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Is the Japanese Diet system similar to the British or American style of government? From what age can Japanese people vote in an election? What is said to be a unique feature of Japanese election campaigns? Select one from below: ① Addressing people walking around town. ② Addressing people from an election car. ③ Distributing PR leaflets on trains. ④ Distributing tissue packs, on which the candidate’s name is printed on an insert, to voters. What is the name of the party which has taken a central role in Japanese politics for a long time? Who selects the prime minister, Japanese citizens or Diet members? ① Japanese citizens ② Diet members

1.日本にほん国会こっかい制度せいど
nihonn no kokkai seido ha
Japanese (the) Diet system
イギリスいぎりすがた
igirisu gata
(similar to the) British
ですか、
desuka
[is ?]
アメリカあめりかがた
amerika gata
(or) American style (of government)
ですか。
desuka.
is ?
イギリスいぎりすがた
igirisu gata
The British system
アメリカあめりかがた
amerika gata
The American system
2.何歳なんさい
nannsai
what age
から
kara
from
選挙せんきょ
sennkyo ni
(an) election
投票とうひょう
touhyou
vote
できますか。
dekimasuka
can (Japanese people) ?
3.日本にほん特有とくゆう
nihonn tokuyuu to
(a) unique feature of Japanese
いわれる
iwareru
said to be
選挙せんきょキャンペーンきゃんぺーん
sennkyo kyannpe-nn ha
election campaigns
下記かき
kaki no
below
どれですか。
doerdesuka
select one from ?
まち
machi wo
town
あるいて
aruite
walking around
びかける。
yobikakeru
Addressing people
選挙せんきょカーかー
sennkyo'ka-
an election car
de
from
びかける。
yobikakeru
Addressing people
電車でんしゃ
dennsha de
on trains
自己じこ宣伝せんでんビラびら
jiko senndenn bira wo
PR leaflets
まく。
maku
Distributing
有権者ゆうけんしゃ
yuukennsha ni
to voters
候補者こうほしゃ名前なまえはいった
kouhosha no namae ga haitta
on which the candidate’s name is printed on an insert
ティッシュてぃっしゅ
thisshu wo
tissue packs
くばる。
kubaru
Distributing
4.ながらく
nagaraku
for a long time
日本にほん政治せいじ
nihonn no seiji
Japanese politics
no
in
中心ちゅうしんとなった
chuushinn to natta
(which has taken a) central role
とう
tou
(the) party
no
of
名前なまえ
namae ha
(the) name
なん
nann
what
ですか。
desuka
is
5.内閣ないかく総理そうり大臣だいじん
naikaku souridaijinn wo
the prime minister
選ぶえらぶのは
erabu noha
(who) selects
国民こくみん
kokuminn
Japanese citizens
ですか、
desuka,
[is ?]
それとも
soretomo
or
議員ぎいん
giinn
diet members
ですか。
desuka
[is ?]
国民こくみん
kokuminn
Japanese citizens
議員ぎいん
giinn
Diet members

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