Notes:
take… for granted:（…ということを）もちろんのことと思う;
take away:〈物･人〉を〔…から〕持ち去る，奪う;
so-called: いわゆる，世間でいう;
relief: 救済，救援;
feature:〈記事･人など〉を呼び物にする，特集する;
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Newspapers are something that most people take for granted. These days they are available on-line or if you are lucky, to your door. But In a town called Ishinomaki in Miyagi Prefecture the tsunami and earthquake led to a power shortage that took newspapers away from residents for several days.
Despite this, local reporters used flashlights and marker pens to write their stories on poster-size paper and posted the so-called “newspapers” at the entrances of relief centres around the city. These will be featured in a future exhibit in the Time Warner World News Gallery. (by Prof. Simon Smith)
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Notes:
・affluent（形）:　裕福な、富裕な;
・tragedy（名）:　悲劇、悲しい事件、惨事;
・predict（動）:　…を予言する、予測する;
・emerge（動）:　〈人が〉〔貧困・苦境から〕身を起こす、抜け出す;
・aim（動）:　…することを目指す、努力する;
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Japan has always been regarded as one of the great innovators of the world – think autos, steel, but especially electronics. Some have argued that in the last 10 years Japan has seen a trend away from innovating as people become more affluent and comfortable. But with the tragedy of the earthquake some are predicting that Japan may emerge even stronger, just as after the war. Perhaps an early demonstration of this is Sony’s prediction that it is aiming to become the second largest player in the popular tablet PC market segment behind Apple within one year.  (by Prof. Simon Smith)
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