(きしょうちょう)

Japan Meteorological Agency

(えーあい)

AI; artificial intelligence

(つかう)

to use

(あたらしい)

new

(てんきよほう)

Weather forecast

(はじめる)

to begin, start

(はっぴょう)

announcement

(これまで)

until now / so far

(よほう)

forecast

(すーぱーこんぴゅーたー)

supercomputer

(けいさん)

calculation; computation

(たよる)

to rely on, to depend on

(かこ)

the past

(でーた)

data

(みじかい)

short

(じかん)

time

(つくる)

to make

(とくに)

especially / particularly

(きゅうに)

suddenly

(つよい)

strong

(あめ)

rain

(よい)

good

(きたい)

expectation

(きんねん)

recent years

(たくさん)

a lot / many

(ふる)

to fall (rain, snow)

(ふえる)

to increase; to grow

(ひがい)

damage; harm

(でる)

to come out; to occur

(はやい)

early / fast

(しらせる)

to inform / notify

(じゅうみん)

resident

(あんぜん)

safety

(ばしょ)

place

(いどう)

movement, to move

(ただし)

however, provided that

(まちがい)

mistake, error

(ある)

a certain (some)

(たんとうしゃ)

person in charge

(さいご)

last, final

(ひと)

person / people

(かくにん)

confirmation, checking

(きょうりょく)

cooperation

(たいせつ)

important

(せつめい)

explanation

(もっと)

more / further

(せいかく)

accurate / precise

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.

passive form of する-verbs

The passive of a する verb, used here to describe what happens to the appliances rather than who does it. 回収される割合 means the proportion that gets collected.

easy to ~ / tends to ~

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

it is important that ~

Used to express importance of an action. Here cooperation between Japan and China is described as important.

to become

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

AIで天気予報がもっと正確になる

Weather forecasts will become more accurate with AI

気象庁は、AIを使った新しい天気予報を始めると発表しました。

The Japan Meteorological Agency announced that it will begin a new weather forecast that uses AI.

これまでの予報はスーパーコンピューターの計算に頼っていましたが、AIは過去のデータから短い時間で予報を作ることができます。

Forecasts up to now have relied on supercomputer calculations, but AI can produce a forecast in a short time from past data.

特に、急に強くなる雨の予報が良くなると期待されています。

In particular, forecasts for rain that suddenly grows stronger are expected to improve.

近年、短い時間にたくさん降る雨が増え、被害が出ています。

In recent years, rain that falls heavily in a short time has increased, and damage is occurring.

早く知らせることができれば、住民は安全な場所に移動しやすくなります。

If warnings can be given early, it becomes easier for residents to move to a safe place.

ただし、AIの予報にも間違いはあります。

However, AI forecasts also contain mistakes.

担当者は「最後は人が確認します。

The person in charge said, "In the end, people check the forecast.

AIと人が協力することが大切です」と説明しました。

It is important for AI and people to work together," he explained.