Tokyo's population increased by about 70,000

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Shibuya scramble crossing

According to a report compiled by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, the population of Tokyo increased by 68,000 last year to 14.1 million. In Japan, the population tends to gather in metropolitan areas centering on Tokyo, and outside of Tokyo, Kanagawa and Osaka prefectures have also seen population increases.
In response, the Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications expressed a sense of crisis, saying, "If the regions decline, the strength of Japan as a whole, including Tokyo, will decrease.

Japanese (日本語)

東京都とうきょうとの人口じんこうが約7万人やくななまんにん増ふえる

総務省そうむしょうがまとめた報告ほうこくによると、東京都とうきょうとの人口じんこうは去年きょねん6万まん8000人にん増ふえて1410万まん人にんとなった。日本にほんでは東京とうきょうを中心ちゅうしんとした都市圏としけんに人口じんこうが集あつまる傾向けいこうが見みられ、東京都とうきょうと以外いがいでは神奈川県かながわけんや大阪府おおさかふも人口じんこうが増ふえている。これに対たいし、総務そうむ大臣だいじんは「もし地方ちほうが衰退すいたいすると、東京とうきょうも含ふくめて日本にほん全体ぜんたいの力ちからが衰おとろえてしまう」と危機感ききかんを示しめした。

Sentence Quiz (文章問題)

The Scramble Crossing in Shibuya has become a popular destination for tourists.

なんでみんな東京に行きたがるんだろう。

Tokyo and Osaka have a rivalry.

僕は東京に沢山友達がいるが、大阪に住んでいる。

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Japanese	Hiragana	English
総務省	そうむしょう	Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications
報告	ほうこく	Report
人口	じんこう	Population
増えて	ふえて	Increasing
都市圏	としけん	Urban Area
東京都以外	とうきょうといがい	Outside Tokyo
神奈川県	かながわけん	Kanagawa Prefecture
大阪府	おおさかふ	Osaka Prefecture
総務大臣	そうむだいじん	Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications
地方	ちほう	Region
衰退	すいたい	Decline
日本全体	にほんぜんたい	Whole Japan
力が衰える	ちからがおとろえる	Weakening Power
危機感	ききかん	Sense of Crisis
示した	しめした	Indicated

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