6月5日は「環境の日」

Welcome to Japanese Daily News. I'm Maya. Today is June fifth, which is Environment Day in Japan. It's a day to stop and think about the planet and how we treat it. In fact, all of June is treated as a month for the environment here. Let's listen.

Let's break it down.

June fifth is Environment Day.

It means environment — the natural world around us, the air, water, and land.

Environment Day is a day to think about the Earth's nature.

It means nature. Think mountains, rivers, forests — the world not made by people.

For example, there are activities to pick up trash around town.

It means trash or garbage. A very everyday word you'll see on bins all over Japan.

There are also events for planting trees.

It means to plant — putting a tree or seed into the ground so it can grow.

Right now, hot days are increasing around the world.

It means world. Add it to a topic and you've zoomed out to the whole planet.

Plastic trash is also a big problem.

It means problem or issue. It's also the word for a question on a test.

But we can do things like reduce trash and use electricity carefully.

It means to reduce or cut down. The opposite is to increase.

The government is saying, let's all think about the environment together.

It means to think or to consider. Here, to think things over carefully as a group.

Let's listen to the full story one more time.

Quiz time. Three questions.

What day is June fifth? It's Environment Day.

What does Japan call the month of June? Environment Month.

What kinds of things can we do? Reduce trash, and use electricity carefully.

That's today's Japanese Daily News. Full transcript with furigana at podcast.jpnotes.dev. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. See you tomorrow.