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News Anchor JapaneseAuthor: News Anchor Japanese
A native Japanese news anchor selects one piece of news per week and explains it in simple Japanese. The podcast episodes are best listened to in conjunction with news videos from FNN Prime Online's YouTube Channel (https://www.youtube.com/user/FNNnewsCH). Disclaimer: News Anchor Japanese is not affiliated, associated, authorized, endorsed by, or in any way officially connected with Fuji News Network, Inc., or any of its subsidiaries For feedback and business enquiries: newsanchorjapanese@gmail.com Language: ja Genres: Education, Language Learning Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it Trailer: |
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Episode 20: The Lone Sumo (Hitori-zumo)
Episode 20
Wednesday, 6 October, 2021
In Japan, a nine-year-old boy has won an online sumo wrestling contest. This is the first time Japan is holding a nationwide virtual sumo wrestling contest with participants not having any contact with each other, in line with coronavirus restrictions. Our resident news anchor gives us a brief glimpse into the world of sumo wrestling in Japan. - Summary 相撲について - A brief history of sumo in Japan 相撲の歴史 - What is banzuke 番付 - Japanese words with origins in sumo wrestling 相撲の影響 - Conclusion まとめ Watch the news video with Japanese transcript here! http://perapera.ai/watch/youtube-EwkV8BGvpxM --- This podcast episode is best listened to in conjunction with the following news video from FNN Prime Online. “一人相撲”で優勝の9歳少年 ガチンコ相撲でもかなりの実力者! https://youtu.be/EwkV8BGvpxM FNN Prime Online YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/user/FNNnewsCH Disclaimer: News Anchor Japanese is not affiliated, associated, authorized, endorsed by, or in any way officially connected with Fuji News Network, Inc., or any of its subsidiaries or its affiliates. The official FNN Prime Online website can be found at https://www.fnn.jp/