Fukuoka Assembly Speaker to Resign as Lawmaker
Kurauchi Isao is the speaker of the Fukuoka Prefectural Assembly. He is from the Liberal Democratic Party. He said he will resign as a lawmaker.
The Fukuoka Prefectural Assembly is a group of people. They make laws for Fukuoka. Fukuoka is a place in Japan. It is a prefecture.
A speaker leads meetings of the assembly. Kurauchi had this job. He said he wants to leave his job soon.
A TV journalist named Zenba Takako talked about this news. She asked why one man had so much power in the assembly.
People want to know why Kurauchi had so much influence. Many people call him the 'boss' of the assembly.
This news is important for people in Fukuoka. It may change who leads the assembly next.
Vocabulary6 words
- speaker
- the leader of a meeting group
- Liberal Democratic Party
- a big political group in Japan
- resign
- to stop having a job
- prefecture
- a big area in Japan, like a state
- power
- the ability to control things
- influence
- the power to change what people think or do
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1. Kurauchi Isao 2. Speaker of the assembly 3. Kurauchi's power in the assembly
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Kurauchi Isao is the _____ of the Fukuoka Prefectural Assembly. He is from the _____ Party. He said he will _____ as a lawmaker.
The Fukuoka Prefectural Assembly is a group of people. They make laws for Fukuoka. Fukuoka is a place in Japan. It is a _____.
A speaker leads meetings of the assembly. Kurauchi had this _____. He said he wants to leave his job soon.
A TV journalist named Zenba Takako talked about this news. She asked why one man had so much _____ in the assembly.
People want to know why Kurauchi had so much _____. Many people call him the 'boss' of the assembly.
This news is important for people in Fukuoka. It may change who _____ the assembly next.
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