The answers are written in green.

Thank you to those who kindly assisted.  
 
 

1. Who are these people?
A Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi	B Foreign Minister Makiko Tanaka
I have noticed that the two people pictured above feature in most of the news headlines and have been wondering who they are. I can tell they are both very important political figures - the man most certainly being the leader of Japan, but as yet I can't be sure.

 
 
 

2. What is being said in these short video clips?     Below are some short video clips taken from the Japanese News which contain various spoken words/phrases that I would like to know the English meaning of. Please click the links to download the movie files.
A	The newsreader introducing the weather segment. WeatherIntro.avi (626KB)
B	The weather chick presenting Japan's temperature ranges for the day. She's so cute! WeatherMap.avi (436KB)
C	Bidding the viewers goodnight. NewsEnd.avi (730KB)

 
 
 
Last updated 27.6.01