From the Diet's wooden desks to your city hall counter — how decisions get made, and the words to follow them.

Japan is changing its defense posture, its immigration rules, and its local governments are shrinking — the vocabulary you learn here will appear in every headline for the next decade.

By the end

You will be able to read a Japanese news headline about politics and explain, in plain Japanese and English, who did what, why it matters, and what happens next.

Who this is for

JLPT N3-level learners who want to understand how Japan is governed — whether they vote, watch NHK, work for a Japanese company, or just keep seeing the same kanji in the news.