(がいこくじん)

foreigner

(かんこうきゃく)

tourist; sightseer

(にほん)

Japan

(ふえる)

to increase; to grow

(いま)

now

(くる)

to come

(きょねん)

last year

(まん)

ten thousand

(にん)

counter for people

(おとずれる)

to visit

(えん)

yen (currency); circle

(やすい)

cheap / inexpensive

(かいもの)

shopping

(りょこう)

Travel; trip

(きょうと)

Kyoto

(とうきょう)

Tokyo

(ゆうめい)

famous

(ばしょ)

place

(まいにち)

every day

(たくさん)

a lot / many

(あつまる)

to gather; to come together

(ほてる)

hotel

(よやく)

reservation

(むずかしい)

difficult

(でんしゃ)

electric train

(ばす)

bus

(こむ)

to be crowded

(じもと)

local / one's hometown

(まち)

town

(にぎやか)

lively, bustling

(うれしい)

happy; glad

(いう)

to say

(ごみ)

trash, garbage

(まなー)

manners

(もんだい)

problem

(し)

city

(るーる)

rule

(まもる)

to protect

(おねがいする)

to request; to ask a favor

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.

~ or more / above ~

Indicates a quantity equal to or greater than a stated value. Here it describes earthquakes of magnitude 6 or greater.

because ~ / since ~

Causal connector. Because JA is buying at higher prices, store prices will also rise.

such as / etc.

Used to give examples from a larger group.

to become (い-adjective)

Expresses a change of state for い-adjectives. Drop the final い and add くなる. Indicates something has changed or will change to a new state.

to say that ...

Quotation pattern. と marks the quoted content, followed by 言う (to say). Used for both direct and indirect speech.

however / but

Conjunction introducing a contrasting fact. Here it contrasts the bus arrangement with the traffic problem.

so that ~

Indicates a goal or desired outcome. Here: so that trainees reach the Specified Skilled Worker level.

外国人観光客が日本に増えている

Foreign tourists are increasing in Japan

今、日本に来る外国人の観光客が増えています。

Right now, the number of foreign tourists coming to Japan is increasing.

去年は3000万人以上が日本を訪れました。

Last year, more than 30 million people visited Japan.

円が安いので、買い物や旅行が安くできます。

Because the yen is cheap, shopping and travel can be done inexpensively.

京都や東京などの有名な場所には、毎日たくさんの人が集まります。

Many people gather every day at famous places such as Kyoto and Tokyo.

ホテルの予約が難しくなりました。

Booking hotels has become difficult.

電車やバスも込んでいます。

Trains and buses are crowded too.

地元の人たちは、町がにぎやかになってうれしいと言います。

Local people say they are happy that their towns have become lively.

しかし、ごみやマナーの問題も増えました。

However, problems with trash and manners have also increased.

市は外国人にルールを守るようにお願いしています。

The city is asking foreigners to follow the rules.