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朴※熙韓国国立外交院長【ソウル時事】韓国政府は、次期駐日大使に韓国国立外交院長の朴※熙氏を内定した。 The South Korean government has informally decided to appoint Park Cheol-hee, President Yoon Suk-yeol's diplomatic brain, as the country's next ambassador to Japan, government sources revealed Monday.

日銀本店、東京都中央区日銀は２４日、今月１３、１４日に開いた金融政策決定会合の主な意見を公表した。 A Bank of Japan policymaker at the central bank's June 13-14 monetary policy meeting pointed to the need for the BOJ to consider "further adjustments" to monetary easing in light of possible further inflation, according to a summary of opinions at the meeting released Monday.

日本とゆかりのある英国人と面会される天皇陛下、２３日午後、ロンドン【ロンドン時事】英国訪問中の天皇陛下は２３日午後、ロンドンの宿泊先のホテルで、在留邦人の代表１２人に続き、日本とゆかりのある英国人１０人と懇談された。 Japanese Emperor Naruhito on Sunday met with 12 Japanese residents in Britain and 10 British people with connections to Japan at a hotel in London during his official visit to the European country.

野党４党首。 The Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan is struggling to become a rallying point for anti-Liberal Democratic Party votes in the next general election, as efforts to establish a united front with other opposition parties make little progress.

第２１３通常国会が事実上閉幕し、参院本会議場を出る議員、２１日、国会内自民党派閥の裏金事件を受けて「政治とカネ」の問題が最大の焦点となった第２１３通常国会は２３日、１５０日間の会期を終えた。 The Diet, Japan's parliament, wrapped up this year's 150-day ordinary session without an extension on Sunday, after debates centered on the issue of politics and money in the wake of a political funds scandal involving factions at the ruling Liberal Democratic Party.

英国に到着された天皇、皇后両陛下、２２日、ロンドン郊外のスタンステッド空港【ロンドン時事】英国公式訪問のため政府専用機で日本を出発した天皇、皇后両陛下は２２日夕、ロンドン郊外のスタンステッド空港に到着された。 Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako arrived in Britain on Saturday, on an official visit to the country to promote international goodwill.