The cabinet was pushing for an extension of the retirement age for civil servants, and submitted a plan that would also apply to executives in the prosecutor’s office.
As this would violate the separation of the three powers, one ordinary woman raised her doubts on Twitter. Following this, a lot of other people, including celebrities have also voiced their opposition to this move.
In the past, the majority of people were hesitant to raise their objections to the government, but this time, in just a short period of time, millions of people joined the protest through social networking sites.
Many people guessed that the cabinet might have plotted to pass the law at a time when people's attention was focused on Covid-19.
Many retired executives from the prosecutor’s office also expressed their concerns.
The opposition parties suspected that it was to hide something inconvenient for the cabinet.
On the other hand, there are those who argue that democracy begins with people following the decisions of their elected representatives.
The prosecutor’s office once arrested a former prime minister.
Some people say, if their authority is too strong, there will be a risk that some will be arrested without sufficient evidence.
However, it could be said that many world leaders, who enjoy the backing of the majority of the electorate, don’t respect those who didn’t vote for them and only make policies that favor their supporters in order to win another election.
As a result, under the guise of democracy, there is a global trend towards ignoring the opinions of opposition voters.
The passing of the law was postponed and ironically, the deputy prosecutor, who was to have his retirement age extended by the cabinet, was prosecuted for gambling in a mahjong game.
In the end, the cabinet had to accept his resignation.
内閣は
naikaku ha
(the) cabinet
公務員
koumuinn
civil servants
定年延長を
teinenn ennchou wo
(the) retirement age (an) extension (of)
進めていました
susumete imashita
was pushing (for)
検察庁
kennsatsuchou
(the) prosecutor’s office
適用する
tekiyou suru
(that) would apply
提出しました。
teishutsu shimashita.
submitted
三権分立を
sannkenn bunnritsu wo
the separation of the three powers
揺るがしかねない
yurugashi kanenai
would violate
一般女性が
ippann jyosei ga
ordinary woman
抗議の声を
kougi no koe wo
(her) protest
上げました。
age mashita.
raised
それに続いて
soreni tsuzuite
following on from this
著名人を
chomeijinn wo
celebrities
多くの人も
ookuno hitomo
a lot of other people
反対を
hanntai wo
(their) opposition (to this move)
表明しました。
hyoumei shimashita.
have (also) voiced
大半の
taihann no
in the past
国民は、
kokuminn ha,
people
政府
seifu
(the) government
異議を
igi wo
(their) objections
唱えることを
tonaeru kotowo
to raise
してきませんでした
shite kimasenndeshita
were hesitant
今回は
konnkai ha
this time
SNSを
esuenuesu wo
social networking sites
短期間に
tannkikan ni
(just a) short period of time in
数百万人が
suuhyakumannninn ga
millions of people
抗議に
kougi ni
(the) protest
参加しました。
sannka shimashita.
joined
多くの国民が、
ookuno kokuminn ga,
many people
内閣は
naikaku ha
the cabinet
国民の目が
kokuminn no me ga
people’s attention
向いている
muiteiru
was focused on
間に
aida ni
at a time when
法案を
houann wo
(the) law
通そうとした
toosouto shita
might have plotted to pass
思っています。
omotte imasu.
guessed
検察
kennsatsu
(the) prosecutor’s office (from)
懸念を
kenenn wo
(their) concerns
示しました。
shimeshi mashita.
expressed
野党は、
yatou ha,
the opposition parties
内閣
naikaku
(the) cabinet
不都合な
futsugou na
inconvenient
ではないかと
dehanaikato
that was
疑いました。
utagai mashita.
suspected
一方で、
ippoude
on the other hand
選ばれた
erabareta
(their) elected
議員
giinn
representatives
決定に
kettei ni
(the) decisions
従うことこそ
shitagau koto koso
(people) following
民主主義の原点だ
minnshu'shugi no genntenn da
democracy begins with
主張する
shuchou suru
(who) argue
検察は
kennsatsu ha
the prosecutor’s office
元首相も
moto shushou mo
(a) former prime minister
逮捕しました。
taiho shimashita.
arrested
検察の権力が
kennsatsu no kennryoku ga
their < prosecutor’s office > authority
強すぎる
tsuyosugiru
is too strong
十分な証拠が
jyuubunnn na shouko ga
sufficient evidence
逮捕が行われる
taiho ga okonawareru
some will be arrested
意見もあります。
ikenn mo arimasu
some people say
過半数の
kahannsuu no
the majority of (the electorate)
支持を得た
shiji wo eta
(who) enjoy (the) backing of
世界のリーダーの
sekai no ri-da- no
world leaders
投票しなかった
touhyou shinakatta
(who) didn’t vote
尊重せず、
sonnchou sezu,
don’t respect and
選挙対策
sennkyo taisaku
win election
支持者
shijisha
(their) supporters
のための
notame no
(only that) favor
政策を行っている
seisaku wo okonatte iru
make policies
言えるでしょう。
ieru deshou.
it could be said
その結果、
sono kekka,
as a result
民主主義
minnshu'shugi
democracy
名のもとに
na nomoto ni
under the guise
反対意見を
hanntai ikenn wo
opposition (voters) of (the) opinions
世界的に
sekaiteki ni
a global
法案審議は
houann shinngi ha
the passing of the law
延期され、
ennki sare,
was postponed and
皮肉にも
hiniku nimo
ironically
内閣が
naikaku ga
(the) cabinet
定年延長させる
teinenn ennchou saseru
(his) retirement age to extend
意向だった
ikou datta
(who) had intended
検事長は
kennjichou ha
(the) deputy prosecutor
賭け麻雀をしていたこと
kake ma-jyann wo shiteitakoto
gambling in a mahjong game
追及されました。
tsuikyuu saremashita.
was prosecuted
結局、
kekkyoku,
in the end
内閣は
naikaku ha
(the) cabinet
検事長の
kennjichou no
his <deputy prosecutor>
辞職を
jishoku wo
resignation
受け入れました。
ukeire mashita
had to accept