国际英语资讯:Spotlight: Abe reelected as Japanese PM amid calls for further probe into scandals
<p><span word="TOKYO">TOKYO</span>, <span word="Nov">Nov</span>. 1-- <span word="As">As</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="leader">leader</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Liberal">Liberal</span> <span word="Democratic">Democratic</span> <span word="Party">Party</span> (<span word="LDP">LDP</span>), <span word="Shinzo">Shinzo</span> <span word="Abe">Abe</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="formally">formally</span> <span word="reelected">reelected</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="prime">prime</span> <span word="minister">minister</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="realigning">realigning</span> <span word="opposition">opposition</span> <span word="forces">forces</span> <span word="continued">continued</span> <span word="calling">calling</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="breaking">breaking</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Abe">Abe</span> <span word="dominance">dominance</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="further">further</span> <span word="probing">probing</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="couple">couple</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="cronyism">cronyism</span> <span word="scandals">scandals</span> <span word="implicating">implicating</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="prime">prime</span> <span word="minister">minister</span>.</p><p><span word="Abe">Abe</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="Japanese">Japanese</span> <span word="prime">prime</span> <span word="minister">minister</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="December">December</span> 2017, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="reelected">reelected</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="voting">voting</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="chambers">chambers</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Diet">Diet</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="special">special</span> <span word="parliamentary">parliamentary</span> <span word="session">session</span>, <span word="following">following</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ruling">ruling</span> <span word="LDP">LDP</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="sweeping">sweeping</span> <span word="victory">victory</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Oct">Oct</span>. 22 <span word="lower">lower</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="election">election</span>.</p><p><span word="At">At</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="press">press</span> <span word="conference">conference</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="launch">launch</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Abe">Abe</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="cabinet">cabinet</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="premier">premier</span> <span word="retaining">retaining</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="ministers">ministers</span>, <span word="Abe">Abe</span> <span word="reiterated">reiterated</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="commitment">commitment</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="addressing">addressing</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="population">population</span> <span word="aging">aging</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="low">low</span> <span word="birthrate">birthrate</span>, <span word="what">what</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="previously">previously</span> <span word="termed">termed</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="biggest">biggest</span> <span word="challenges">challenges</span> <span word="facing">facing</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="announce">announce</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="December">December</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="package">package</span> <span word="worth">worth</span> 2 <span word="trillion">trillion</span> <span word="yen">yen</span> (17.5 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="dollars">dollars</span>) <span word="to">to</span> <span word="bolster">bolster</span> <span word="education">education</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="welfare">welfare</span> <span word="programs">programs</span> <span word="including">including</span> <span word="free">free</span> <span word="preschool">preschool</span> <span word="education">education</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="care">care</span> <span word="services">services</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="aged">aged</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="five">five</span>.</p><p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="long">long</span>-<span word="term">term</span> <span word="goal">goal</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="revising">revising</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pacifist">pacifist</span> <span word="Constitution">Constitution</span>, <span word="Abe">Abe</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="schedule">schedule</span> <span word="yet">yet</span>, <span word="adding">adding</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="building">building</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="consensus">consensus</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="opposition">opposition</span> <span word="forces">forces</span>.</p><p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Abe">Abe</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="campaign">campaign</span> <span word="pledge">pledge</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="LDP">LDP</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="fundamental">fundamental</span> <span word="party">party</span> <span word="platform">platform</span>, <span word="Abe">Abe</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="pushing">pushing</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span>-<span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="amendment">amendment</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="pacifist">pacifist</span> <span word="Constitution">Constitution</span>, <span word="aiming">aiming</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="supreme">supreme</span> <span word="charter">charter</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="explicitly">explicitly</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="reference">reference</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Self">Self</span>-<span word="Defense">Defense</span> <span word="Forces">Forces</span> (<span word="SDF">SDF</span>).</p>
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