春秋航空日本申請開辦国内線

Recently the NHK News on-line reported the following:

春秋航空日本 国内線就航の申請へ

9月4日 23時4分

中国の「春秋航空」などが出資して設立した格安航空会社が、成田空港を拠点とする国内線の就航を目指し、５日、国土交通省に認可の申請をすることになりました。

国内線の就航を目指しているのは、中国の「春秋航空」などが出資して設立した格安航空会社「春秋航空日本」です。
成田空港と広島、高松、佐賀の３つの空港を結び、それぞれ１日２往復の運航を目指す計画で、５日国土交通省に事業の認可を申請するということです。
年内に認可が得られれば、来年５月の就航を目指したいとしています。
中国の「春秋航空」は、上海から高松、茨城、佐賀に向かう国際線を運航していて、国内線への参入により、中国からの旅行客の利便性を高めるとともに、今後、日本人向けのサービスも充実させるとしています。
「春秋航空日本」は、「中国からの旅行客にとって、日本には魅力的な観光地が多い。経費節減を徹底して低価格の運賃を実現し、日本人客も取り込みたい」としています。
格安航空会社では、「ピーチ・アビエーション」「ジェットスター・ジャパン」「エアアジア・ジャパン」の３社が国内線を運行しています。

(試譯文)

The low-cost carrier invested and established by the Chinese, the "Spring Airlines" etc.  which aimed at the domestic flight service and making Narita Airport its base, would on the 5^th apply for approval from the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism.

As a low-cost carrier, it was the "Spring Airlines Japan" which was invested and established by the Chinese "Spring Airlines" etc. that was aiming at the service of the domestic flight.

It was said that the aim of the operation was to schedule two round trips a day, connecting Narita Airport and three other airports, respectively Hiroshima, Takamatsu, and Saga. It would on the 5^th apply for enterprise approval from the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism.

If approval was obtained before the year end, it was supposed that it would like to aim at starting service in May next year.

The Chinese "Spring Airlines" operated the international airline which flied from Shanghai to Takamatsu, Ibaraki, and Saga; and by entering into the domestic flight, it was supposed that Japanese-oriented service would also be developed from now on while it improved the convenience of the tourist from China.

For the "Spring Airlines Japan", it was supposed that "to the tourist from China there are many attractive tourist resorts in Japan. As low fare price to ensure cost saving is realized, there is the hope to capture Japanese visitor".

Regarding the low-cost carrier, three companies were operating the domestic flights: the "Peach Aviation", the "Jet Star Japan", and the "Air Asia Japan".

It should be good news for tourists because there will be one more choice for them.

南鳥島沖附近貯藏有大量礦物

In July the FNN News on-line reported the following:

南鳥島沖のコバルトの埋蔵量、およそ65万トンと推定

日本最東端の南鳥島沖で、レアメタルを含む海底地層「コバルトリッチクラスト」の探査権を得た、JOGMEC(石油天然ガス・金属鉱物資源機構)は、コバルトの推定埋蔵量がおよそ65万トンにのぼることを明らかにした。
コバルトリッチクラストは、外側の黒い部分は、海中にある岩盤の上に沈殿してできたものとされ、コバルトやニッケル、プラチナなどのレアメタルが含まれている。
JOGMECは20日、国連海洋法条約に基づき、海底の鉱物資源を管理する国際海底機構の承認を受け、南鳥島の南東沖およそ600kmの公海域3,000平方kmで、コバルトリッチクラストを15年間、独占的に探査する権利を取得した。
鉱区では、日本の年間消費量のおよそ40年分に相当するコバルトおよそ65万トンや、およそ5年分のニッケルが採掘できると推定されているという。
JOGMECは、具体的な開発計画を策定し、調査研究を進めたいとしている。

(07/22 21:24)

(試譯文)

At the offing of the Minami-torishima Island located at the most eastern tip of Japan, JOGMEC (Oil, Gas and Metals National Corporation) had acquired the right to explore, rare metal included, the submarine stratum "cobalt rich crust"; it showed clearly that probably there would be reserves of cobalt amount to about 650,000 tons.

About the cobalt rich crust, the outside black portion was the precipitation on the base rock in the sea, and it contained rare metals, such as cobalt, nickel, and platinum.

JOGMEC received the approval of the International Seabed Authority which managed submarine mineral resources based on the U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea. On the 20^th the company acquired the right to investigate the cobalt rich crust with monopoly for 15 years in the 3,000 square kilometers of high-seas region located at the offing about 600 km from the southeast of the Minami-torishima Island.

