Japan News in English 1

Some notes to this translation 

• Literal meanings of japanese words are kept to the extent that the English is not awkward.
• News might be more than a few days old - This translation is more for learning purposes and general knowledge

７月(がつ)に日本(にっぽん)へ来(き)た外国人(がいこくじん)が初(はじ)めて１００万(まん)人(にん)以上(いじょう)になる 日本政府観光局(にほんせいふかんこうきょく)は、７月(がつ)に観光(かんこう)や仕事(しごと)で日本(にっぽん)へ来(き)た外国人(がいこくじん)は全部(ぜんぶ)で１００万(まん)３０００人(にん)になったと発表(はっぴょう)しました。４９年(ねん)前(まえ)に調(しら)べ始(はじ)めてから初(はじ)めて、１か月(げつ)に来(き)た外国人(がいこくじん)が１００万(まん)人(にん)以上(いじょ)になりました。 円安(えんやす)が続(つづ)いていることや、先月(せんげつ)から東南(とうなん)アジアの５つの国(くに)でビザが取(と)りやすくなったことが理由(りゆう)です。 ビザが取(と)りやすくなった国(くに)では、タイが８４．７％、ベトナムが５９．４％、マレーシアが２５．２％、去年(きょねん)の７月(がつ)より日本(にっぽん)へ来(き)た人(ひと)が多(おお)くなりました。チャーターの飛行機(ひこうき)が増(ふ)えた台湾(たいわん)や香港(ほんこん)から来(き)た人(ひと)も今(いま)までで最(もっと)も多(おお)くなりました。 日本政府観光局(にほんせいふかんこうきょく)は「外国(がいこく)から日本(にっぽん)へ来(く)る人(ひと)はことし２月(がつ)から毎月(まいつき)、前(まえ)の年(とし)の同(おな)じ月(つき)より多(おお)くなっています。日本(にっぽん)のよさを伝(つた)え続(つづ)けたいです」と話(はな)しています。 *このニュースはNHK easy newsから。

Unprecedented number of more than 1 million foreigners visited Japan in July The Japan National Tourist Organization have announced that there were a total of 1,003,000 foreigners visiting Japan for work and travel. This is the first time that the numbers of foreign visitors reached more than 1 million, since the tracking started 49 years ago.    The reasons were the continuously weakening yen as well as the loosening visa rules for 5 countries last month.    Among the countries with easier visa rules, the visitor numbers of Thailand, Vietnam and Malaysia saw an increase of 84.7%, 59.4% and 25.2% respectively as compared to July last year. A record number of visitors were also seen from Taiwan and Hongkong, in which there was an increase in chartered flights.    The Japan National Tourist Organization said, “ The number of foreign visitors to Japan has increased from February this year as compared to the months in the previous year. We wish to continue spreading the beauty of Japan.”