current affairs; events of the day
Refers to recent news and topical events, often used in media, education, and discussion contexts.
彼は毎朝、新聞で時事問題をチェックしている。
He checks current affairs in the newspaper every morning.
He is well-informed about current affairs.
学校で時事について討論する授業がある。
There is a class at school where we discuss current events.
ニュース番組で専門家が時事について語った。
An expert talked about current affairs on the news program.
Many students today are interested in current affairs.
情勢 focuses on the overall trend or state of a situation (e.g. political or economic), whereas 時事 refers more broadly to current news topics themselves.
時事 refers to current events or news topics, whereas 時局 refers to the overall political/social situation those events are part of.
時事 (じじ, current affairs) and 事実 (じじつ, fact) sound similar but are unrelated in meaning, so learners often mix up the two readings.
comments on current events; current affairs commentary
current issues; current affairs topics
current affairs terminology; contemporary words
news commentary; comments on the news
Compound of 時 (time, current) and 事 (matter, affair), literally 'current matters'.