とのReported content modifying a noun
との places quoted or reported content directly before a noun such as “report,” “announcement,” “view,” or “information.” It is a compact, formal way to express “a report that...” or “the view that....”
How it works
The clause before と gives the content being reported. The following の connects that content to the next noun. That noun must be something capable of carrying or expressing content, such as 連絡, 報告, 発表, 意見, or 見方.
Typical formal uses
交通局は、来月から運賃を改定するとの発表を行った。
The transit bureau announced that it would revise fares starting next month.
Analyze担当部署から、システムは正午までに復旧するとの連絡があった。
The department in charge sent word that the system would be restored by noon.
Analyze調査委員会は、事故の主因は設備の老朽化だとの見方を示した。
The investigative committee expressed the view that the main cause of the accident was aging equipment.
AnalyzeThe reported noun sentence ends in だ, which remains before との.
Quoted content or a relationship?
A full clause before との gives reported content. By contrast, a person or organization noun before the same sequence can mean “with” that person or organization. Check what appears before it and whether the following noun carries a report.
研究所は、新薬の効果が確認されたとの報告を公表した。
The institute published a report that the new drug's effectiveness had been confirmed.
AnalyzeHere a full clause supplies the content of the report.
研究所は大学との共同研究を始めた。
The institute began a joint research project with a university.
AnalyzeThis is not the target reporting pattern: 大学 is a participant in the joint research, not reported content.
Compared with the broader alternative
という can name, define, or describe many kinds of nouns and is common across a wider range of styles. For reported content before words such as “report” or “announcement,” との is the more compact and formal choice.
More examples
審査会は、申請内容に問題はないとの判断を示した。
The review panel stated its judgment that there were no problems with the application.
Analyze沿岸部では高波のおそれがあるとの情報が寄せられた。
Information came in that there was a risk of high waves along the coast.
Analyze会議では、現行案を修正すべきだとの意見が相次いだ。
At the meeting, numerous participants expressed the opinion that the current proposal should be revised.
Analyze新施設は来年春に開業するとの知らせが届いた。
Word arrived that the new facility would open next spring.
Analyze監査チームから、データの改ざんはなかったとの報告が提出された。
The audit team submitted a report stating that the data had not been falsified.
Analyze専門家の間では、その地域は今後も人口が増えるとの見方が強い。
Among experts, the prevailing view is that the region's population will continue to grow.
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