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Pearson Edexcel Level 3 GCE
Tuesday 19 May 2026
Afternoon (Time: 2 hours 30 minutes) Paper
reference 9JA0/01
Japanese
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Advanced
PAPER 1: Translation into English, reading
comprehension and writing (research task)

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nswer Question 1 in Section A. Answer all questions in Section B. You must
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• We recommend you spend 20 minutes on Section A: Translation into English,
45 minutes on Section B: Reading and 1 hour 25 minutes on Section C: Writing
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• Answer the questions in the spaces provided
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P79408A
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, SECTION A
Translation into English




DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA
Write your answer in the space provided.
We recommend you spend around 20 minutes on this section.
1 Translate the following text from Japanese into English.
Remembering the 11th of March

け せんぬま
今年の 3 月 11 日、みやぎ県気仙沼市のビーチに「3.11」という数字が
大きく書いてあった。この字を書いたのは近くの高校のバレーボール部
の部員だ。数年前に始まった新しい伝統で、部員は毎年 3 月 11 日にここ
に来てビーチバレーを楽しむ。


バレー部の教師は語る。「ここだからできる活動です。あの日こわか
った海に、一年に一回みんなで来るのはいいことです。外に出て体を動
かすと、気持ちが明るくなります。大震災のことを忘れないようにしな
がら、新しい伝統を作り出して、『希望はある。がんばろう。』と考え
てほしいです。」

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(Total for Question 1 = 20 marks)

TOTAL FOR SECTION A = 20 MARKS


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