Japan’s election could bring more uncertainty
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🗓️ 25 October 2024
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From the BBC World Service: Japan’s snap election takes place on Sunday, just a month after Shigeru Ishiba took over as Prime Minister. A look at why it could bring more uncertainty. Plus, Venice has announced it will extend the city’s tourist tax as it attempts to deal with the rising number of visitors. And, we hear from a small firm in the north of Scotland that is developing eco-friendly packaging — made from onion peel.
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| 0:00.0 | Voters in Japan have money on their mind as they go to the polls this weekend. |
| 0:06.0 | Live from the UK, this is the Marketplace Morning Report from the BBC World Service. |
| 0:10.0 | I'm Stuart Clarkson in For Leanna Byrne again today. Good morning. |
| 0:14.0 | So we'll start in Japan where a snap election is taking place on Sunday, just a month after |
| 0:19.8 | Shigeru Isiba took over as Prime Minister. |
| 0:22.8 | It could mean a new coalition for his Liberal Democratic Party bringing more uncertainty for the |
| 0:27.5 | Ward's fourth biggest economy. |
| 0:29.8 | Let's find out more from Mariko Oi. |
| 0:31.6 | Good morning, Marikoo I go morning Mariko |
| 0:32.8 | Hi Stuart so give us the context first why has such a new prime minister called a |
| 0:37.9 | really quick election and what might happen well one can only guess but if you |
| 0:42.0 | remember the last Prime Minister for |
| 0:44.0 | Miokishida, his announcement to step down came as quite a big surprise, and |
| 0:48.7 | Shigyevo Isiba, the current Prime Minister, he wasn't exactly the favorite to win, but when he did, he completely |
| 0:56.2 | changed his mind about not calling the election straight away and he did call it immediately, |
| 1:00.8 | almost straight away as soon as he became the Prime Minister and he is |
| 1:05.4 | supposed to be the new you know fresh face of the ruling party which has been |
| 1:10.1 | hit by a lot of scandals and its reputation and popularity has been hit by a lot of scandals and its reputation and popularity has been hit. |
| 1:15.0 | If you look at the polls and if you listen to analysts, this decision could actually |
| 1:19.8 | backfire because he's actually the least popular Prime Minister in recent history. |
| 1:25.1 | He was popular before, but that was probably because he was seen as kind of the opposition |
| 1:29.6 | within the ruling party, but when he did indeed become the Prime Minister voters |
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