(おおさか)

Osaka

(かんさい)

Kansai (western Japan region)

(ばんぱく)

world expo

(はじまる)

to begin

(いしば)

Ishiba (surname)

(そうりだいじん)

Prime Minister

(しゅっせき)

attendance, presence

(かいかいしき)

opening ceremony

(おこなう)

to carry out, to perform

(くに)

country; the government

(ちいき)

region; area

(さんか)

participation

(つき)

month

(つづく)

to continue

(ちけっと)

ticket

(まえ)

before, previous

(まん)

ten thousand

(まい)

counter for flat objects

(うる)

to sell

(けいかく)

plan

(いま)

now

(きゃく)

Customer; guest

(いれる)

to put in

(れんしゅう)

practice, training

(ながい)

long

(じかん)

time

(ならぶ)

to line up

(かんがえる)

to think; to consider

(もんだい)

problem

(のこる)

to remain / to stay behind

(ひ)

day

(ぐらい)

about, approximately

to start from ~

Indicates the starting point in time. Here, the new training program starts from April 2027.

such as / etc.

Used to give examples from a larger group.

~ participates

Describes participation by a subject. 158 countries and regions participate.

the plan was to ~

Past tense of 計画です, indicating a plan that was made. '売る計画でした' means 'the plan was to sell'.

must ~

Expresses strong obligation. Here the imperative to eliminate nuclear weapons.

remains ~ / is in a state of ~

Describes a continuing state. Problems remain (are left).

大阪・関西万博　13日から始まる

The Osaka-Kansai Expo: it begins on the 13th

13日、大阪・関西万博が始まります。

On the 13th, the Osaka-Kansai Expo will begin.

12日は、石破総理大臣などが出席して開会式を行います。

On the 12th, an opening ceremony will be held, attended by Prime Minister Ishiba and others.

万博は、158の国と地域が参加して6か月続きます。

The Expo, with 158 countries and regions taking part, will continue for six months.

チケットは、万博が始まる前に1400万枚売る計画でした。

The plan was to sell 14 million tickets before the Expo began.

しかし、今までに売れたのは60％ぐらいです。

However, only about 60 percent have been sold so far.

客を入れた練習では、客が長い時間並びました。

In a practice run with visitors let in, the visitors waited in line for a long time.

考えなければならない問題が残っています。

There are still problems that need to be thought about.