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8月11日は「山の日」　再来年から年間祝日数16日に(14/05/23)

Establishment of Mountain Day

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え、再来年から八月十一日を山の日とする、
Uh, beginning the year after next, August 11th will become Mountain Day, as
改正祝日法が先程、参議院本会議で、
revision of national holiday law earlier at the Plenary Session of the House of Councillors
与党や民主党などの賛成多数で可決、成立しました。
had been agreed upon via majority vote and the motion passed by the Democratic Party, the opposition party, and others.
賛成二百十三、反対十五。
213 voted in agreement, and 15 voted in opposition.
よって、本案は可決されました。
This plan has hereby been approved.
山の日の制定を巡っては、
Regarding the enactment of Mountain Day,
超党派の議員連盟が法案をまとめ、
a non-partisan caucus of the Diet put together a bill
与野党九党が共同提出しました。
and nine parties both in and out of power collaborated to present it.
七月の海の日と同じように自然に親しむことが目的で、
With the intention of getting closer to nature, much like Marine Day in July,
改正祝日法には、「山に親しむ機会を得て、山の恩恵に感謝する」と明記されました。
The revision of national holiday law specifies that "With the opportunity to familiarize ourselves with the mountains, we will give thanks for the blessings of the mountains."
八月に祝日が制定されるのは初めてで、
This is the first time a national holiday has been enacted in the month of August, and
これによって年間の祝日の数は、
with this, the number of national holidays during the year

え、再来年から八月十一日を山の日とする、

日

Day, days; sun, sunshine, sunlight; case (esp. unfortunate), event

十

Ten

再来年

Year after next

一

One; best; first, foremost; beginning, start; bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)

山

Mountain, hill

八月

August
改正祝日法が先程、参議院本会議で、

会議

Meeting, conference, session, assembly, council, convention, congress

法

Law, act, principle; method; mood; dharma

改正

Revision, amendment, alteration

祝日

National holiday, public holiday

本

Book, volume, script; this, present; main, head; real, regular; counter for long cylindrical things, counter for films, tv shows, etc., counter for goals, home runs, etc., counter for telephone calls

参議院

House of councillors
与党や民主党などの賛成多数で可決、成立しました。

賛成

Approval, agreement, support, favour, favor

可決

Approval, adoption (e.g. motion, bill), passage

成立

Coming into existence, arrangements, establishment, conclusion, completion; to come into existence, to be true, to hold (i.e. hold true)

民主党

Democratic party

多数

Great number; countless, majority

与党

ruling party, government party, party in power, government
賛成二百十三、反対十五。

反対

Opposition, resistance, antagonism, hostility, objection, dissension; reverse, opposite, vice versa, contrast

賛成

Approval, agreement, support, favour, favor

十

Ten

五

Five

三

Three; tri-

二

Two

百

100, hundred
よって、本案は可決されました。

可決

Approval, adoption (e.g. motion, bill), passage

本案

this plan
山の日の制定を巡っては、

日

Day, days; sun, sunshine, sunlight; case (esp. unfortunate), event

制定

Enactment, establishment, creation

山

Mountain, hill
超党派の議員連盟が法案をまとめ、

議員

Member of the diet, congress or parliament

法案

Bill (law), measure

連盟

league, federation, union, alliance

超党派

suprapartisan, multiparty, bipartisan, nonpartisan
与野党九党が共同提出しました。

九

Nine

共同

Doing together (as equals), sharing, common (land, etc.), joint (statement, etc.), cooperation, co-operation, collaboration, association

提出

To present, to submit (e.g. a report or a thesis), to hand in, to file, to turn in; presentation, submission, filing

党

Party (political); faction, -ite
七月の海の日と同じように自然に親しむことが目的で、

目的

Purpose, goal, aim, objective, intention

同じ

Same, identical, equal, uniform, equivalent, similar, common (origin), changeless, alike; (usu. part of a ''nara'' conditional) anyway, anyhow, in either case

自然

Nature, spontaneity; naturally, spontaneously

七月

July

親しむ

To be intimate with, to befriend

海の日

Marine Day (national holiday; 3rd Monday of July)
改正祝日法には、「山に親しむ機会を得て、山の恩恵に感謝する」と明記されました。

機会

Chance, opportunity

法

Law, act, principle; method; mood; dharma

感謝

Thanks, gratitude

恩恵

Grace, favor, favour, blessing, benefit

改正

Revision, amendment, alteration

祝日

National holiday, public holiday

山

Mountain, hill

得

Profit, advantage, benefit, gain; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana

親しむ

To be intimate with, to befriend

明記

clear writing, specification
八月に祝日が制定されるのは初めてで、

祝日

National holiday, public holiday

制定

Enactment, establishment, creation

初めて

For the first time; only after ... is it ..., only when ... do you ..

八月

August
これによって年間の祝日の数は、

年間

Year (period of)

数

Several, a number of; number, numeral, figure; destiny, fate; law

祝日

National holiday, public holiday