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Why Japan's Upcoming House of Representatives Election Is Worrying
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rì běn日本shè huì社会hěnzhòng shì重视ān jìng安静hé xié和谐rén men人们xí guàn习惯dà shēng大声tǎo lùn讨论wèn tí问题

Japanese society values quietness and harmony, and people are used to not discussing issues loudly.

zuì jìn最近rì běn日本yàozàihěnduǎndeshí jiān时间nèijǔ xíng举行zhòng yì yuàn众议院xuǎn jǔ选举zhǐ yǒu只有16 tiān16天dezhǔn bèi准备shí jiān时间

Recently, Japan is holding a House of Representatives election in a very short time, with only 16 days to prepare.

xīnshǒu xiàng首相gāo shì zǎo miáo高市早苗shìrì běn日本dì yī第一wèishǒu xiàng首相tí chū提出jiǎn shuì减税jīng jì gǎi gé经济改革dànyòngleyī xiē一些ràngréndān xīn担心deshuō fǎ说法bǐ rú比如jīng jì经济wèn tí问题guī jiù归咎wài guó rén外国人zhōng guó中国

The new Prime Minister, Sanae Takaichi, is Japan's first female prime minister. She proposed tax cuts and economic reforms, but also made some worrying remarks, such as blaming economic problems on foreigners and China.

hěnduōnián qīng rén年轻人yǐ qián以前duìzhèng zhì政治gǎn xìng qù感兴趣dànxiàn zài现在zàishè jiāo méi tǐ社交媒体shàngyǒu xiē有些rénkāi shǐ开始yòngjī liè激烈deyǔ yán语言tǎo lùn讨论zhèng zhì政治yǒu shí有时háihuìpái chì排斥wài guó rén外国人

Many young people were previously uninterested in politics, but now on social media, some have started discussing politics with intense language and sometimes excluding foreigners.

rì běn日本xué xiào学校hěnshǎojiàoxué shēng学生rú hé如何gōng kāi公开tǎo lùn讨论sī kǎo思考zhèng zhì政治wèn tí问题suǒ yǐ所以hěnduōrénzhǐ shì只是zhèng zhì政治dàng zuò当作yú lè娱乐láikàn dài看待bǐ rú比如mó fǎng模仿shǒu xiàng首相dechuān zhe穿着huò zhě或者yòngkě ài可爱láixíng róng形容zhèng zhì rén wù政治人物

Japanese schools rarely teach students how to openly discuss and think about political issues, so many people treat politics as entertainment, like imitating the prime minister's clothing or describing politicians as 'cute'.

zuì jìn最近hái yǒu还有bào dào报道shuōyī xiē一些zhèng dǎng政党zōng jiào宗教tuán tǐ团体yǒuqīng chǔ清楚dejīn qián金钱guān xì关系dàndà jiā大家tǎo lùn讨论duō

There have also been recent reports that some political parties and religious groups have unclear financial relationships, but there is little discussion about this.

xiàn zài现在hěnduōrénduìxuǎn jǔ选举zhǐ shì只是jué de觉得xīn qí新奇huòmá fán麻烦méi yǒu没有rèn zhēn认真sī kǎo思考xuǎn jǔ选举dezhēn zhèng真正yì yì意义

Currently, many people see the election as just something novel or troublesome, without seriously thinking about its true meaning.

zuò zhě作者jué de觉得zhè yàng这样deqíng kuàng情况ràngréndān xīn担心yīn wèi因为dà jiā大家kě néng可能huìhū lüè忽略zhòng yào重要dewèn tí问题zhǐ shì只是gēn zhe跟着bié rén别人zuòjué dìng决定

The author feels this situation is worrying because people might ignore important issues and just follow others' decisions.

By Jo Carter / Global Voices|CC BY 3.0|Modified & AI-assisted

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