(とうきょうと)

Tokyo Metropolis

(じゅう)

gun

(くま)

bear

(つかまえる)

to catch, capture

(けんとう)

consideration / examination

(きんねん)

recent years

(ひと)

person / people

(すむ)

to live; to reside

(ちいき)

region; area

(あらわれる)

to appear

(ふえる)

to increase; to grow

(とくに)

especially / particularly

(やま)

mountain

(ちかい)

near / close

(まち)

town

(ひがい)

damage; harm

(しんぱい)

worry / concern

(そこで)

and so, therefore

(つかう)

to use

(ほうほう)

method; way

(かんがえる)

to think; to consider

(これまで)

until now / so far

(なか)

inside

(ほうりつ)

law

(きびしい)

strict, severe

(せいげん)

limit / restriction

(しかし)

however, but

(じゅうみん)

resident

(あんぜん)

safety

(まもる)

to protect

(と)

metropolis, capital (Tokyo)

(とくべつ)

Special; particular

(ばあい)

case; situation

(しよう)

use, usage

(みとめる)

to approve; to recognize; to acknowledge

(せんもんか)

expert, specialist

(いけん)

opinion

(きく)

to listen, hear

(しんちょう)

careful, cautious

(すすめる)

to advance; to move forward

(よてい)

plan, schedule

(たんとうしゃ)

person in charge

(どうぶつ)

Animal

(りょうほう)

both

(より)

than; from

(よい)

good

(かいけつ)

solution, resolution

(さがす)

to search for; to look for

(はなす)

to speak, talk

(こんご)

from now on; in the future

(くわしい)

detailed

(けいかく)

plan

(はっぴょう)

announcement

(みこみ)

prospect, expectation, likelihood

nominalizer (the act of ~)

Turns a verb phrase into a noun. Here 話を聞くこと (the act of listening to a speech).

Even ~; also at ~

Particle でも after a noun means 'even' or 'also at.' 首相官邸の庭でも means 'even at the Prime Minister's residence garden.'

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.

by / due to

Marks the agent/cause. Here: 'アメリカとイスラエルによるイランへの攻撃' (attack on Iran by America and Israel).

potential / can (ru-verb)

The potential form expresses ability or possibility. Here, used in the negative, it describes elderly people who cannot quit driving.

start doing ~

Compound verb form expressing the start of an action; sending scallops has started.

in order to ～

Expresses purpose.

while doing ...

Verb stem + ながら indicates doing two things simultaneously. The action before ながら is the secondary action; the main action follows.

for ~ / from the perspective of ~

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

want to ~

Verb stem + たい to express desire.

東京都、銃で熊を捕まえることを検討

Tokyo considers capturing bears with guns

近年、東京都でも熊が人の住む地域に現れることが増えています。

In recent years, bears appearing in areas where people live has been increasing even in Tokyo.

特に山に近い町では、熊による被害が心配されています。

Especially in towns near the mountains, damage caused by bears is a concern.

そこで東京都は、銃を使って熊を捕まえる方法を考え始めました。

So Tokyo has begun to consider a method of capturing bears using guns.

これまで町の中で銃を使うことは、法律で厳しく制限されていました。

Until now, using guns within towns had been strictly restricted by law.

しかし、住民の安全を守るために、都は特別な場合には銃の使用を認めることを検討しています。

However, in order to protect residents' safety, the metropolitan government is considering allowing the use of guns in special cases.

専門家の意見も聞きながら、慎重に進める予定です。

While also listening to experts' opinions, they plan to proceed carefully.

都の担当者は「人と動物の両方にとって、より良い解決方法を探したい」と話しています。

A metropolitan official says, 'We want to find a better solution for both people and animals.'

今後、詳しい計画が発表される見込みです。

A detailed plan is expected to be announced in the future.