(にほん)

Japan

(けんけつ)

blood donation

(する)

to do

(わかい)

young

(ひと)

person / people

(へる)

to decrease / to diminish

(けつえき)

blood

(びょうき)

illness, sickness

(けが)

injury

(ひつよう)

necessary / needed

(しかし)

however, but

(ながい)

long

(あいだ)

interval, during

(おく)

to place, put

(まいにち)

every day

(たくさん)

a lot / many

(きょうりょく)

cooperation

(りゆう)

reason; cause

(いくつか)

several, a few

(こども)

child

(かず)

number, count

(すくない)

few, scarce

(がっこう)

school

(かいしゃ)

company

(ちかく)

nearby

(ばしょ)

place

(すまーとふぉん)

smartphone

(よやく)

reservation

(しる)

to know, learn

(おおい)

many

(にほんせきじゅうじしゃ)

the Japanese Red Cross Society

(だいがく)

university; college

(いべんと)

event

(かいじょう)

venue / site

(ばす)

bus

(ふやす)

to increase (something)

(いちど)

once, one time

(けいけん)

experience

(くる)

to come

(としをとる)

to grow old, to age

(ふえる)

to increase; to grow

(ゆけつ)

blood transfusion

(もっと)

more / further

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.

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.

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.

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.

when ~

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

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.'

conditional: if ~

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

to do ~ for me/us (favor)

Indicates that someone does something kindly for the speaker. Here 応援してくれて (cheered me on).

it is because ~

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

若い人の献血が減っている

Blood donation by young people is declining

日本では、献血をする若い人が減っています。

In Japan, the number of young people who donate blood is falling.

血液は、病気の人やけがをした人に必要です。

Blood is needed by people who are sick and people who have been injured.

しかし、長い間、置いておくことができません。

However, it cannot be kept in storage for a long time.

だから、毎日たくさんの人の協力が必要です。

That is why the cooperation of many people is needed every day.

若い人が減っている理由は、いくつかあります。

There are several reasons why young donors are decreasing.

子どもの数が少なくなりました。

The number of children has fallen.

学校や会社の近くで、献血をする場所も減りました。

The number of places to donate blood near schools and offices has also fallen.

スマートフォンで予約ができることを知らない人も多いです。

There are also many people who do not know that they can book an appointment with a smartphone.

日本赤十字社は、大学やイベントの会場で献血バスを増やしています。

The Japanese Red Cross Society is increasing the number of blood donation buses at universities and event venues.

若いときに一度でも経験すれば、また来てくれる人が多いからです。

That is because many people who try it even once while they are young will come back again.

これから年をとった人が増えて、輸血が必要な人はもっと多くなります。

From now on the number of older people will grow, and even more people will need blood transfusions.