Japan's PM Takaichi to Continue Gasoline Subsidy
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Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi spoke about gasoline prices. She said the government will keep a special subsidy. This subsidy helps keep the price of gasoline low. The price will stay at about 170 yen for one liter.
The subsidy is money from the government. It helps stop gas prices from going up too much. Many people in Japan use cars. High gas prices can hurt families and businesses.
Takaichi also talked about another topic. It was about the leader of the ICC. His name is Akihiro Akane. Some countries want to punish him. Takaichi said this is a very serious problem.
The prime minister did not give more details about this second topic. But she made her plan about gasoline very clear. The subsidy will continue for now.
Vocabulary15 words
- subsidy
- money given by government to help lower a price
- ICC
- a court that judges very serious world crimes
- liter
- a unit used to measure liquid, like gasoline
- prime minister
- the top leader of a government
- gasoline
- fuel used to make cars run
- price
- the amount of money you pay for something
- government
- the group of people who run a country
- policy
- a plan a government follows
- serious
- very important and not easy
- leader
- the main person in charge of a group
- support
- help given to someone or something
- continue
- to keep doing something
- maintain
- to keep something the same
- topic
- a subject people talk about
- punish
- to make someone suffer for doing wrong
Quiz
Answer key
1. It will continue 2. 170 yen 3. True
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Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi spoke about gasoline _____. She said the government will keep a special _____. This subsidy helps keep the price of gasoline low. The price will stay at about _____ yen for one liter.
The subsidy is money from the _____. It helps stop gas prices from going up too much. Many people in Japan use cars. High gas prices can hurt families and _____.
Takaichi also talked about another _____. It was about the leader of the _____. Some countries want to _____ him. Takaichi said this is a very _____ problem.
The prime minister did not give more details about this second topic. But she made her plan about gasoline very clear. The subsidy will _____ for now.