(じぇいあーるひがしにほん)

JR East (railway company)

(あたらしい)

new

(きっぷ)

ticket

(はじめる)

to begin, start

(らいねん)

next year

(はる)

spring

(はっぴょう)

announcement

(いままで)

until now / so far

(かみ)

paper

(できる)

to be able; to be made

(つかう)

to use

(きゅーあーるこーど)

QR code

(きゃく)

Customer; guest

(すまーとふぉん)

smartphone

(きかい)

machine

(よむ)

to read

(えき)

station

(かいさつ)

ticket gate

(とおる)

to pass through

(ほうほう)

method; way

(べんり)

convenient

(はやい)

fast

(ごみ)

trash, garbage

(へらす)

to reduce, decrease

(かんがえる)

to think; to consider

(かいしゃ)

company

(これから)

from now on

(すこしずつ)

little by little

(かえる)

to change, switch

announce that ~

Formal reporting — the Ministry of Agriculture announced that 6 tons were sent.

is made of ~

Describes the material something is made from. Here the gun is made of plastic.

~ and ~ (non-exhaustive list)

や connects nouns in a non-exhaustive list, implying there are other items not mentioned.

~ and ~ (linking adjectives)

便利で速い links two adjectives — the method is convenient and fast.

want to ~

Verb stem + たい to express desire.

to go on doing / continue to (from now)

In '増えていく' – 'will continue to increase (into the future)'. Indicates continuing trend going forward.

plan to / is scheduled to

Indicates a scheduled plan or intent.

JR東日本が新しい切符を始める

JR East to introduce a new kind of ticket

JR東日本は、来年の春から、新しい切符を始めると発表しました。

JR East announced that it will introduce a new kind of ticket starting next spring.

今までの切符は、紙でできています。

Tickets up to now have been made of paper.

新しい切符は、紙を使いません。

The new ticket does not use paper.

新しい切符は、QRコードを使います。

The new ticket uses a QR code.

客は、スマートフォンや機械でQRコードを読みます。

Passengers scan the QR code with a smartphone or a machine.

そして、駅の改札を通ります。

Then they pass through the station ticket gate.

この方法は、便利で速いです。

This method is convenient and fast.

JR東日本は、紙のごみをへらしたいと考えています。

JR East wants to reduce paper waste.

会社は、これから少しずつ、新しい切符にかえていく予定です。

The company plans to switch to the new tickets little by little from now on.