知情人士周三透露，日本年末“年终巨奖”系列公共彩票约40亿日元的收益，将优先分配给受灾的熊本县及其县府所在地。这一政策由相关地方政府组成的公共彩票协会制定。
About ¥4 billion in proceeds from the Nenmatsu Jumbo series year-end public lotteries in Japan will be allocated to quake-hit Kumamoto Prefecture and its capital on a priority basis, it was learned Wednesday. The policy was set by a public lottery association comprising relevant local governments, according to informed sources.
这笔资金将用于7月28日强烈地震受灾地区的重建项目，该地震震度最高达到日本震度等级中的最高等级7级。年末彩票的销售期为11月24日至12月25日。
The money will be used for reconstruction projects in areas damaged by the powerful July 28 temblor, which measured up to shindo 7, the highest level on Japan’s seismic intensity scale. Tickets for the year-end lotteries will be on sale between Nov. 24 and Dec. 25.
在“年末巨型彩票”和“年末巨型迷你彩票”约1830亿日元的预计总销售额中，将拨出100亿日元作为援助受灾地区的资源。扣除中奖金额及其他费用后的收益预计约为40亿日元。
Of about ¥183 billion in estimated total sales of the Nenmatsu Jumbo and Nenmatsu Jumbo Mini lottery tickets, ¥10 billion will be set aside as resources for aid to disaster-hit areas. Proceeds after the deduction of winning amounts and other expenses are projected to total some ¥4 billion.
日本的公共彩票，包括“年末巨型”系列，由都道府县政府和中央政府政令指定的主要城市销售，彩票收益由它们共享。彩票收益是地方政府的一项独立收入来源，可用于各种项目。
Takarakuji public lotteries in Japan, including the Nenmatsu Jumbo series, are sold by prefectural governments and major cities designated by a central government ordinance, with lottery proceeds shared among them. Lottery proceeds are an independent revenue source for local governments and can be used for a variety of projects.
2016年4月熊本县发生大地震后，彩票收益被优先分配给受灾地区，用于修复道路和农田等设施。
Following the massive earthquakes in Kumamoto Prefecture in April 2016, takarakuji proceeds were allocated preferentially to afflicted areas for the restoration of facilities, including roads as well as farmland.