Morals of Bureaucrats and Politicians Called into Question

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Morals of Bureaucrats and Politicians Called into Question

A scandal has broken out at a major video production company where the son of Prime Minister, SUGA Yoshihide works. The company has got into a lot of trouble for illegally wining and dining top officials from the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications. Most people thought that the bureaucrats, including senior officials of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, were acting in the unstated interests of the prime minister. In recent years, there have been a series of revelations of wrongdoing by politicians and bureaucrats. However, seeming to comply with the wishes of the authorities, the media has not been actively reporting them.

すが義偉よしひで総理そうり大臣だいじん
suga yoshihide souri’daijinn
Suga Yoshihide Prime Minister
no
of
息子むすこ
musuko ga
the) son
勤務きんむする、
kinnmu suru,
(where) works
大手おおて映像えいぞう制作せいさく会社がいしゃ
oote eizou seisaku’gaisha
(a) major video production company
no
at <of>
スキャンダルすきゃんだる
sukyanndaru ga
(a) scandal
発覚はっかくしました。
hakkaku shi mashita.
has broken out
総務省そうむしょう幹部かんぶらを
soumushou kannbu ra wo
top officials from the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications
違法いほう
ihou ni
illegally
接待せったいした
settai shita
wining and dining
として
to shite
for
おおきな
ookina
a lot of
問題もんだい
monndai ni
trouble
なっています。
natte i masu.
(the company) has got into
国民こくみん
kokuminn no
people
おおくは、
ooku ha,
most
総務省そうむしょう幹部かんぶ
soumushou kannbu ra
(including) senior officials of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications
官僚かんりょう
kannryou ga
(the) bureaucrats
総理そうり
souri
(the) prime minister
ni
of
忖度そんたくした
sonntaku shita
(were) acting in the unstated interests
to
that
かんじました。
kannji mashita.
thought
近年きんねん
kinnnenn,
in recent years
政治家せいじか
seijika
politicians
ya
and
官僚かんりょう
kannryou
bureaucrats
による
ni yoru
by
不正ふせい行為こうい
fusei koui ga
wrongdoing
相次あいついで
aitsuide
a series of
あきらかに
akiraka ni
revelations
なっています。
natte i masu.
there have been
しかし
shikashi
however
メディアめでぃあ
medhia ha
the) media
政権せいけん
seikenn
(the) authorities
ni
of
忖度そんたくしている
sonntaku shite iru
to comply with the wishes of
かのように、
kano you ni,
seeming
積極的せっきょくてき
sekkiyokuteki ni
actively
報道ほうどうしません。
houdou shi masenn.
has not been reporting (them)

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