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Podcast [English World] Episode 66: New Japanese prime minister

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Podcast [English World] Episode 66: New Japanese prime minister

How do you feel about Japan’s new leader?

Three Kyodo News reporters – Horiuchi-san, Peter and Donican – talk about the recent leadership election of the Liberal Democratic Party. Listen as they discuss market volatility after the election, the opposition parties’ reaction to new Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba quickly calling for a general election, and difficulties in writing about Japanese politics in English.

Article mentioned in the podcast:

Oppositions slam Japan PM Ishiba for “running away” from Diet debate

Kyodo News presents a bilingual podcast for English learners about the ins and outs of news writing and how to translate tricky Japanese phrases into English. Have fun listening to journalists discuss recent articles as they occasionally go off on unrelated tangents.

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Yoshihiko Noda, the leader of the main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, meets the press in Tokyo on Oct. 1, 2024, after Shigeru Ishiba, the new leader of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, was elected prime minister at a House of Representatives plenary session earlier in the day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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