沖縄が梅雨明け、ワールドカップ決勝トーナメントの32チーム決定、京都駅で電車が脱線

Welcome to Japanese Daily News. I'm Maya. Today is June twenty-ninth. Okinawa's rainy season ends, the thirty-two teams for the World Cup knockout round are decided with Japan set to face Brazil, and a train derails at Kyoto Station with no injuries. Let's listen.

Let's break it down.

On the twenty-ninth, the weather agency announced that Okinawa appears to have come out of the rainy season.

The end of the rainy season. Japan has a wet season in early summer, and this word marks the day it finishes and real summer begins.

From now on, Okinawa will be covered by the Pacific high-pressure system, and a hot summer looks set to continue.

High-pressure system. In weather forecasts, this is the area that usually brings clear, sunny skies.

The matchups for the knockout round have been decided.

A pairing or matchup. It comes from the verb meaning to combine, so it's which team is paired against which.

The Japan national team will play against Brazil in their next match.

To face off or compete against. You'll hear it constantly in sports for one side playing another.

A Kintetsu Kyoto Line train derailed inside Kyoto Station.

Derailment, when a train comes off the rails. The first character means to slip off, the second means track.

In this accident, there were no injured people among the passengers or crew.

An injured person. It joins the word for injury with the character for person, and it's a word you hear in almost every accident report.

Let's listen to the full story one more time.

Quiz time. Three questions.

How was Okinawa's end of the rainy season compared to an average year? Answer: It was eight days later than usual.

Which country will the Japan national team play against in their next match? Answer: Brazil.

Were there any injured people in the derailment at Kyoto Station? Answer: No, there were no injuries.

That's today's Japanese Daily News. Full transcript with furigana at podcast.jpnotes.dev. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. See you tomorrow.