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Noun

(husked grains of) rice

▶コメ価格の先行き 値下がり続く見方 在庫水準の高さが背景か

The outlook for rice prices is for continued declines, possibly due to high inventory levels.

▶コメ価格の先行きについて、業界では値下がり傾向は続くという見方が強い状況です。

In the industry, the prevailing view is that the downward trend in rice prices will continue.

▶向こう3か月のコメの価格の見通しを示す指数は先月も低い水準となり、調査した団体ではコメの在庫水準の高さが背景にあるとみてい…

The index, which indicates the expected price of rice over the next three months, remained at a low level last month. The organizations that conducted the survey believe this is due to the high level of rice inventories.

Noun

reason

Also: grounds; pretext; excuse

▶ヒグマの駆除で住宅の方向に発砲したことを理由に、北海道猟友会砂川支部長の猟銃所持の許可を取り消した処分は違法だとした最高裁判所の判決を受けて、北海道公安委員会は9日、支部長に謝罪し猟銃を返還しました。

Following a Supreme Court ruling that the decision to revoke the hunting gun permit of the Hokkaido Hunting Association's Sunagawa branch chief, due to his firing a gun in the direction of residences during a brown bear cull, was illegal, the Hokkaido Public Safety Commission apologized to the branch chief on September 9th and returned his hunting gun.

I-adjective (keiyoushi)

new

Also: novel; fresh; recent

▶成田空港の新しい滑走路の設置に向けて、空港会社が強制的な土地の取得を可能にするための手続きを検討していることについて、金子国土交通大臣は、状況は理解するとした一方、任意取得に向けた努力は継続するよう求…

Regarding the airport company's consideration of procedures to enable compulsory land acquisition for the construction of a new runway at Narita Airport, Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Kinoko stated that he understands the situation, while also urging them to continue efforts towards voluntary land acquisition.