2023年3月8日(水)
民泊 管理事業者要件を緩和へ
JAPAN TO EASE REGULATIONS ON 'MINPAKU' LODGING
2023年2月13日のニュース
Japan's government is planning to make it easier for property owners to rent out their rooms to tourists and other short-term guests.
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The move is in preparation of an expected influx of foreign tourists.
The type of lodging is called “minpaku” in Japanese. Currently, owners are legally allowed to rent out their homes to tourists. But they're required to employ property management firms if they're absent from the sites, to handle complaints and for cleaning.
Only people with a certain type of real estate license or at least two years' experience in property transactions are eligible to run a minpaku business.
The tourism ministry plans to scrap that requirement by the end of March 2024. It will instead replace it with less demanding measures now under consideration.
One aim of the reformed regulation is to encourage more people to set up lodging in rural regions, boosting local economies.
If owners are absent from the sites, what are they required to employ?
- But they're required to employ property management firms if they're absent from the sites, to handle complaints and for cleaning.
What is the aim of the reform regulation?
- One aim of the reformed regulation is to encourage more people to set up lodging in rural regions, boosting local economies.
★absentは「アプセント」
if they're absent from the sites
You are absolutely correct.
★influx
<< ラテン語のinfluere「流れ込む」から >> influence
<< flux「（水の）流れ、（気体や液体の）流動」
The move is in preparation of an expected influx of foreign tourists.
influxは「流入、大量の人や物の到着・到来」
influx of refugees「難民の流入」
influx of foreign capital「外国資本の流入」
influx of immigrants「移民の流入
influx「流入」の反対語は outflow「流出」
efflux「流出」
efflux of currency「通貨の流出」
outflux「流出、流出口、出口」
outflux of heat「熱の流出」
So my parents are coming to Japan soon. They've already made reservations at at a hotel. But they're considering going the minpaku route next time. Not only does it tned to be cheaper but it can also give lodgers authentic experience of a Japanese home.
2023年3月7日(火)
トルコ・シリア大地震 日本の医療チームも活動
DEATH TOLL TOPS 45,000
2023年2月18日のニュース
Now to the latest on the February 6 earthquakes that have devastated southern Turkey and Syria. The death toll continues to rise. International aid efforts have been underway in the affected areas. A Japanese medical team has set up a base that has been helping survivors, including pregnant women.
The quakes have now left more than 45,000 people dead and millions homeless, and sparked huge relief efforts. But the death toll is expected to rise further.
Japan has sent a medical team of 75 doctors, nurses, and other officials. They're located on the outskirts of Gazientep in southern Turkey and have been working around the clock. Their base is equipped with operating and baby delivery rooms.
Meanwhile in Syria, medical workers are calling for supplies in the northwest, where many bodies have been found. The area has been held by insurgents that are at war with the government of President Bashar al-Assad. The conflict has complicated relief efforts.
2023年3月6日(月)
米大統領 ウクライナ訪問
BIDEN TRIP TO KYIV 'MONTHS IN MAKING'
2023年2月21日のニュース
U.S. President Joe Biden has made a surprise trip to Kyiv. U.S. officials say the visit was planned in secret, and initially announced other travel plans. Ukraine is set to mark one year since the start of the Russian invasion.
(Joe Biden / U.S. President)
“Freedom is priceless. It's worth fighting for, for as long as it takes. And that's how long we're gonna be with you, Mr. President.”
Biden pledged ammunition and other fresh military aid worth about 500 million dollars. He also promised additional sanctions against Russia.
The White House unveiled how the president traveled to the Ukrainian capital. Biden arrived in Poland on Sunday night and took a nearly 10-hour train ride to Kyiv.
The White House says the visit was planned over the course of months for Biden and a small team. A senior official acknowledged that the trip was risky, and that it was disclosed to Moscow just hours in advance.