English News Weekly

422 – ‘Uncle Reiwa’ is Japan’s Pick


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This week’s ENW podcast reports on the selection of the Japanese Prime Minister after the resignation of the country’s longest-serving post-war leader. Yoshihide Suga was born to a humble strawberry farmer in the mountainous northern part of Japan. One of the quiet men of the last Japanese government Mr Suga, is believed to be a steady, if uncharismatic choice for prime minister. Why has Mr Suga won the race to be leader? What kind of prime minister will he be?

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(Originally posted on 19 Sep 2020)

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English News WeeklyBy The Institute for Foreign Language Research and Education, Hiroshima University


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