(しゅくはくぜい)

accommodation tax, lodging tax

(どうにゅう)

introduction (of a system); 導入する = to introduce

(じちたい)

local government / municipality

(ふえる)

to increase; to grow

(かんこうきゃく)

tourist; sightseer

(ぞうか)

increase

(ともなう)

to accompany; ～に伴い = along with, in step with

(ほてる)

hotel

(りょかん)

Japanese inn

(とまる)

to stay overnight

(ひと)

person / people

(いっぱく)

one night's stay

(あたり)

per, apiece (per unit)

(すうひゃくえん)

a few hundred yen

(あつめる)

to collect

(ぜいきん)

tax

(かんこうち)

tourist spot

(せいび)

maintenance, improvement (of facilities)

(あんないひょうじ)

guide signage, information signs

(たげんごか)

multilingualization, making something multilingual

(など)

et cetera, and so on

(つかう)

to use

(じちたいがわ)

the local government side (as opposed to businesses)

(しょり)

processing; treatment

(こうつう)

traffic, transportation

(こんざつ)

congestion, crowding

(たいおう)

response, handling

(ひよう)

expense, cost

(かかる)

to take (time/money), cost

(せつめい)

explanation

(いっぽう)

on the other hand / meanwhile

(しゅくはくぎょうしゃ)

lodging operator, accommodation business

(きゃく)

Customer; guest

(よやく)

reservation

(へる)

to decrease / to diminish

(しんぱい)

worry / concern

(こえ)

voice

(でる)

to come out; to occur

(せんもんか)

expert, specialist

(つかいみち)

use, purpose, application

(わかる)

to understand, be clear

(しめす)

to show / indicate

(じゅうみん)

resident

(じぎょうしゃ)

business operator, company

(りかい)

understanding

(える)

to gain, to obtain

(してき)

pointing out, indication

(けんとう)

consideration / examination

(こんご)

from now on; in the future

(さらに)

furthermore, even more

turns a noun into a verb

Many Sino-Japanese nouns become verbs by adding する. 返納する means 'to hand in (a licence)'.

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.

and (non-exhaustive list)

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

from (starting point)

Indicates the origin or source. 建物の中から means 'from inside the building'.

passive form

Passive voice. 愛される means 'to be loved', describing the kind of store the worker aspires to create.

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'.

isn't it that ～ / perhaps ～

Used in 故障したのではないか to express JR East's tentative guess that the machine may have broken down.

easy to ~ / tends to ~

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

if not ～

Conditional; if the action is not done.

potential form (can do)

入れられる is the potential form of 入れる — 'can put (things) in'. It describes what the furniture allows you to do.

is believed / seen to be

Expresses that something is presumed or regarded to be the case, common in news reporting.

宿泊税を導入する自治体が増える

More local governments are introducing an accommodation tax

観光客の増加に伴い、宿泊税を導入する自治体が増えています。

Along with the growth in tourist numbers, more and more local governments are introducing an accommodation tax.

宿泊税は、ホテルや旅館に泊まる人から一泊あたり数百円を集める税金で、観光地の整備や案内表示の多言語化などに使われます。

The accommodation tax is a tax of a few hundred yen per night collected from people staying at hotels and inns, and it is used for things like improving tourist areas and making guide signs multilingual.

自治体側は、観光客が増えたことで、ごみの処理や交通の混雑への対応に費用がかかっていると説明しています。

The local governments explain that, with the rise in tourists, dealing with garbage disposal and traffic congestion is costing them money.

一方、宿泊業者からは、客の予約が減るのではないかと心配する声も出ています。

On the other hand, lodging operators are also voicing concern that guest bookings may fall.

専門家は「集めた税金の使い道を分かりやすく示さなければ、住民や事業者の理解は得られない」と指摘しています。

Experts point out, "Unless they clearly show how the collected tax money is spent, they will not win the understanding of residents and businesses."

導入を検討している自治体は、今後さらに増えるとみられます。

The number of local governments considering introducing the tax is expected to grow further from now on.