日本を出るときに払う「出国税」が7月1日から3000円に　1000円から3倍に値上げ、観光地の混雑対策の財源へ

Welcome to Japanese Daily News. I'm Maya. Today is July ninth. Here's a story for anyone who travels abroad: from this month, the tax you pay when you leave Japan has gone up. Let's listen.

Now let's break it down, sentence by sentence.

From July first, the tax you pay when you leave Japan went up.

It means tax.

It means to pay.

This tax is called the International Tourist Tax. It's also known as the departure tax.

It means the departure tax, the tax for leaving the country.

Until now, it was one thousand yen per person.

It means per, as in per person.

In other words, the tax rose to three times as much.

It means times, as in three times an amount.

Everyone who leaves Japan pays this tax, whether Japanese or foreign.

It means a foreign country.

Whether for travel or for work, the purpose doesn't matter.

It means purpose or aim.

It means relation or connection.

The tax is included in the price of the plane or ship ticket.

It means a fee or charge.

The government expects about one hundred thirty billion yen in revenue from this tax each year.

It means income or revenue.

It means to expect or anticipate.

The money collected will be used for things like reducing crowding at tourist spots.

It means congestion or crowding.

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

Time for a short quiz. Listen and try to answer.

It became three thousand yen per person.

Everyone who leaves Japan, both Japanese people and foreigners.

It is used for things like reducing crowding at tourist spots.

That's all for today. So the next time you fly out of Japan, a little more of your ticket price is this departure tax, three thousand yen now instead of one thousand. Thanks for listening, and see you tomorrow.