(しょくひんろす)

food loss, food waste

(へらす)

to reduce; to decrease

(とりくみ)

efforts, initiatives

(ひろがる)

to spread

(にほん)

Japan

(まいとし)

every year

(たべもの)

food

(たくさん)

a lot / many

(すてる)

to throw away; to discard

(まだ)

still; yet

(たべる)

to eat

(しょくひん)

food products, foodstuffs

(ねんかん)

period of ~ years

(やく)

approximately, about

(まん)

ten thousand

(とん)

ton (unit)

(なる)

to become

(こうした)

such / this kind of

(むだ)

waste / futility

(あたらしい)

new

(かくち)

various places, everywhere

(すーぱー)

supermarket

(ある)

a certain (some)

(しょうみきげん)

best-before date

(ちかい)

near / close

(しょうひん)

goods; merchandise; product

(やすい)

cheap / inexpensive

(うる)

to sell

(たな)

shelf

(つくる)

to make

(れすとらん)

restaurant

(きゃく)

Customer; guest

(たべきる)

to eat up / finish eating

(りょうり)

cuisine, cooking

(もちかえる)

to take home / take away

(さーびす)

service

(りよう)

use; utilization

(ひと)

person / people

(ふえる)

to increase; to grow

(せんもんか)

expert, specialist

(かてい)

household; home; family

(くふう)

ingenuity; device; scheme

(たいせつ)

important

(はなす)

to speak, talk

(かいもの)

shopping

(まえ)

before, previous

(れいぞうこ)

refrigerator

(なか)

inside

(かくにん)

confirmation, checking

(おなじ)

same

(もの)

thing

(かいすぎる)

to buy too much

(ふせぐ)

to prevent / to protect against

(ひとりひとり)

each person, one by one

(ちいさな)

small / little

(こうどう)

action, behavior

(おおきな)

big (attrib.)

(こうか)

effect

(つながる)

to be connected, to link up

(きたい)

expectation

passive ongoing state (be ~ed)

Passive forms describing food being thrown away and goods being sold, as ongoing situations.

even though / despite ~

Expresses contrast or unexpected result. Iran says they were attacked even though they are not at war.

is called ～

Passive form of 呼ぶ (to call); used to state what someone/something is called.

it is said that ~

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

because of ~ / for the sake of ~

ため after a noun or plain form indicates reason or purpose. Used twice: once for 'because of bear worries' and once for 'for the children's safety'.

can do ..., to be able to ...

Verb dictionary form + ことができる expresses ability or possibility. More formal than the potential verb form. Common in written Japanese and announcements.

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.

~ too is important

Stresses that ingenuity in the home is also important.

is saying that ..., is talking about ...

Quotation と + 話している. Used to report what someone is saying in speech. Similar to と言っている but slightly more formal.

conditional: if ~

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

to prevent (doing)

States that checking prevents the act of buying too much of the same thing.

is expected that ~

In 「進むと期待されています」 it states the general expectation that space research will advance.

食品ロスを減らす取り組みが広がる

Efforts to reduce food loss are spreading

日本では毎年、たくさんの食べ物が捨てられています。

In Japan, a large amount of food is thrown away every year.

まだ食べられるのに捨てられる食品は「食品ロス」と呼ばれ、年間で約500万トンになると言われています。

Food that is thrown away even though it can still be eaten is called "food loss," and it is said to amount to about 5 million tons a year.

こうした無駄を減らすため、新しい取り組みが各地で広がっています。

To reduce this kind of waste, new efforts are spreading in various places.

あるスーパーでは、賞味期限が近い商品を安く売る棚を作りました。

One supermarket created a shelf where it sells products near their best-before date at low prices.

レストランでは、客が食べ切れなかった料理を持ち帰ることができます。

At restaurants, customers can take home dishes they could not finish eating.

こうしたサービスを利用する人が増えています。

The number of people using such services is increasing.

専門家は、家庭での工夫も大切だと話しています。

Experts say that ingenuity at home is also important.

買い物の前に冷蔵庫の中を確認すれば、同じ物を買いすぎることを防げます。

If you check inside the refrigerator before shopping, you can prevent buying too much of the same thing.

一人一人の小さな行動が、大きな効果につながると期待されています。

It is hoped that each person's small action will lead to a big effect.