(きゃっしゅれすけっさい)

cashless payment

(けっさい)

payment, settlement

(きゃっしゅれす)

cashless

(つかう)

to use

(ひと)

person / people

(ふえる)

to increase; to grow

(にほん)

Japan

(げんきん)

cash

(もつ)

to have; to hold

(すまーとふぉん)

smartphone

(かーど)

card

(しはらう)

to pay

(ほうほう)

method; way

(せいふ)

government; administration

(ちょうさ)

investigation; survey

(かいもの)

shopping

(ぜんたい)

the whole / overall

(やく)

approximately, about

(わり)

ten percent, proportion

(おこなう)

to carry out, to perform

(りよう)

use; utilization

(ひろがる)

to spread

(りゆう)

reason; cause

(いくつか)

several, a few

(かいけい)

checkout, accounting, bill

(はやい)

early / fast

(すむ)

to be finished, to be settled

(れじ)

cash register, checkout

(まつ)

to wait

(じかん)

time

(みじかい)

short

(ぽいんと)

point(s) (loyalty/reward)

(たまる)

to accumulate, to build up

(みせ)

shop, store

(おおい)

many

(しょうひしゃ)

consumer

(とく)

gain, advantage, profit

(みせがわ)

the store's side, the shop

(かぞえる)

to count

(てま)

trouble, effort, labor

(へる)

to decrease / to diminish

(いっぽうで)

on the other hand

(かだい)

issue, problem, challenge

(のこる)

to remain / to stay behind

(ていでん)

power outage / blackout

(つうしん)

communication, correspondence

(しょうがい)

disability; impairment; obstacle

(おきる)

to happen, occur

(しはらい)

payment

(こうれいしゃ)

elderly person

(なか)

inside

(そうさ)

operation, handling

(むずかしい)

difficult

(かんじる)

to feel, to sense

(だれも)

everyone, anyone

(あんしん)

relief / peace of mind

(しくみ)

system, mechanism, structure

(づくり)

making, building, creation

(すすめる)

to advance; to move forward

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.

without doing ～

Used in 悩まずに ('without worrying alone') to encourage people to seek consultation.

according to ...

Cites a source of information. The noun before によると is the source. Often followed by a reported statement.

for ~ / from the perspective of ~

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

when ..., if ... (natural consequence)

Conditional と indicating that when one thing happens, another naturally follows. States general truths, habitual results, or inevitable consequences.

to become no longer / to disappear

Indicates a change where something ceases to exist or can no longer be done. Here it describes that prayer gatherings can no longer be held in Hong Kong.

there are times when ~

Indicates that something sometimes happens.

キャッシュレス決済　使う人が増える

Cashless payment: more people are using it

日本でキャッシュレス決済を使う人が増えています。

More people in Japan are using cashless payment.

現金を持たずに、スマートフォンやカードで支払う方法です。

It is a way of paying with a smartphone or card without carrying cash.

政府の調査によると、買い物全体の約4割がキャッシュレスで行われています。

According to a government survey, about 40 percent of all shopping is done cashlessly.

利用が広がる理由はいくつかあります。

There are several reasons why its use is spreading.

会計が早く済み、レジで待つ時間が短くなります。

Payment is finished quickly, so the time spent waiting at the register becomes shorter.

また、ポイントがたまる店も多く、消費者にとって得になります。

Also, many stores let you earn points, which is a benefit for consumers.

店側も、現金を数える手間が減ります。

For the stores too, the trouble of counting cash is reduced.

一方で、課題も残っています。

On the other hand, some problems remain.

停電や通信の障害が起きると、支払いができなくなることがあります。

When a power outage or communication failure happens, it can become impossible to pay.

高齢者の中には、操作が難しいと感じる人もいます。

Among elderly people, there are some who feel the operation is difficult.

政府は、だれもが安心して使えるしくみづくりを進めています。

The government is working to build a system that everyone can use with peace of mind.