女流初段(4)に勝ち，白星発進。
同じく女流順位戦D級，鎌田美礼女流2級(11)は上川香織女流二段(29)に逆転負け。
同じく女流順位戦D級，奨励会所属の岩﨑夏子女流1級(20)は貞升南女流二段(3)に，
同じく奨励会所属の竹内優月女流2級(33)は藤井奈々女流初段(13)に勝ち，
ともに白星発進。
NHKラジオ講座
英語5分間トレーニング
2009年4月20日分 Let's Read Out Loud!
read noun [S]
uk /riːd/ us /riːd/
C2 the act of reading something:
It's not brilliant but it's worth a read.
good/easy read The book is a good/easy, etc. read.
have a read of UK informal Could I have a read of (= can I read) your newspaper?
page-turner noun [C] informal
uk /ˈpeɪdʒˌtɜː.nər/ us /ˈpeɪdʒˌtɝː.nɚ/
a book that is so exciting that you want to read it quickly:
Her latest novel is a real page-turner.
(from Cambridge Dictionary)
Enjoy Simple English
Short Stories
Stop Button
ニュースで学ぶ「現代英語」
自民党新総裁に高市早苗氏
TAKAICHI ELECTED AS NEW LDP LEADER
rally for/behind idiom
: to publicly show support for
Parents rallied for/behind the new dress code guidelines.
(from Merriam-Webster)
English News
CNN 10
Meet the therapy dogs helping first responders fight wildfires | October 20, 2025
Today on CNN10: We conduct an experiment to see how convincing an A.I. chatbot can really be. Plus, as the penny gets ready to leave the U.S. currency system next year, some businesses are already refusing it. Then, we'll see how firefighters and other first responders are finding relief from chronic stress, thanks to First Responder Therapy Dogs.
All this and more on today's CNN10!
:10 Trivia
How many United States pennies are currently in circulation?
220,000,000
770,000,000
1,500,000,000
114,000,000,000
The World from A to Z with Carl Azuz
Louvre Heist: How Thieves Stole Priceless Jewels
We're spending part of Monday at the museum, reporting on a brazen robbery at the Louvre and the practice of allowing copyists to sketch out masterpieces. Meanwhile, a fragile ceasefire is tested in the Middle East, and praise and criticism surround "No Kings" protests in the U.S. Plus: Traditional dress weavers struggle to make a living in Ethiopia, and a young moose is hoisted out of a skatepark in Colorado.
A World of Knowledge!
Which of these museums is the oldest?
Capitoline (Rome, Italy)
Vatican (Vatican City)
Hermitage (St. Petersburg, Russia)
Louvre (Paris, France)
Dating back to 1471, The Capitoline Museums are the oldest, but our next story takes place at the World's Largest Museum, The Louvre.
NHK WORLD ASIAN VIEW
Doubt everything. Find your own light.
Buddha
