Why is Japan's Voter Turnout so Low?
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Important vocab in this video (EN):
1. é¸æŒ™ (ã›ã‚“ãょ | Senkyo) – Election; a central theme of the discussion.
2. 関与 (ã‹ã‚“よ | Kanyo) – Involvement; refers to how much people engage in politics.
3. 投票 (ã¨ã†ã²ã‚‡ã† | TÅhyÅ) – Voting; the act of casting a ballot in an election.
4. ã‚ã‚“ã©ãã•ãŒã‚Šå±‹ (ã‚ã‚“ã©ãã•ãŒã‚Šã‚„ | Mendokusagariya) – Lazy person; used to describe those who avoid voting out of inconvenience.
5. 一括り (ã²ã¨ããã‚Š | Hitokukuri) – Generalization; mentioned when discussing stereotypes about Japanese voters.
6. 乖離 (ã‹ã„ã‚Š | Kairi) – Discrepancy; refers to the gap between politicians and the general public.
7. ç½·å… (ã²ã‚ã‚“ | Himen) – Dismissal/impeachment; used in discussions about politicians losing their positions.
8. 野党 (ã‚„ã¨ã† | YatÅ) – Opposition party; a political faction that opposes the ruling party.
9. æ„æ€è¡¨ç¤º (ã„ã—ã²ã‚‡ã†ã˜ | IshihyÅji) – Expression of will; emphasized as an important reason to vote.
10. 衆è°é™¢ (ã—ã‚…ã†ãŽã„ã‚“ | ShÅ«giin) – House of Representatives; the lower house of Japan’s National Diet.
Important vocab in this video (JP):
1. é¸æŒ™ (ã›ã‚“ãょ) – 政治的ãªä»£è¡¨è€…ã‚’é¸ã¶ãŸã‚ã«æŠ•ç¥¨ã‚’è¡Œã†ã“ã¨ã€‚本動画ã®ä¸å¿ƒçš„ãªãƒ†ãƒ¼ãƒžã€‚
2. 関与 (ã‹ã‚“よ) – 物事ã«é–¢ã‚ã‚‹ã“ã¨ã€‚政治ã«ã©ã‚Œã ã‘関心をæŒã¡ã€å‚åŠ ã—ã¦ã„ã‚‹ã‹ã‚’指ã™ã€‚
3. 投票 (ã¨ã†ã²ã‚‡ã†) – é¸æŒ™ã§å€™è£œè€…ã‚’é¸ã¶ãŸã‚ã«ç¥¨ã‚’投ã˜ã‚‹ã“ã¨ã€‚
4. ã‚ã‚“ã©ãã•ãŒã‚Šå±‹ (ã‚ã‚“ã©ãã•ãŒã‚Šã‚„) – 物事をé¢å€’ãã•ãŒã‚‹äººã€‚投票ã«è¡Œã‹ãªã„ç†ç”±ã®ä¸€ã¤ã¨ã—ã¦è¨€åŠã•ã‚Œã‚‹ã€‚
5. 一括り (ã²ã¨ããã‚Š) – 物事をã¾ã¨ã‚ã¦æ‰±ã†ã“ã¨ã€‚日本人ã®æŠ•ç¥¨çŽ‡ã«é–¢ã™ã‚‹ä¸€èˆ¬åŒ–ã®è©±ã§ç™»å ´ã€‚
6. 乖離 (ã‹ã„ã‚Š) – 二ã¤ã®ã‚‚ã®ã®é–“ã«å¤§ããªå·®ãŒã‚ã‚‹ã“ã¨ã€‚政治家ã¨ä¸€èˆ¬å¸‚æ°‘ã®æ„è˜ã®ãšã‚Œã‚’指ã™ã€‚
7. ç½·å… (ã²ã‚ã‚“) – å½¹è·ã‚’解ã‹ã‚Œã‚‹ã“ã¨ã€‚政治家ãŒè§£ä»»ã•ã‚Œã‚‹ã‚±ãƒ¼ã‚¹ã«ã¤ã„ã¦è¨€åŠã•ã‚Œã‚‹ã€‚
8. 野党 (ã‚„ã¨ã†) – 政権をæŒãŸãªã„政党。与党ã«å¯¾æŠ—ã™ã‚‹æ”¿æ²»å‹¢åŠ›ã€‚
9. æ„æ€è¡¨ç¤º (ã„ã—ã²ã‚‡ã†ã˜) – 自分ã®æ„見や考ãˆã‚’示ã™ã“ã¨ã€‚é¸æŒ™ã«è¡Œãç†ç”±ã®ä¸€ã¤ã¨ã—ã¦å¼·èª¿ã•ã‚Œã‚‹ã€‚
10. 衆è°é™¢ (ã—ã‚…ã†ãŽã„ã‚“) – 日本ã®å›½ä¼šã®ä¸‹é™¢ã€‚é¸æŒ™ã§é¸ã°ã‚ŒãŸè°å“¡ãŒæ”¿ç–を決定ã™ã‚‹ã€‚
