Dec 02 (NHK) - The award for Japan's buzzword of the year has gone to a phrase linked to Major League Baseball two-way star Ohtani Shohei.
The annual contest chooses a word or phrase that best represents the trends of that year.
The top 10 were announced in Tokyo on Wednesday from among 30 nominees.
The first prize went to "real two-way Shotime," referring to this season's sensational performance by the Los Angeles Angels pitcher-batter.
A South Korean man suspected of involvement in the case of a couple's bodies found in Nasu Town, Tochigi, was arrested early Wednesday morning.
Now, many foreign tourists come to Japan and enjoy our culture, and our government is trying to make Japan a great tourism country. But, to be honest, we are flooded with many problems. You may say foreign tourists will destroy Japan. Today, I will talk about the reason why myths about Japan exist. What is an inbound nation? (Japanese Comedian Meshida)
During the Golden Week holidays, an unfamiliar animal was spotted wandering through the city streets.
In Tokyo, the Chinese population has been on the rise, with Adachi Ward seeing more than double the number from ten years ago.
In the case where Shohei Ohtani's former interpreter was prosecuted for making unauthorized transfers from Ohtani's account, it has been revealed that the mastermind behind the illegal gambling had converted the received money into cash at casinos.
The carcass of a cat was found near a plating factory in Fukuyama City, Hiroshima Prefecture, on March 30th.
Japan's Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications announced on April 30th that the number of vacant homes across the country has reached 9 million, setting a new record high.
A South Korean man suspected of involvement in the case of a couple's bodies found in Nasu Town, Tochigi, was arrested early Wednesday morning.
