Society & current affairs

87 phrases

News & editorial29 This theme teaches the register of Japanese news reporting and editorials—the formal, often literary phrasing that fills newspaper headlines, broadcast commentary and opinion columns. You will learn set expressions for framing controversy and consequence, such as 「政府の危機管理能力が改めて問われている」 (the government's crisis-management capacity is again being called into question), 「制度が抱える構造的な欠陥が浮き彫りになった」 (the structural flaws in the system have been laid bare) and 「首相の失言が大きな波紋を広げている」 (the prime minister's gaffe is sending ripples far and wide). At N1 level these patterns—～が問われる, ～が浮き彫りになる, 懸念される, ～に踏み切る, ～を巡り, 是非が問われる, 波紋を広げる—let you discuss policy, scandal, and social debate with the detached, weighty tone expected in professional and public discourse.
Economy & policy29 This theme builds the formal register of economics and public policy that fills newspaper editorials, boardroom briefings, and academic commentary. You learn to deploy N1-level vocabulary like 景気 (business conditions), 財政 (public finance), 規制緩和 (deregulation), 格差 (disparity), 税制, 雇用, 金融政策, and 需給 in nuanced, abstract argument. Sentences such as 「景気の先行きが不透明なため、企業は設備投資を手控えている」 and 「規制緩和が進めば新規参入が促され、競争が活性化するだろう」 show how an educated adult frames cause, forecast, and policy trade-offs.
Social issues29 This theme equips you with the advanced, formal register used to discuss social issues in Japanese news, editorials, academic writing, and public debate. You will learn to weave together specialized vocabulary—少子高齢化 (falling birthrate and aging), 格差 (inequality), 過疎 (depopulation), 多様性 (diversity), 共生 (coexistence)—with N1 grammar that conveys nuance and stance, as in 「少子高齢化の進行に歯止めがかからない限り」 or 「少数派の声に耳を傾けることなくして、真の共生社会は築けまい」. These are the phrases of a well-educated adult commenting critically on policy and society, marked by literary turns like 「絵に描いた餅にすぎない」.

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