(ぜんこく)

nationwide; the whole country

(しょてん)

bookstore

(げんしょう)

decrease, decline

(ほんや)

bookstore

(まち)

town, street

(ふえる)

to increase; to grow

(かず)

number, count

(へる)

to decrease / to diminish

(ある)

a certain (some)

(ちょうさ)

investigation; survey

(ねん)

year

(およそ)

approximately, roughly

(はんぶん)

half

(いっけん)

one building, a single shop

(しちょうそん)

municipalities; cities, towns and villages

(ほん)

book

(て)

hand

(とる)

to take

(えらぶ)

To choose; to select

(きかい)

opportunity; chance

(はいけい)

background

(いんたーねっと)

Internet

(つうはん)

mail order, online shopping

(でんししょせき)

e-book

(ふきゅう)

spread, widespread adoption

(かみ)

paper

(かう)

to buy

(ひと)

person / people

(りえき)

profit; benefit

(もともと)

originally, to begin with

(すくない)

few, scarce

(あと)

after

(つぐ)

to succeed to, to take over (a business)

(みつかる)

to be found

(みせ)

shop, store

(しめる)

to close (trans.)

(ところ)

place

(めだつ)

to stand out, to be noticeable

(こうした)

such / this kind of

(じょうきょう)

situation, circumstances

(くに)

country; the government

(しえん)

support; aid; assistance

(とりくみ)

efforts, initiatives

(はじめる)

to begin, start

(としょかん)

library

(きょうりょく)

cooperation

(いべんと)

event

(ひらく)

to open, to hold (event)

(かふぇ)

cafe

(へいせつ)

having (something) attached alongside

(てんしゅ)

shop owner

(であう)

to meet, to encounter

(ばしょ)

place

(のこす)

to leave behind, to leave uneaten

negative form: does not ~, will not ~

The plain negative 出ない in the headline and the polite negative 出ません in the article both say that Ohtani will not appear in the game.

to continue doing ...

Verb stem + 続ける expresses continuing an action. The て-form あげ続ける means 'continue giving'. A common compound verb pattern.

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

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

called/named ~

Used to introduce or name something. In this article, 「鳥貴族」という店 means 'a store called Torikizoku'.

and (non-exhaustive list)

や lists representative examples — Shikoku and Kyushu among other regions (四国や九州).

on top of that, in addition to ~

Connects two facts that pile up in the same direction, usually both bad. 紙の本を買う人が減ったうえに、…利益はもともと少ない stacks falling sales on top of already thin margins.

without ~ing

In 「分からず」 it means without understanding the meaning of signs, leading to accidents.

in response to ~, following ~

Formal news phrasing meaning that what follows is a reaction to the situation just described. こうした状況を受けて introduces the government's support programme as a response to the closures.

doing things like ~ and ~

Lists representative actions among several. Implies there are other actions too. Used twice in this article.

want to ~

Verb stem + たい to express desire.

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.

全国で書店が減少　本屋がない街が増える

Bookstores are declining nationwide — more and more towns have none

全国で書店の数が減り続けている。

The number of bookstores across the country keeps falling.

ある調査によると、この20年でおよそ半分になったという。

According to one survey, the total has roughly halved over the past twenty years.

書店が一軒もない市町村も増えていて、本を手に取って選ぶ機会が減っている。

Municipalities without a single bookstore are increasing too, and chances to pick up a book and choose it in person are shrinking.

背景には、インターネット通販や電子書籍の普及がある。

Behind this lies the spread of online shopping and e-books.

紙の本を買う人が減ったうえに、書店の利益はもともと少ない。

On top of fewer people buying paper books, bookstores' profits were slim to begin with.

後を継ぐ人が見つからず、店を閉めるところも目立つ。

With no successors to be found, shops shutting down also stand out.

こうした状況を受けて、国は書店を支援する取り組みを始めた。

In response to this situation, the government has launched efforts to support bookstores.

図書館と協力してイベントを開いたり、カフェを併設したりする店もある。

Some stores hold events in cooperation with libraries, or run an attached cafe.

ある店主は「本と出会う場所を残したい」と話している。

One shop owner says, "I want to preserve places where people meet books."