(ぶかつどう)

club activities

(ちいき)

region; area

(うつす)

to move; to transfer

(うごき)

movement; trend

(すすむ)

to advance, to progress

(ちゅうがっこう)

middle school / junior high school

(くらぶ)

club

(ぜんこく)

nationwide; the whole country

(これまで)

until now / so far

(きょういん)

teacher, teaching staff

(きゅうじつ)

day off, holiday

(しどう)

guidance, coaching

(ちょうじかんろうどう)

long working hours

(もんだい)

problem

(くに)

country; the government

(すうねんまえ)

several years ago

(だんたい)

organization; group

(まかせる)

to entrust, to leave to someone

(ほうしん)

policy, course of action

(しめす)

to show / indicate

(すでに)

already

(いちぶ)

part, portion

(じちたい)

local government / municipality

(すぽーつくらぶ)

sports club

(みんかん)

civilian, private (sector)

(しどうしゃ)

leader

(ちゅうがくせい)

middle school student

(おしえる)

to teach

(せんもんてき)

specialized; technical

(ぎじゅつ)

skill, technology

(もつ)

to have; to hold

(ひと)

person / people

(せいと)

student (middle/high school)

(りてん)

advantage, merit

(おおきい)

big; large

(ふたん)

burden, bear (cost)

(かくじつ)

certain; reliable; sure

(へる)

to decrease / to diminish

(いっぽう)

on the other hand / meanwhile

(かだい)

issue, problem, challenge

(のこる)

to remain / to stay behind

(かず)

number, count

(たりる)

to be enough; to be sufficient

(かてい)

household; home; family

(ひよう)

expense, cost

(ばあい)

case; situation

(もんぶかがくしょう)

Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology

(ほじょきん)

subsidy, grant

(ふやす)

to increase (something)

(かつどう)

activity, action

(つづける)

to continue

(しくみ)

structure, system, mechanism

(つくる)

to make

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.

come toward (action approaching)

Indicates motion toward the speaker or a location. Here it describes rocks flying toward people.

to become

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

from (starting point)

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

and (non-exhaustive list)

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

because ~, due to ~

Gives the reason the benefit to students is large: specialists are the ones coaching.

for ~ / from the perspective of ~

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

to be in the process of

A written-style expression for a change that is gradually progressing. Here fish that used to be caught are gradually disappearing.

must ~

Expresses strong obligation. Here the imperative to eliminate nuclear weapons.

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.

want to ~

Verb stem + たい to express desire.

states that ~, takes the position that ~

A news-style ending used to report the ministry's official stance.

部活動を地域に移す動きが進む

The move to shift club activities to local communities is advancing

中学校の部活動を地域のクラブに移す動きが全国で進んでいる。

A movement to shift junior high school club activities to local clubs is advancing nationwide.

これまで部活動は教員が休日も指導してきたが、長時間労働が問題になっていた。

Until now teachers have coached club activities even on their days off, and long working hours had become a problem.

国は数年前から、休日の部活動を地域の団体に任せる方針を示している。

For several years the government has set out a policy of entrusting weekend club activities to local organisations.

すでに一部の自治体では、スポーツクラブや民間の指導者が中学生を教えている。

In some municipalities, sports clubs and private coaches are already teaching junior high school students.

専門的な技術を持つ人が指導するため、生徒にとって利点も大きい。

Because people with specialised skills do the coaching, the benefits for students are also large.

教員の負担も確実に減りつつある。

Teachers' workload is also steadily decreasing.

一方で、課題も残る。

On the other hand, challenges remain.

指導者の数が足りない地域や、家庭が費用を負担しなければならない場合もある。

There are regions without enough coaches, and cases where families have to bear the cost.

文部科学省は補助金を増やし、どの地域でも活動を続けられる仕組みを作りたいとしている。

The Ministry of Education says it wants to increase subsidies and build a system that lets activities continue in every region.