Japan now – vol.9 related words

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Japan now – vol.9 related words
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□ NHK(Nippon Hoso Kyokai; Japan Broadcasting Corporation) news about 首都圏[shutoken](capital region)

– 帰省ラッシュ[kisei rush] = traffic congestion in mid-August caused by people returning from mostly their hometown or from other places
– お盆[obon] = Bon vacation, the bon holiday; usually in mid-August
– ふるさと[hurusato] = hometown, home
– 行楽地[kourakuchi] = resort, resort area
– 高速道路[kousoku douro] = high way
– 混雑[konzatsu] = congestion
– 混雑しました[konzatsu shimashita] = was crowded, overcrowded, jammed (with people)
– 混み合い[komiai] + ました[mashita] = was crowded, packed (with people)
– 渋滞[jutai] = traffic jams, congestion
– 交通機関[koutsu kikan] = tranportation, traffic
– 新幹線[shinkansen] = bullet train
– 予想[yosou] = prediction
– 予想されています[yosou sareteimasu] = is predicted, anticipated
– 自動車[jidousha] = car
– 自動車道[jidousha do] = motorway, motoring road
– 道路[douro] = road

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Japan now – vol.3 related words

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Japan now – vol.3 related words
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– 選挙 [SenKyo, Not sen-kyou](On-reading) = election

▽選ぶ [Era-bu](Kun-reading) = choose, select
▽手を挙げる[Te wo A-geru](Kun-reading) = get one’s hands up, put one’s hand(s) up; 手[Te] = hand(s)
So, you will be able to guess the meaning of Senkyo.

– 参議院　[SanGiIn] = the Upper House/ House of Councilors
– 衆議院 [ShuGiIn] = the Lower House of the Diet

– 安倍首相 [Abe ShuShou] = Prime Minister Abe
– 安倍政権 [Abe SeiKen] = Abe administration ->JiMinTou SeiKen

– 自民党 [JiMinTou] = the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP)
– 民主党 [MinShuTou] = The Democratic Party of Japan

– 自民党が第23回参議院選挙で圧勝し、単独で過半数を超えた。
Jimintou ga Dai-23-kai Sangiin Senkyo de Asshou si, Tandoku de Kahansu wo Koeta.

The LDP won the 23rd Upper House elections by a landslide and got more than a majority alone.