A, as to why, B
B often followed by からだ
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A:明日の会議は来れますか？B:行けないんです。というのは、明日からしばらく休暇を取るからです。
A: Can you come to tomorrow's meeting? B: I can't. As to why, I'm taking a bit of vacation/holiday from tomorrow on.
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電車が全て運休になったそうだ。というのは、これから大きな台風が来るからだ。
I heard that all the trains have been suspended. As to why, A large typhoon is coming from here on out.
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彼は最近学校を休みがちだ。と言うのも、病気のお母さんを助けているからだ。
He's been apt to skipping school as of late. It's because he's been helping his sick mother.
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私たちは都会から田舎へ引っ越した。と言うのも、美しい自然の中で暮らしたかったのだ。
We moving from the city to the country. It's because we wanted to live in the middle of beautiful nature.
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