日本[にほん]の野党[やとう]が分[わ]かれて、またひとつにならない問題[もんだい]が出ています
Japan Opposition Faces Renewed Stigma of Disunity After Latest Split
日本[にほん]の野党[やとう]が新[あたら]しく分[わ]かれたことで、まとまることができないという心配[しんぱい]が強[つよ]まっています。
Japan's opposition parties have split again, raising concerns about their ongoing disunity.
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ので、政権[せいけん]を支[さ]える与党[よとう]に対抗[たいこう]する野党[やとう]が、また分[わ]かれてしまいました。
これまでも野党[やとう]はバラバラになりやすく、強[つよ]いを持つことができないと言[い]われてきました。今回の分[わ]かれによって、からの信頼[しんらい]を失[うしな]うのではないかと心配[しんぱい]されています。
人々[ひとびと]からは、しっかりとしたの選択肢[せんたくし]を作[つく]ってほしいというが上がっています。
English Translation
In Japanese politics, the opposition parties that rival the ruling government have split up once again.
It has often been said that opposition parties tend to scatter and struggle to gain strong momentum. With this latest split, there are concerns that they may lose public trust.
People are voicing hopes that they will build a solid political alternative.
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| Japanese | Reading | Meaning | JLPT | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 日本[にほん] | にほん | Japan | N5 | |
| 政治[せいじ] | せいじ | politics | N3 | |
| 問題[もんだい] | もんだい | problem | N4 | |
| 力[ちから] | ちから | power, strength | N4 | |
| 国民[こくみん] | こくみん | citizen, national | N3 | |
| 声[こえ] | こえ | voice | N4 |
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〜ではないかと
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先生[せんせい]に褒[ほ]められるようにがんばります。
I will do my best so that the teacher praises me.
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