In the mining area, it was said that presumably there would be about 650,000 tons of cobalt; equivalent to about 40 years of annual consumption of Japan and about 5-year consumption of nickel could be mined.

JOGMEC would like to advance the formulating of a concrete development project and an investigation study.

Mineral resource is important for Japan’s industry. The discovery of a "cobalt rich crust" deposit is an important event.

日本大學畢業生二成沒有固定就業

Last month the Yomiuri News on-line reported the following:

大卒者の２割「安定的な雇用に就いていない」

　今春の大学卒業者約５６万人のうち、非正規労働、就職・進学をしていない卒業者など「安定的な雇用に就いていない者」は約１１万５０００人で、前年度に比べ約１万２０００人減少していたものの、依然として２割を占めていたことが７日、文部科学省の学校基本調査の速報でわかった。

　正規雇用に就けたのは前年度に比べ約１万８０００人多い３５万人に上っていた。

　同省は非正規雇用に就く大学卒業者の実態をつかむため、昨年度から学校基本調査の一部を変更。非正規雇用などに関する項目を追加した。同省では「安定した雇用に就けない人が２割もいることは、引き続き改善すべき課題」として、ハローワークと連携した就職支援に力を入れていく考えだ。

　また、同調査では、女性の教員が占める比率は高校で３０・７％（前年度比０・４ポイント増）、大学で２１・９％（同０・７ポイント増）と、それぞれ過去最高を更新していた。

（2013年8月7日22時33分 読売新聞）

(試譯文)

Among the about 560,000 university graduates, those who “ had not taken up a stable employment”, such as those not having non-regular contractors, full time company employment, or entered into a school to advance their education, was about 115,000 people. Although it decreased by about 12,000 people compared with the last fiscal year, it still accounted for twenty percent. This was disclosed on the 7th by the news flash of the School Basic Survey of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology.

Those who were able to take up the post of regular employment had gone up to 350,000 with an increase of about 18,000 people compared with the last fiscal year.

The said ministry changed part of the School Basic Survey of last fiscal year in order to include the actual condition of the university graduate contractor who had taken up a non-regular employment position. The category of non-regular employment etc. was added. In the said ministry, it was expected that energy would be put into the employment support by cooperating with the job placement office because "the issue that there are no less than twenty percent who cannot take up a stable employment position should be improved continuously."

Moreover, in the investigation, the ratio of female teacher at the high school occupied 30.7% (an increase of 0.4 point compared with last the fiscal year); and at the university with 21.9% (an increase of the 0.7 point), respectively they had become the highest record ever.

It seems that 20% is not a high figure in view of the economic situation world-wide.

日本在吉爾吉斯探査稀有金屬

In July the NHK News on-line reported the following:

レアメタル キルギスで埋蔵状況調査へ
7月10日 4時17分

希少な金属、レアメタルの中国への依存度を下げ、調達先を増やしていこうと、経済産業省の傘下にある独立行政法人が初めて、中央アジアのキルギスで埋蔵状況の調査を実施することが明らかになりました。

調査を行うのは、経済産業省の傘下にあるＪＯＧＭＥＣ＝石油天然ガス・金属鉱物資源機構です。
関係者によりますと、キルギスでは電子機器や住宅の建材などに使われるレアメタルの一種アンチモンが採掘されてきたことから、ＪＯＧＭＥＣは来週初めてキルギスで現地調査を行い、アンチモンと自動車産業で使われるタングステンについて、東部の山岳地帯を中心に埋蔵状況を詳しく調べることにしています。
日本はレアメタルのほとんどを中国から輸入していることから、中国への依存度を下げ調達先を増やす動きとして注目されます。
一方のキルギスは国境を接する中国と経済面で強い結び付きを持っていますが、ことし２月に日本を訪れたアタムバーエフ大統領は、ＮＨＫとのインタビューで「民主主義を目指すキルギスとしては、日本のような発展した民主主義国家との関係も重要だ」と述べていて、今回のレアメタル調査を日本との関係強化に乗り出す第一歩にしたいという思惑があるとみられます。

(試譯文)

For the purpose of reducing the dependence on China for rare metal (reametaru) and increasing the suppliers, it became clear that an independent administrative agency which existed under the influence of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, for the first time, to investigate the deposit situation in Kyrgyz in Central Asia.

That investigation was done by JOGMEC= Oil, Gas and Metals National Corporation which existed under the control of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry.

