News for 2022

3. This is an animal. This animal is also in the name of the professional baseball team that became the number one team in Japan this year for the first time in 26 years.
4. Of course Japan cannot hold this. North Korea has used this a lot this year.
6. It is one of the world's leading wheat producers. It is also a country of the former Soviet Union. Russia invaded this country in February of this year.
9. Coronaviruses were widespread again this year. Also, monkeypox was confirmed worldwide for the first time this July. What do you call diseases like coronavirus and monkeypox all together?
10. It is a country in West Asia. This year's World Cup host country.
12. This town is famous for its hot springs. The tournament is held every January, and Aoyama Gakuin University won the championship this year.
15. This year there was an accident in Seoul, South Korea because of this. Many people come to Shibuya every year at this time of year.
17. This year it is the second most populous city in the world. It is the capital of China and the host city of this year's Winter Olympics.
18. It is an indispensable item we use every day. In March of this year, the government ordered us to conserve this in Japan due to the economic measures taken against Russia, which resulted in a shortage of this in Japan.

1. This November, this exceeded 8 billion. China has the largest number of this in the world. However, India is expected to overtake it next year.
2. It was held in September of this year with national ties. It was done because former Prime Minister Abe was shot and died.
5. This year marks the 150th anniversary of its opening. It is still one of Japan's major public transportation systems.
7. It happened in March of this year, mainly in Fukushima Prefecture. This caused an accident in which the Tohoku Shinkansen derailed.
8. The word is also included in this year's buzzword of the year. It is believed that there are various forms of this in Japan. I myself don't really believe it.
11. In May of this year, 46.3 million yen was mistakenly transferred to Abu-cho in Yamaguchi Prefecture.
13. It is a subject that you are studying. In particular, the age of adulthood was revised from 20 to 18 this year.
14. The accident happened in April of this year. This is an accident that occurred on a sightseeing boat in Shiretoko, Hokkaido.
16. It is a resource used for a variety of things. The price of this resource skyrocketed when Russia invaded Ukraine.