Shopping and Consumer News · intermediate · 5 min
Uniqlo Price Changes and Everyday Clothing | Intermediate Japanese Listening
Follow a Japanese news report about clothing prices and changing shopping habits. Practice natural news vocabulary with timed captions and translations.
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パンツとか買いますよ。多分これもそうです。もそうなんか一番身近に定番の服がる場所。
I buy things like pants there. This is probably from there too. It’s the most familiar place for basic clothing.
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パンツとか買いますよ。多分これもそうです。もそうなんか一番身近に定番の服がる場所。
I buy things like pants there. This is probably from there too. It’s the most familiar place for basic clothing.
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今日はあのこのT
Today, um, this T—
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シャツがユニクロのにも困ったらユニクロ行くって感じです。
This shirt is from Uniqlo too. When I don’t know what to do, I just go to Uniqlo.
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幅広い世代に指示されるユニクロ
Uniqlo is popular with a wide range of generations.
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用してたのでちょっと
I used it, so it’s a bit…
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街の人が楽胆していたのは
What disappointed people on the street was…
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ユニクロが発表した衣類の値上げについて現在料費の後等や安などの影響で今年の秋冬商品全体
Uniqlo announced clothing price increases. Due to soaring raw-material costs and the weak yen, its entire fall and winter range this year…
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が平均でおよそ4%値上がりするのです。
will rise in price by an average of about 4%.
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来月10日にはジャケットやパンツなど
On the 10th of next month, items such as jackets and pants…
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11商品の価格を改定。
Prices will be revised for 11 products.
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また3速990円でセット販売している
Also, those currently sold as a set of three pairs for 990 yen…
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靴下も来月以降はバラ売りのみとなり事上
Socks will also be sold only individually starting next month, effectively…
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の値上げとなります。
a price increase.
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今日多分主人買いに行ってます。に買いに
My husband has probably gone to buy some today. To buy…
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行ってます。ああ、すごい家計に響きます
He’s gone to buy them. Oh, this will really strain our household budget.
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。あの、頻繁に取り替えられなくなって
Um, because we won’t be able to replace them as often…
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しまうので。
anymore.
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今日夫が靴下をまとめしたということです
She says her husband bought socks in bulk today.
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。
.
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一方、こちらの店では今月からフリースを
Meanwhile, this store began offering fleece garments this month…
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販売。
for sale.
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びっくりね。よくこの値段でできるのね。
That’s surprising. It’s amazing they can make it at this price.
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うん。
Yeah.
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え、安いです。あと軽い。
Yes, it’s inexpensive. And it’s light too.
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安いと思います。
I think it’s inexpensive.
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客が驚いたその価格はこちらにはフリースが
The price that surprised shoppers was this: fleece garments here are…
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1100
1,100
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円で販売されています。税込みわずか
yen. It is being sold for just that amount, including tax…
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1100円です。
It is only 1,100 yen.
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イオンがこの価格でフリースを
This is the first time Aeon has sold fleece garments at this price…
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販売するのは25年ぶり。工場の
in 25 years. At the factory…
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換算機を活用し、一括生産するなど工夫
They used conversion equipment and adopted measures such as consolidated production…
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することで物価の中でも1000
to achieve a 1,000-yen product despite rising prices…
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円商品を実現させたと言います。
they say.
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節約思考が高まる中でもお客様に
Even as consumers become more savings-conscious, we want our customers…
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ファッションを楽しんでいただきたいと
to continue enjoying fashion…
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いう思いからベーシックな
With that goal in mind, we introduced basic…
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カジュアルアイテムを導入いたしました。
casual items.
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10
10
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月下旬にも関わらず30°以上の真夏つびとなる場所が続した今日の日本劣価格以外にも服に関するこんな悩みが
Despite it being late October, some parts of Japan continued to experience midsummer days above 30°C. Besides prices, people today have another concern about clothing.
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子供の頃より秋がすごい短いからな。
Autumn is much shorter than when I was a child.
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秋冬服っていうのもなかなか難しいですよね。
Choosing clothes for fall and winter is pretty difficult, isn’t it?
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長く使えそうなもなるべく選でこちら気温が読めなかったのでまだ意外と半袖でも行けたりしてそれであんまり買ってないです。
I try to choose things I can wear for a long time. The temperature has been unpredictable, and short sleeves still work surprisingly often, so I haven’t bought much.
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聞かれたのは暑い時期と寒い時期が長く春と秋が短いわゆる日化したことで服選びが難しいという声に絡んで
We heard people say that choosing clothes has become difficult because hot and cold periods are long while spring and fall are short—a so-called polarization of the seasons.
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うん
Yeah.
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都内で暮らす家族熱い
A family living in Tokyo: “It’s hot.”
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熱い
It’s hot.
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子供たちも服選びに苦戦しているそうで
The children also seem to be struggling to choose what to wear.
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がくれた服。
The clothes they gave me.
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この服がお気に入りですが、
I really like these clothes, but...
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まだ暑いから
Because it’s still hot.
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こっちはまだ縛って、まだこっちには半袖と短ンパの方が多い。
Here, people are still mostly wearing short sleeves and shorts.
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長袖で来たい。
I want to start wearing long sleeves.
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来たい早くお気に入りだから。
I want to wear it soon because it’s my favorite.
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暑すぎて長袖の出番はなし。
It’s far too hot for long sleeves.
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まだここは夏仕様です。まだこういう長さも履いたりしますね。
It’s still summer mode here. People still wear bottoms of this length too.
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秋用の薄手の上着は切る機会がないまま冬
Without ever getting a chance to wear a light jacket for fall, winter...
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を迎えると言います。
...arrives, people say.
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で、夏は涼しく冬は温かい。年から年中
So, something cool in summer and warm in winter—something you can wear all year round...
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切れる服とかあったらいいんですよね。
It would be nice to have clothes like that.
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そんな季節を問わず着る服登場しています
Clothing that can be worn regardless of the season has now arrived.
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。
.
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マークマンが今年発売したのは
What Workman released this year is...
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5°から30°まで25°
...a 25-degree range, from 5°C to 30°C...
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の段差に耐えられるオールシーズンに対応した服。生地も遅く軽くて動きやすいです。外部の空気を遮断し服内の温度を一定に保つことで暑さや寒さを感じにくくしたということです。
...all-season clothing that can handle that temperature difference. The fabric is also thin, light, and easy to move in. By blocking outside air and keeping the temperature inside the clothing constant, it makes heat and cold less noticeable.
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カーディガンやパンツなど様々な
It comes in various forms, including cardigans and pants...
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種類で展開されています。
...and is available in a wide range of styles.
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物価高に加え気候の変化で服選び
In addition to rising prices, climate change is making choosing clothes...
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が難しい。今長い期間切られる服の需要は
...difficult. Demand for clothes that can be worn for longer periods...
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今後も高まりそうです。
...is likely to continue growing.