Free food distribution to 700 people in front of Tokyo Metropolitan Government

January 1, 2024 June 1, 2024

On December 30, more than 700 people lined up in front of the food distribution in Tokyo, which was held in view of the historically high prices. The non-profit organization "Independent Living Support Center-Moyai" distributed fruit and food in retort pouches to 719 people in front of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building. 75 unemployed women living alone said: "Food prices and electricity bills are rising and my savings are about to run out. I need two days to feed myself for one day. It takes me two days to eat for one day. I need to spend two days to eat for one day. Support groups say the situation is more serious now than when Lehman Brothers collapsed.

Japanese

都庁前とちょうまえで700人にんに食料しょくりょう無料むりょう配布はいふ

12月がつ30日にち、東京とうきょう都内とないでの歴史的れきしてきな物価ぶっか高だかの中なか、700人にん以上いじょうが食料しょくりょう品ひんの配布はいふを求もとめて列れつを作つくりました。この数かずは前年末ぜんねんまつより100人にんも多おおく、女性じょせいや仕事しごとを持もつ人々ひとびとも見受みうけられました。NPO法人ほうじんである「自立じりつ生活せいかつサポートセンター・もやい」は都庁とちょう前まえで果物くだものやレトルト食品しょくひんを719人にんに分配ぶんぱい。1人にん暮ぐらしの無職むしょく女性じょせい（75）は、「食品しょくひん価格かかくと光熱こうねつ費ひが上あがり、貯金ちょきんが底そこを突つきそう。1日にち分ぶんの食事しょくじを2日にちかけて食たべている。誰だれか助たすけて。」と生活苦せいかつくを訴うったえました。支援しえん団体だんたいは、リーマン・ショック時じよりも現在げんざいの方ほうが深刻しんこくな状況じょうきょうであると述のべています。

Words

Japanese	Hiragana	English
歴史的	れきしてき	Historical
物価高	ぶっかだか	High cost of living
配布	はいふ	Distribution
列	れつ	Line
前年	ぜんねん	Previous year
女性	じょせい	Female
仕事を持つ	しごとをもつ	Have a job
NPO法人	えぬぴーおーほうじん	Non-Profit Organization
自立生活サポートセンター	じりつせいかつさぽーとせんたー	Independent Living Support Center
もやい	もやい	Stew
都庁前	とちょうまえ	In front of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building
果物	くだもの	Fruit
レトルト食品	れとるとしょくひん	Retort pouch food
分配	ぶんぱい	Distribution
1人暮らし	ひとりぐらし	Living alone
無職	むしょく	Unemployed
食品価格	しょくひんかかく	Food prices
光熱費	こうねつひ	Utility expenses
貯金	ちょきん	Savings
底を突く	そこをつく	Hit rock bottom
1日分	いちにちぶん	One day's worth
2日かけて	ふつかかけて	Over two days
食べる	たべる	Eat
助ける	たすける	Help
生活苦	せいかつく	Hardship in life
訴える	うったえる	Appeal
支援団体	しえんだんたい	Support organization
リーマン・ショック	りーまん・しょっく	Lehman Shock
現在	げんざい	Currently
深刻	しんこく	Serious
状況	じょうきょう	Situation

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