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03-05-2011, 05:30 AM

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Originally Posted by KyleGoetz View Post
 
So are you saying that the speaker is a manager/CEO/government representative of whatever group operates the bus company? (I'm not sure whether the bus systems in Japan are city-owned or are private companies. I know JR used to be governmental, but is now privately owned, or something like that.)

I did not pick up on that, but I think that's what you're suggesting by the いこう rather than いく.

And then volitional+と思っている expresses a plan or hope, right?

So more along the lines of:
"We plan to increase the number of buses as the number of commuters increases in the future."
Right?
Riiight! (Said in a heavy East Tennessee drawl.) I gave too many hints, too!

There are all kinds of bus services in Japan - private companies, municipally-run services, joint ventures by local governments and private companies, etc.
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