According to the related people in Kyrgyz the rare metal antimony, used in the electronic device and in the residence building materials etc., had been mined. JOGMEC’s investigation was centering on the mountain range in the eastern part, checking detailed deposit situation of tungsten and antimony which could be used in the auto industry. A field survey would be performed for the first time in Kyrgyz next week.

Since Japan had been importing most of its rare metals from China, it attracted attention and caused a movement to lower its dependence on China and to increase suppliers.

Although Kyrgyz had strong financial connection with China which was connected by the same border, President Atamubaefu, who visited Japan in February this year, in an interview with NHK had described that "as Kyrgyz aims at democracy, a relation with a democratic developed state like Japan is also important". It was expected that there was an intention to conduct this rare metal investigation as the first step to strengthen ties with Japan.

Rare metal is important for Japan in the production of electronic device etc. It is natural for Japan to develop good relationship with Kyrgyz.

NEC提供即時電話翻譯五國語言服務

In July the Yomiuri News on-line reported the following:

ＴＶ電話で５か国語通訳…料金１分１５０円程度

　ＮＥＣは、タブレット端末などを使ったテレビ電話で、５か国語を日本語に通訳できるサービスを本格的に始める。

　対象は英語、中国語、韓国語、ポルトガル語、スペイン語で、主に外国人住民が多い地方自治体などでの利用を見込んでいる。

　窓口にタブレット端末やスマートフォン（高機能携帯電話）、パソコンを用意し、インターネット経由のテレビ電話で通訳センターにつなぐ。ＮＥＣが開設したセンターに２４時間、３６５日体制で待機する通訳者を介して会話ができる仕組みだ。料金の目安は１分間で１５０円程度で、タブレット端末などのほかに専用機器は不要だ。自治体では既に東京都北区が利用している。

　ＮＥＣは、外国人が利用する機会が多いサービス業向けの需要も多いとみており、今後３年間で３００件の受注を目指す。ベトナム語やタイ語などにも対応できるようにサービスを強化する方針だ。

（2013年7月14日09時31分 読売新聞）

 (試譯文)

NEC formally began the service which could translate five languages into Japanese using a video phone with a tablet computer etc.

The targeted languages were English, Chinese, Korean, Portuguese, and Spanish. The company counted upon the usage by local self-governing bodies that needed to deal with many foreign residents, etc.

When the window of a tablet computer, a smart phone (highly efficient mobile phone), or a personal computer were ready, the video phone via the Internet would tie to an interpreter center. In the center established by NEC, a mechanism was standing by in 24 hours and 365 days to make conversation through a translator. The standard charge was about 150 yen for 1 minute, other special-purpose machine such as a specialized tablet computer would not be necessary. The self-governing body at Kita-ku, Tokyo was already using it.

NEC was expecting that high demand would come from service industries that had many occasions in dealing with foreigners, and aimed at receiving 300 orders in a three-year period starting from now. It also planned to enhance service so that it could respond to Vietnamese, Thai, etc.

It seems new invention could generate new business in the field of communication.

新材料可以增加電池容量10倍

Last month the FNN News on-line reported the following

スマートフォンの電池容量を最大に　信越化学工業が新材料

スマートフォンに搭載されている電池について、化学メーカー大手の信越化学工業は、電池の容量を最大10倍にすることが可能な新たな材料を開発した。
信越化学工業によると、新たに開発した材料は、スマートフォンや電気自動車に使われるリチウムイオン電池内で電気を蓄えるために必要とされるシート状のもの。
この材料は、現在、炭素系のものを使用しているが、今回開発されたシリコン系材料に代えると電池の容量が最大で10倍になるということで、電池の持ち時間などに課題があったスマートフォンの使用時間が延びたり、電池の小型化が進むことが期待される。
信越化学工業では、3～4年後をめどに量産化したいとしている。

(08/01 14:46)

(試譯文)

About the battery carried in the smart phone, Shin-Etsu Chemical, a major chemistry maker, had developed a new material which could increase the capacity of the battery up to a maximum of 10 times.

According to Shin-Etsu Chemical, the newly developed material was something in the shape of a sheet, it was needed in order to store electricity in the lithium ion battery used for the smart phone or the electric vehicle.

Although the material being used now was carbon type, it was said that that the capacity of the battery would increase 10 times at the maximum if it was replaced with the silicon system material developed this time. Regarding the smart phone which had been paying attention on in the storage time of the battery etc., it was expected that the hour of usage would be prolonged, or the miniaturization of the battery would progress further.

In Shin-Etsu Chemical, it was hoped that there would be a mass production within the limit of 3 - 4years from now.

The new invention should be good news for all smart phone users.

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