Governing Party in Japan Suffers Election Defeat
( New York Times )
Japan’s governing Liberal Democratic Party suffered a crushing defeatSunday in the election for the upper house of Parliament, but Prime Minister Shinzo Abe vowed that he would not step down.
The main opposition Democratic Party seized control of the upper houseby a landslide, capturing seats not only in cities but also in rural districts that had long been strongholds of the Liberal Democratic Party. The rout was widespread, with household names in the governing party falling one after another before opposition newcomers. It could also stall Tokyo’s moves toward a more assertive foreign policy and
active military.
【 まずは準備運動 】
・suffer (苦痛・被害を)こうむる
・defeat 敗北
・Parliament 議会、国会
・opposition 反対、野党
・seize つかむ、捕える
・rural 田舎の、地方の
・rout 敗走
・widespread 広まった、広がった
・stall 引き止めておく、立ち往生させる
・assertive 断定的な、我を張る● 解説ザブ〜ン!