JLPT N1FormalNews, announcements

を受うけてfollowing; in response to

Something happens or is announced, and someone acts in response. The news says it every day.

事じ故こを受うけて、会かい社しゃは安あん全ぜんルールを見み直なおした。

In response to the accident, the company revised its safety rules.

政せい府ふの発はっ表ぴょうを受うけ、多おおくの学がっ校こうが休きゅう校こうを決きめた。

Following the government's announcement, many schools decided to close.

Before an action

Noun + を受うけて／を受うけ

を受うけ is the stiffer one, for news writing. A clause takes こと: 利り用よう者しゃが増ふえたことを受うけて.

Before a noun

Noun + を受うけた + noun

事じ故こを受うけた対たい策さく, measures taken in response to the accident. Also を受うけての対たい策さく.

Before it: What set things off. An event: 事じ故こ, 地じ震しん. An announcement or a decision: 発はっ表ぴょう, 決けっ定てい, 判はん決けつ, 結けっ果か. What someone asked or said: 要よう請せい, 要よう望ぼう, 指し摘てき, 批ひ判はん.
After it: How someone reacted: 見み直なおす, 決きめる, 中ちゅう止しする, 発はっ表ぴょうする.
Where you'll meet it: TV and newspaper news, press releases, company notices. At work people say and write it too.
In everyday speech: 〜があって or 〜を聞きいて: 事じ故こがあって、ルールが変かわった, there was an accident, and the rules changed.

In use

交こう渉しょうの決けつ裂れつを受うけ、代だい表ひょう団だんは方ほう針しん転てん換かんを余よ儀ぎなくされた。

Following the breakdown of negotiations, the delegation was forced to change course.

ご指し摘てきを受うけて、資し料りょうを修しゅう正せいしました。

I have corrected the document in response to your comments.

A line from work email.

これは、先せん月げつの事じ故こを受うけた措そ置ちです。

This is a measure taken in response to last month's accident.

What follows is a reaction

English "following" also covers what an event simply caused. を受うけて doesn't: a result like that takes で or によって.

Not said: 地じ震しんを受うけて、三さん人にんがけがをした。

(Following the earthquake, three people were injured.)

Nobody reacted: the earthquake hurt them. The news says 地じ震しんで.

Close neighbours

を踏ふまえてN1

You take what is known or was said into account and go on from there. を受うけて says only what set the action off.

会かい議ぎで出でた懸け念ねんを踏ふまえて、公こう開かい日びを延えん期きした。

In view of the concerns raised at the meeting, the release date was put back.

によってN3

"Because of": the event itself brings the result about. Nobody's reaction is being reported.

強きょう風ふうによって窓まどガラスが割われた。

The window broke because of the strong wind.

に応こたえてN2

Someone asked or hoped for something, and they get it. After 要よう望ぼう, を受うけて says only that the request set things going.

住じゅう民みんの声こえに応こたえ、市しは夜や間かんバスの運うん行こうを始はじめた。

Responding to residents' calls, the city started running a night bus.

Check yourself

1Which sentence sounds natural?

Choose an answer to see why.

2Which one fits?

判はん決けつ（　　）、会かい社しゃは記き者しゃ会かい見けんを開ひらいた。

Choose an answer to see why.

More detail

It is the verb 受うける, to receive. With a report or a phone call, someone really does receive something. With an accident nobody does, and it means only "following".

急きゅう報ほうを受うけ、隊たい員いんたちは休きゅう憩けいもそこそこに現げん場ばへ戻もどった。

After receiving an urgent report, the team cut their break short and returned to the scene.

More sentences

大おお雪ゆきの予よ報ほうを受うけ、鉄てつ道どう各かく社しゃは一いち部ぶの列れっ車しゃの運うん休きゅうを決きめた。

With heavy snow forecast, the rail companies decided to cancel some trains.

保ほ護ご者しゃからの要よう望ぼうを受うけて、学がっ校こうは説せつ明めい会かいを開ひらいた。

Following requests from parents, the school held a briefing.

利り用よう者しゃが増ふえたことを受うけて、市しは図と書しょ館かんの開かい館かん時じ間かんを延えん長ちょうした。

With more people using the library, the city extended its opening hours.

利り下さげの発はっ表ぴょうを受うけて、株かぶ価かが大おおきく上あがった。

Share prices rose sharply on the announcement of the rate cut.

Business news. The reaction is the market's.