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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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📘 Vocabulary: 6 🈶 Kanji: 4 📝 Grammar: 2 ⏱ Reading time: 3 min

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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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JapaneseReadingMeaningJLPTAudio
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

wondering if / concerned that ~

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

I think it might rain tomorrow.

〜ように

so that / in order to

選択肢[せんたくし]を作[つく]ってほしい

I will do my best so that the teacher praises me.

❓ 読解問題 (Reading Comprehension)

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問1. 野党[やとう]はどうなりましたか。

問2. 野党[やとう]の分[わ]かれによって何が心配[しんぱい]されていますか。

問3. 人々[ひとびと]は政治[せいじ]に何を求[もと]めていますか。

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「政治[せいじ]」の意味は何ですか。

「力[ちから]」の意味は何ですか。

「声[こえ]」の意味は何ですか。

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