Unusually, for a Japanese politician, he's a fluent English speaker.

不同寻常的是，作为一位日本政府官员，他能讲流利的英语。

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But no Japanese politician wants to risk his job on it.

但是没有任何日本政客愿意冒丢掉饭碗的危险来执行。

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Yet in a contemporary Japan where the disconnect between language and reality has taken on Orwellian proportions—when was the last time anyone believed what a Japanese politician was saying?

然而在当代的日本，这个言论与事实完全矛盾的社会——还有人相信日本政客的胡言乱语吗？

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His speech to parliamentarians of the ruling party before they voted for a leader was unusual for a Japanese politician.

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Whereas most prime-ministerial candidates, it seems, are the grandsons of former prime ministers, Mr Fukuda is the first Japanese politician to follow his father into the top job.

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The Japanese media said prosecutors would seek permission from parliament for Mr Suzuki's arrest - a step necessary in Japanese law - with the politician's own house, the lower house, voting on the issue as early as Tuesday.

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