田中前外相の更迭に続く政治混乱がその象徴である。

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English Translation

The dismissal of foreign minister Tanaka is symbolic of the continuing political turmoil.

Furigana

田中(たなか)前(ぜん)外相(がいしょう)の更迭(こうてつ)に続(つづ)く政治(せいじ)混乱(こんらん)がその象徴(しょうちょう)である。

Romanji

Tanaka zen gaishō no kōtetsu ni tsuzuku seiji konran ga sono shōchō de aru.

Words

前 (ぜん)

the last (i.e. immediately preceding) (e.g. "the last mayor"); previous; one-time; former; pre- (e.g. "premodern"); before; earlier

外相 (がいしょう)

Foreign Minister

の (の)

indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question

更迭 (こうてつ)

change; shake-up; reshuffle (e.g. of a cabinet); dismissal (e.g. of a minister); exchanging places

に (に)

at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although

続く (つづく)

to continue; to last; to go on; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to; to adjoin; to come after; to follow; to succeed; to rank next to; to hold out; to keep; to last

政治 (せいじ)

politics; government

混乱 (こんらん)

disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

其の (その)

that (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener); the; um...; er...; uh...

象徴 (しょうちょう)

symbol

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

或 (ある)

a certain ...; some ...