Nihongo no Tane 102 地下鉄サリン事件 Tokyo Subway Sarin Attack | Japanese Immersion podcast

<p>Japan is a very safe country. It is also very clean. There isn’t much garbage on the streets as you might see in other countries. However, there aren’t many public garbage cans. Listen as Yumi explains the connection between the lack of garbage cans and public safety.</p> <p> </p> <p>KEY VOCABULARY:</p> <p>先日(せんじつ) the other day</p> <p>我(わ)が家(いえ) our house; our family</p> <p>長年(ながねん)の友達(ともだち) long-time friend</p> <p>息子(むすこ)さん (his) son; someone else’s son</p> <p>遊(あそ)びに来(き)ました came over; came to visit</p> <p>一生懸命(いっしょうけんめい) with utmost effort</p> <p>文化(ぶんか)や歴史(れきし) culture or history</p> <p>禅(ぜん) Zen Buddhism</p> <p>話題(わだい)になった became a topic of conversation</p> <p>テロを防(ふせ)ぐため in order to prevent terrorism</p> <p>即答(そくとう)  immediate reply</p> <p>地下鉄(ちかてつ)サリン事件(じけん) Tokyo subway sarin gas attck</p> <p>オウム真理教(しんりきょう)  Aum Shinrikyo  doomsday cult that mixed elements of Buddhism, Hinduism, and end time Christian beliefs</p> <p>宗教団体(しゅうきょうだんたい)  religious group</p> <p>毒(どく)ガス poisonous gas</p> <p>一切(いっさい)なくなりました completely disappeared; all gone</p> <p>不思議(ふしぎ)な国(くに) strange country</p> <p>殺人事件(さつじんじけん) murder incidents</p> <p>凶悪犯罪(きょうあくはんざい) atrocious crimes</p> <p>例(れい)がない unprecedented</p> <p>安倍元総理大臣(あべもとそうりだいじん) Former Prime Minister Abe</p> <p>手作(てづく)りの銃(じゅう) handmade gun</p> <p>記憶(きおく)に新(あたら)しいところです  fresh on one’s mind; fresh in one’s memory</p> <p>違法(いほう) illegal</p> <p>猟師(りょうし)さん hunter</p> <p>手先(てさき)が器用(きよう)な skillful; dexterous with one’s hands</p> <p> </p> <p>For upper beginners to intermediates. Listen to the short podcast and then answer the comprehension questions on the website: https://thejapanesepage.com/nihongonotane-index/</p> <p>Take a quiz on this episode here:</p> <p>https://thejapanesepage.com/podcast-nihongonotane-102</p> <p>If you are a Makoto+ member, you can find the transcript, English translation, key vocabulary, and a downloadable PDF for printing:</p> <p>https://MakotoPlus.com/podcast-nihongonotane-102-m</p> <p>--</p> <p>Become a Makoto+ member and get show notes with a complete tran