Newsletter No. 2

Tomiichi Murayama - learning translation

Japanese law-makers have Tomiichi Murayama as the country's new Prime Minister Mr. Murayama is chairman of the social democratic party. He replaces Tsutomu Hata who resigned on Saturday after just months in office.

Mr Murayama received 261 votes in the Lower House of the Japanese Parliament. Former Prime Minister Toshiki Kaifu received 214 votes.

Vocabulary:

Law-maker: member of parliament, legislator
To elect: to vote, to choose
Prime minister = premier: prime minister
Chairman: Chairman
Social democratic party: social democratic party
To replace: replace
To resign: to resign, to resign
Lower House = house of representatives: lower house. House of Commons
Parliament : parliament
Former prime minister: former prime minister
To receive: to receive, to obtain

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Sample document translation:

Japanese parliamentarians have elected Tomiichi Murayama as the new prime minister. Mr. Murayama is the chairman of the Social Democratic Party. He replaced Tsutomu Hata, who resigned on Saturday after just two months in power.

Mr. Murayama received 261 votes in the lower house of the Japanese parliament. Former prime minister Toshiki Kaifu received 214 votes.

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