(たくはいびん)

home delivery service; parcel delivery

(とりくみ)

efforts, initiatives

(いんたーねっと)

Internet

(かいもの)

shopping

(ひと)

person / people

(ふえる)

to increase; to grow

(にもつ)

luggage; package; cargo

(はこぶ)

to carry; to transport

(りょう)

Quantity; amount; volume

(おおきい)

big; large

(のびる)

to grow; to extend

(いっぽう)

on the other hand / meanwhile

(うけとる)

to receive; to accept

(いえ)

house

(いちど)

once, one time

(とどける)

to deliver

(さいはいたつ)

redelivery

(もんだい)

problem

(うんてん)

operation, driving

(ふたん)

burden, bear (cost)

(おもい)

heavy

(ねんりょう)

fuel

(しよう)

use, usage

(たいさく)

countermeasure

(えき)

station

(こんびに)

convenience store

(おく)

to place, put

(ばしょ)

place

(つくる)

to make

(うごき)

movement; trend

(ひろがる)

to spread

(まんしょん)

apartment / condominium

(たくはいぼっくす)

parcel delivery locker

(そなえる)

to prepare; to provide against

(ところ)

place

(おおい)

many

(りようしゃ)

user

(じかん)

time

(こまかい)

fine / small

(してい)

designation; specifying

(しくみ)

structure, system, mechanism

(ととのえる)

to arrange, to put in order

(てすうりょう)

handling fee, commission

(わりびく)

to discount; to reduce a price

(いっかい)

once, one time

(うながす)

to urge; to encourage

(かいしゃ)

company

(くに)

country; the government

(わりあい)

ratio, rate, percentage

(へらす)

to reduce; to decrease

(もくひょう)

goal / target

(しめす)

to show / indicate

(ただし)

however, provided that

(すむ)

to live; to reside

(せいかつ)

daily life; livelihood

(かたち)

shape, form

(ことなる)

to differ; to be different

(だれ)

who

(つかう)

to use

(ほうほう)

method; way

(どう)

how / in what way

(ようい)

preparation; readiness

(これから)

from now on

(かだい)

issue, problem, challenge

By doing; through the act of

Indicates that the preceding action serves as a means or cause for what follows. 'アメリカとウクライナが一緒に開発することで' means 'by developing together'.

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.

in order to ～

Expresses purpose.

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.

it is because ~

Gives a reason at the end of a sentence. Used here to explain why gasoline prices dropped (government subsidies).

as / in the role of

Marks the role, capacity, or status in which something is treated. Used here as 特別な史跡として (as a special historic site).

can do / be able to (potential)

In 運転できない it expresses the potential of being able (or not able) to drive a car.

potential / can (ru-verb)

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

so that ~

Indicates a goal or desired outcome. Here: so that trainees reach the Specified Skilled Worker level.

by means of / through

Expresses the means by which something is achieved — through sport, everyone can live together.

easy to ~ / tends to ~

Used in 'うつりやすくて' meaning 'easily contagious / easy to catch'.

for ~ / from the perspective of ~

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

seems like / it appears

Conjecture form — prices 'seem likely to' become high.

宅配便の再配達を減らす取り組み

Efforts to cut down on parcel redeliveries

インターネットで買い物をする人が増えたことで、荷物を運ぶ量が大きく伸びています。

As the number of people shopping online has grown, the volume of parcels being transported has risen sharply.

その一方で、受け取る人が家にいないために、もう一度届ける「再配達」が問題になっています。

At the same time, because recipients are not at home, "redelivery" — delivering a parcel a second time — has become a problem.

運転する人の負担が重くなり、燃料の使用も増えるからです。

That is because the burden on drivers grows heavier and fuel consumption also increases.

対策として、駅やコンビニに荷物を置く場所を作る動きが広がっています。

As a countermeasure, the move to create parcel drop-off points at stations and convenience stores is spreading.

マンションに宅配ボックスを備えるところも多くなりました。

Apartment buildings that provide delivery lockers have also become more common.

利用者が受け取る時間を細かく指定できる仕組みも整えられています。

Systems that let users specify their delivery time in detail are also being put in place.

手数料を割り引くことで、一回で受け取るように促す会社もあります。

Some companies discount the handling fee to encourage customers to receive parcels on the first attempt.

国は、再配達の割合を減らす目標を示しています。

The government has set out a target for reducing the redelivery rate.

ただし、住む場所や生活の形によって、受け取りやすさは異なります。

However, how easy it is to receive a parcel differs depending on where you live and your lifestyle.

誰にとっても使いやすい方法をどう用意するかが、これからの課題になりそうです。

How to provide a method that is easy for everyone to use looks set to be the challenge going forward.