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Words and phrases
œº¤¿¤¹ (¤ß¤¿¤¹) to fill
ëŠÔ’¥Ü¥Ã¥¯¥¹ (¤Ç¤ó¤ï¥Ü¥Ã¥¯¥¹) phone booth
ÖÐ (¤Ê¤«) inside
½ðô~ (¤¤ó¤®¤ç) goldfish
Êýʮƥ (¤¹¤¦¤¸¤å¤Ã¤Ô¤) dozens [of goldfish]
Ó¾¤° (¤ª¤è¤°) to swim
¥ª¥Ö¥¸¥§ objet d¡¯art, piece of art
×ÔÉí (¤¸¤·¤ó) personally
×÷Æ· (¤µ¤¯¤Ò¤ó) work [e.g., book, film, etc.]
¿áËÆ (¤³¤¯¤¸) resemble
Öø×÷˜Ø (¤Á¤ç¤µ¤¯¤±¤ó) copyright
ÇÖº¦¤¹¤ë (¤·¤ó¤¬¤¤¤¹¤ë) to infringe
¸£u±h (¤Õ¤¯¤·¤Þ¤±¤ó) Fukushima Prefecture
¤¤¤ï¤ÊÐ (¤¤¤ï¤¤·) Iwaki city
¬F´úÃÀÐg (¤²¤ó¤À¤¤¤Ó¤¸¤å¤Ä) contemporary art
×÷¼Ò (¤µ¤Ã¤«) artist
ÔOÖ乤ë (¤»¤Ã¤Á¤¹¤ë) to install
ÄÎÁ¼±h (¤Ê¤é¤±¤ó) Nara Prefecture
´óºÍ¿¤É½ÊÐ (¤ä¤Þ¤È¤³¤ª¤ê¤ä¤Þ¤·) Yamatokoriyama city
Áøî®É̵ê½Ö (¤ä¤Ê¤®¤Þ¤Á¤·¤ç¤¦¤Æ¤ó¤¬¤¤) Yanagimachi shopping district
‚È (¤½¤Ð) near
330ÍòƒÒ (¤µ¤ó¤Ó¤ã¤¯¤µ¤ó¤¸¤å¤¦¤Þ¤ó¤¨¤ó) ?3.3 million
“pº¦Ùrƒ” (¤½¤ó¤¬¤¤¤Ð¤¤¤·¤ç¤¦) compensation
Çó¤á (¤â¤È¤á) demand
ÄÎÁ¼µØ²Ã (¤Ê¤é¤Á¤µ¤¤) Nara District Court
ÌáÔV¤¹¤ë (¤Æ¤¤¤½¤¹¤ë) to sue
ÔV×´ (¤½¤¸¤ç¤¦) petition
Ô¸æ (¤²¤ó¤³¤¯) plaintiff
ɽ±¾Éì˜ä (¤ä¤Þ¤â¤È¤Î¤Ö¤) Nobuki Yamamoto
„“×÷ (¤½¤¦¤µ¤¯) work [of art]
¸÷µØ (¤«¤¯¤Á) various places
չʾ¤¹¤ë (¤Æ¤ó¤¸¤¹¤ë) to exhibit
Ò»·½ (¤¤¤Ã¤Ý¤¦) the other side
È«¹ú´ó»á (¤¼¤ó¤³¤¯¤¿¤¤¤«¤¤) national competition
é_´ß¤¹¤ë (¤«¤¤¤µ¤¤¤¹¤ë) to open an exhibition
®bµØ (¤µ¤ó¤Á) producing area
Öª¤é¤ì¤ë (¤·¤é¤ì¤ë) to be known
Quick questions
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Translation
A contemporary artist from Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, filed a lawsuit against the Yanagimachi shopping district in Yamatokoriyama, Nara Prefecture, on Sept. 19 for copyright infringement, claiming a telephone box filled with dozens of goldfish resembles one of his works. He is suing at the Nara District Court for compensation of ?3.3 million.
According to the complaint, artist Nobuki Yamamoto, 62, created a phone booth filled with live goldfish around 2000 and exhibited it at various galleries. The city of Yamatokoriyama, which is known for its goldfish farms and for hosting a national goldfish scooping competition, set up its installation in 2014.
Answers
1) What did Nobuki Yamamoto have the goldfish swimming in?
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A phone booth.
2) How much is Yamamoto demanding?
330ÍòƒÒ¡£
?3.3 million.
3) When was the Yanagimachi shopping district¡¯s installation set up?
2014Äê¡£
2014.
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