New Japanese Political Party Formed: "Democratic Reform Association"
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Some Japanese politicians have made a new party. Its name is "Democratic Reform Association." The politicians came from another party. That party is called the Constitutional Democratic Party. It is a centrist party.
48 people left the Constitutional Democratic Party. They want to make a new group. The new party will start on the 17th.
Watanabe So will be the leader of the new party. He is now the representative of the group.
One politician is Ogawa. He had tears in his eyes. He said, "Let's work hard together." This shows the politicians feel strong emotion about the change.
Vocabulary15 words
- party
- a group of people who work together in politics
- centrist
- not too left or too right in politics; in the middle
- leader
- the person who is in charge of a group
- representative
- a person who speaks for a group
- left
- went away from a group or place
- formed
- made something new, like a group
- politician
- a person who works in government
- group
- people together for one reason
- emotion
- a strong feeling, like happy or sad
- tears
- water from eyes when someone cries
- new
- not old; just made
- another
- different; not the same one
- start
- to begin
- strong
- having a lot of power or feeling
- change
- when something becomes different
Quiz
Answer key
1. Democratic Reform Association 2. 48 3. Watanabe So
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Some Japanese politicians have made a new _____. Its name is "Democratic Reform Association." The politicians came from another party. That party is called the Constitutional Democratic Party. It is a _____ party.
48 people left the Constitutional Democratic Party. They want to make a new group. The new party will start on the _____.
Watanabe So will be the _____ of the new party. He is now the _____ of the group.
One politician is _____. He had _____ in his eyes. He said, "Let's work hard together." This shows the politicians feel strong _____ about the change.