(せいふ)

government; administration

(ざいりゅうしかく)

residence status, status of residence

(こうしん)

renewal, update

(てすうりょう)

handling fee, commission

(あげる)

to raise; to increase

(にほんせいふ)

the Japanese government

(がいこくじん)

foreigner

(にほん)

Japan

(すむ)

to live; to reside

(ひつよう)

necessary / needed

(てつづき)

procedure; process

(あたらしい)

new

(ほうしん)

policy, course of action

(はっぴょう)

announcement

(はらう)

to pay

(これまで)

until now / so far

(たかい)

expensive; high

(かんがえる)

to think; to consider

(かず)

number, count

(ふえる)

to increase; to grow

(かかる)

to take (time/money), cost

(しごと)

work, job

(おおい)

many

(ひよう)

expense, cost

(りよう)

use; utilization

(ひと)

person / people

(すこし)

a little

(ふたん)

burden, bear (cost)

(いっぽう)

on the other hand / meanwhile

(あがる)

to rise / to go up

(けいざいてき)

economic, financial

(たいへん)

tough, serious

(きんがく)

Amount of money; sum

(どのくらい)

how much, to what extent

(これから)

from now on

(くわしい)

detailed

(けんとう)

consideration / examination

(よてい)

plan, schedule

want to ~

Verb stem + たい to express desire.

in order to ～

Expresses purpose.

about / regarding / concerning

Used to indicate the topic of discussion or consideration. Here it introduces the topic the team will think about.

when ~

Indicates the time when something happened — when he was in junior high school.

than / more than

Indicates comparison. Used to say prices rose on average 2.8% compared to last year.

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.

according to ...

Cites a source of information. The noun before によると is the source. Often followed by a reported statement.

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.

have someone do (for me)

Expresses receiving a favor/action from someone.

I hear that / it is said that

Reports hearsay or information received. Here it conveys what the agency said.

if / when (natural consequence)

上がると means 'if it goes up' — a natural result follows: some foreigners face hardship.

to become

Expresses a change of state; Kawai became the new commissioner of the Sports Agency.

政府　在留資格の更新の手数料を上げたい

Government wants to raise the fee for renewing residence status

日本政府は、外国人が日本に住むために必要な「在留資格」の手続きについて、新しい方針を発表しました。

The Japanese government announced a new policy on the procedures for the "residence status" that foreigners need in order to live in Japan.

在留資格を更新するときに払う手数料を、これまでより高くしたいと考えています。

It is considering making the fee paid when renewing residence status higher than before.

政府によると、外国人の数が増えて、手続きにかかる仕事も多くなっています。

According to the government, the number of foreigners is increasing, and the work involved in the procedures is also growing.

そのための費用を、利用する人にも少し負担してもらいたいということです。

It says it wants the people who use the service to also bear a little of that cost.

一方で、手数料が上がると、経済的に大変になる外国人もいます。

On the other hand, if the fee goes up, some foreigners will face financial hardship.

政府は、金額をどのくらい上げるか、これから詳しく検討する予定です。

The government plans to examine in detail from now on how much to raise the amount.