Sample newspaper article

スケートボードとサーフィンを含む5つの追加種目が2020年の東京五輪に含まれるよう推薦されたと東京オリンピック組織委員会が9月28日、 発表した。野球・ソフトボール、空手、スポーツクライミングも提案の中で承認された。男女それぞれ9種目づつ計18の新しい種目が474人の 追加の選手たちによって競われる。大会組織委員会は声明で、「これらの競技は伝統的なものと、若者に焦点を当てた新たな競技の両方を代表している。日本だけでなく国際的にも人気がある」と述べた。五輪の新ルールでは、追加種目を開催都市が選ぶことができる。最終判断は来年8月のIOC総会で決まる。 (Sept. 29)

Words and phrases

含む (fuku-) including; 追加種目 (tsuika shumoku) additional sports; 東京五輪 (Tōkyō Gorin) Tokyo Olympics; 推薦された (suisen-) recommended; 組織委員会 (soshiki i'inkai) organizing committee; 発表した (happyō-) announced; 野球 (yakyū) baseball; 空手 (karate) karate; 提案 (teian) proposal ; 承認された (shōnin-) given the thumbs up; 男女 (danjo) men and women; 新しい (atara-) new; 計 (kei) a total of; 選手たち (senshu-) athletes; 競われる (kiso-) contested; 声明 (seimei) statement; 競技 (kyōgi) events; 伝統的な (dentōteki-) traditional; 若者 (wakamono) youth; 焦点を当てた (shōten-a-) -focused ; 両方 (ryōhō) both; 代表して (daihyō-) represents; 日本 (Nihon) Japan; 国際的に (kokusaiteki-) internationally; 人気がある (ninki-) popular; 述べた (no-) said; 中心となる (chūshin-) core; 既存の (kison-) existing; 加えて (kuwa-) joining; 開催都市 (kaisai toshi) host cities; 最終判断 (saishū handan) final decision ; 総会 (sōkai) session; 決まる (ki-) make a decision

Sample radio or television report

Sukētobōdo to sāfin-o fukumu itsutsu-no tsuika shumoku-ga 2020-nen-no Tōkyō Gorin-ni fukumareru-yō suisen-sareta-to Tōkyō Orinpikku soshiki i'inkai-ga 9-gatsu 28-nichi -ni happyō-shimashita. Yakyū, sofutobōru, karate, supōtsu kuraimingu-mo teian-no-naka-de shōnin-saremashita. Danjo sorezore 9-shumoku-zutsu, kei 18-no atarashii shumoku-ga 474-nin-no tsuika-no senshutachi-ni yotte kisowaremasu. Taikai soshiki i'inkai-wa seimei-de "Korera-no kyōgi-wa dentōtekina mono-to wakamono-ni shōten-o ateta atarashii kyōgi-no ryōhō-o daihyō-shiteiru. Nihon-dake-de-naku, kokusai-teki-ni-mo ninki-ga-aru"-to nobemashita. Gorin-no shin rūru-de-wa, tsuika shumoku-o kaisai toshi-ga erabu-koto-ga dekimasu. Saishū handan-wa rainen 8-gatsu-no IOC-no sōkai-de kimarimasu.

Translation

Five additional sports, including skateboarding and surfing, have been recommended by the Tokyo Olympics organizing committee for inclusion at the 2020 Summer Games, it was announced on Sept. 28. Baseball/softball, karate and climbing were also given the thumbs up under a proposal that will see a total of 18 new medal events, nine each for men and women, contested by an additional 474 athletes at the games. "This package of events represents both traditional and emerging youth-focused events, all of which are popular both in Japan and internationally," the organizing committee said in a statement. Under new rules, Olympic host cities can hand-pick sports they want included at the games. The final decision will be made at an IOC session next August.

Conversation between acquaintances

A: Sukētobōdo ya sāfin-nado itsutsu-no shumoku-ga 2020-nen-no Tōkyō Gorin-ni tsuika-sareru-yō-desu-ne.

(I hear that five sports, including skateboarding and surfing, are going to be added for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games.)

B: Atarashii rūru-de-wa, tsuika shumoku-o kaisai toshi-ga erabu-koto-ga dekiru sō-desu.

(Under new rules, Olympic host cities can hand-pick sports they want included at the games.)

Conversation between a husband and wife

H: Gorin-no tsuika shumoku-ni bōringu ya sukuwasshu wa jogai sareta-sō-da.

(I heard that out of the additional sports proposed for the Olympics, bowling and squash were rejected.)

W: Sore-wa tottemo zannen-ne.

(That's a real shame, isn't it?)

(No. 1278)