(あつさ)

heat

(まつり)

festival

(じかん)

time

(よる)

night

(かえる)

to change

(うごき)

movement; trend

(きろくてき)

record-breaking

(つづく)

to continue

(なつまつり)

summer festival

(かいさい)

holding (an event)

(うつす)

to move; to transfer

(ちいき)

region; area

(ふえる)

to increase; to grow

(ひるま)

daytime

(きおん)

temperature (air)

(ど)

degree

(こえる)

to exceed

(ひ)

day

(おおい)

many

(さんかしゃ)

participant, attendee

(ねっちゅうしょう)

heatstroke

(きけん)

danger; risk

(たかまる)

to rise, to grow

(ある)

a certain (some)

(し)

city

(ことし)

this year

(かいし)

start, beginning

(ごご)

afternoon

(じ)

o'clock

(おくらせる)

to delay, to push back

(かいじょう)

venue / site

(みず)

water

(くばる)

to distribute, hand out

(ばしょ)

place

(ようい)

preparation; readiness

(やすむ)

to rest; to take a break

(てんと)

tent

(ふやす)

to increase (something)

(たんとうしゃ)

person in charge

(たいちょう)

physical condition, health

(わるい)

bad

(ひと)

person / people

(かず)

number, count

(きょねん)

last year

(へる)

to decrease / to diminish

(いっぽう)

on the other hand / meanwhile

(おそい)

late / slow

(こども)

child

(こうれいしゃ)

elderly person

(さんか)

participation

(こえ)

voice

(でんとう)

tradition

(どう)

how / in what way

(まもる)

to protect

(はなしあい)

discussion; negotiation

amid ~, while ~ is going on

Placed after a plain-form verb or a noun + の to give the background situation. The article uses it to say that the change is happening while record heat continues.

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.

to become

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

because of, due to

Indicates a reason or cause. More formal than から or ので. Can follow nouns (の + ため) or plain-form verbs/adjectives.

from (starting point)

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

I hear that ~, they say that ~

Attached to a plain form to report information heard from another source. The article uses it because the increase in collected oil is reported second-hand rather than observed directly.

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 (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.

than / more than

Indicates comparison. Used to say prices rose on average 2.8% compared to last year.

if / when (natural consequence)

Conditional と indicating a natural or expected result. 一緒に捨てると…火が出て means 'if you throw them away together, fire starts.'

hard to ~; difficult to ~

Attached to a verb stem to describe difficulty — 'people who have difficulty hearing'.

暑さで祭りの時間を夜に変える動き

A move to shift festival hours to the evening because of the heat

記録的な暑さが続く中、夏祭りの開催時間を夜に移す地域が増えています。

Amid record-breaking heat, a growing number of regions are moving the times their summer festivals are held to the evening.

昼間の気温が35度を超える日が多く、参加者が熱中症になる危険が高まっているためです。

This is because there are many days when the daytime temperature exceeds 35 degrees, and the risk of participants suffering heatstroke is rising.

ある市では、今年から祭りの開始を午後4時から午後6時に遅らせました。

One city pushed the start of its festival back from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. starting this year.

会場には水を配る場所を用意し、休むためのテントも増やしたそうです。

They say the venue set up spots for handing out water and also increased the number of tents where people can rest.

市の担当者によると、体調が悪くなった人の数は去年より減りました。

According to a city official, the number of people who felt unwell fell compared with last year.

一方で、時間が遅くなると子どもや高齢者が参加しにくくなるという声もあります。

On the other hand, there are also voices saying that if the hour gets later, children and elderly people will find it harder to take part.

地域の伝統をどう守るか、話し合いが続いています。

Discussions are continuing about how to protect the region's traditions.