日本の政治について (Japanese Politics. ) : ビジネス英語の例文集

In Japan, everybody has the right to vote at the age of 20.

Japan has a bicameral system of House of Representatives and a House of Councilors.

Japan's election system for the House of Representatives is a combination of single seat constituency and proportional representation.

It used to be multi-seat constituency.

At the age of twenty-five or thirty, a person has a right to stand for the House of Representatives or House of Councilors respectively.

There seem to be many young people who are indifferent to politics.

Not only young people, but all Japanese seem to have the feeling these days.

Scandals by politicians one after another have arouse the insincerity to the people.

In Japan, corruption of politicians and government officials is a big problem, as elsewhere in the world.

Now the ruling party is made up of composed of two coalition parties.

The Communist Party's influence is increasing among the opposition parties.

The image of the Communist Party among young people is quite different from that among older people.

To improve Japanese politics, it is important that the opposition party have constructive policies.

Diet members are elected directly.

The Prime Minister of Japan is chosen by the Diet.

Japanese foreign policy is said to consider (focus on) only the United States.

Foreign affairs do not influence voting, so the typical politician does not care about them.

I wish our thoughts had more of an influence on politicians.

Japan is becoming an aging society.

It is said that in the twenty-first century in Japan, one of four people will be elderly.

Japanese politicians must take the elderly into account.

Conditions allowing elderly people to work will become important.

It is said that there are many“zoku-giin” in Japan.

“Zoku-giin” means a politician who works for the profit of only one industry or sector of the economy.

We sincerely would like to have statesman not politicians.