(きゃっしゅれす)

cashless

(けっさい)

payment, settlement

(にほん)

Japan

(ひろがる)

to spread

(げんきん)

cash

(つかう)

to use

(かいもの)

shopping

(すまーとふぉん)

smartphone

(かーど)

card

(さいふ)

wallet, purse

(おかね)

money

(だす)

to serve, put out

(しはらい)

payment

(とくに)

especially / particularly

(わかい)

young

(あいだ)

interval, during

(りよう)

use; utilization

(ふえる)

to increase; to grow

(せいふ)

government; administration

(すすめる)

to advance; to move forward

(かぞえる)

to count

(てま)

trouble, effort, labor

(へる)

to decrease / to diminish

(みせ)

shop, store

(しごと)

work, job

(らく)

ease; comfort

(がいこく)

foreign country

(くる)

to come

(かんこうきゃく)

tourist; sightseer

(べんり)

convenient

(しんぱい)

worry / concern

(こえ)

voice

(ていでん)

power outage / blackout

(つうしん)

communication, correspondence

(もんだい)

problem

(おきる)

to happen, occur

(こうれいしゃ)

elderly person

(なか)

inside

(つかいかた)

how to use; usage

(わかる)

to understand, be clear

(すくない)

few, scarce

(かだい)

issue, problem, challenge

(かいけつ)

solution, resolution

(たいせつ)

important

(てーま)

theme, topic

(なる)

to become

without doing ～

Used in 悩まずに ('without worrying alone') to encourage people to seek consultation.

is doing, has been doing (ongoing state/action)

Expresses a continuing action or resulting state. Formed with て-form + いる. Can describe an action in progress or a state resulting from a past change.

conditional: if ~

Ba-form conditional expressing 'if ~ then ~'.

even without ~ / even if not ~

Negative te-form with も meaning even if not. Here 予約をしなくても (even without making a reservation).

called/named ~

Used to introduce or name something. In this article, 「鳥貴族」という店 means 'a store called Torikizoku'.

to try to / to attempt to

Shows the government attempting to promote it: 進めようとしている.

because ~

States a reason. Here the cause is global warming.

for ~ / from the perspective of ~

Indicates a point of view or perspective. Used twice here for 'the company' and 'the Vietnamese people'.

it is said that ~

Passive form expressing common knowledge or reputation. It is said that aquaculture of nodoguro is difficult.

on the other hand

Introduces the opposing concern: 一方で、心配する声もある.

when ..., if ... (natural consequence)

Conditional と indicating that when one thing happens, another naturally follows. States general truths, habitual results, or inevitable consequences.

to become no longer / to disappear

Indicates a change where something ceases to exist or can no longer be done. Here it describes that prayer gatherings can no longer be held in Hong Kong.

there are cases where / sometimes

Indicates a possible downside: 給料が下がる場合もあります (there are cases where pay goes down).

seems like / looks like ～

Verb stem + そう expresses appearance/likelihood.

キャッシュレス決済が日本で広がる

Cashless payment is spreading in Japan

日本では、現金を使わずに買い物をする「キャッシュレス決済」が広がっている。

In Japan, "cashless payment," which means shopping without using cash, is spreading.

スマートフォンやカードを使えば、財布からお金を出さなくても支払いができる。

If you use a smartphone or a card, you can pay without taking money out of your wallet.

特に若い人の間で利用が増えているという。

It is said that its use is increasing especially among young people.

政府もキャッシュレス決済を進めようとしている。

The government is also trying to promote cashless payment.

現金を数える手間が減り、店の仕事が楽になるからだ。

This is because the trouble of counting cash decreases, making the work at stores easier.

また、外国から来た観光客にとっても便利だと言われている。

It is also said to be convenient for tourists who come from abroad.

一方で、心配する声もある。

On the other hand, there are also voices of concern.

停電や通信の問題が起きると、決済ができなくなる場合がある。

When a power outage or a communication problem occurs, there are cases where payment cannot be made.

高齢者の中には、使い方が分からない人も少なくない。

Among elderly people, there are quite a few who do not understand how to use it.

こうした課題をどう解決するかが、これからの大切なテーマになりそうだ。

How to solve such problems seems likely to become an important theme going forward.