Headlines for Aug. 21, 2012 (JNEWS!)

Yomiuri
竹島共同付託きょう提案
takeshima kyoudou futaku kyou teian

竹島Takeshima = Takeshima Islands (over which Japan & S.Korea are now fighting)
In English they are called The Liancourt Rocks
In Japanese they're called Takeshima.
They're known as Dokdo in Korean.
共同kyoudou = shared, common
付託 futaku = committing to,  refer to, submit to
きょう kyou = today
提案 teian = proposal
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韓国拒否なら単独提訴
kankoku kyohi nara tandoku teiso
韓国 kankoku=S.Korea
拒否 kyohi = rejection, denial
なら nara = if
単独 tandoku = single, independence
提訴 teiso = suing, lawsuit


中京維新の会政策発表
chuukyou ishin no kai seisaku happyou
中京 chuukyou = the area around Nagoya
維新 ishin = restoration, reformation
会 kai = meeting or organization
政策 seisaku = policy
発表 happyou = announcement, publication


「大阪維新」強く意識
oosaka ishin tsuyoku ishiki
大阪 Oosaka = Osaka
維新 ishin = restoration, reformation
強く tsuyoku = strongly　
意識 ishiki = consciousness, awareness,
地方交付税　廃止など柱
chihou kou fuzei haishi nado hashira
abolishment of local tax is main pillar

シャープ海外３０００人削減
Shaapu kaigai san zen nin sakugen
シャープ Shappu = Sharp
海外 kaigai = abroad, overseas
人　hito/nin = person/people
削減 sakugen = cut, reduction

中国•メキシコTV工場を売却
chuugoku•mekishiko terebi koujou wo baikyaku
中国 chuugoku = China
メキシ　コ Mekishiko = Mexico
TV terebi = television
工場koujou = a factory
をwo = a particle which marks a direct object
売却 baikyaku = selling off

銀メダリスト銀座に集結
gin medarisuto Ginza ni shuuketsu

銀メダリスト gin medarisuto = Gold Medalist
銀座Ginza = proper noun
に ni = indicates location
集結shuuketsu=gathering

原賠法見直し棚上げ

原子力損害賠償法
gen shi ryoku son gai bai shou hou
genshiryokusongaibaishouhou
Act on Compensation for Nuclear Damages

Atomic Energy Damage Compensation Law (1961)

見直しminaoshi =review

棚上げ tanaage = to shelve

BONUS
朝日新聞
節電の夏　電力余裕
setsuden no natsu denryoku yoyuu

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