129_a_stuck_japan 
 
But it's reasonable to ask why Japan continues to re-elect a party run by an entitled elite, which yearns to scrap American - imposed pacifism, but has failed to improve living standards for 30 years.
 
 
 
0129_0003's 
 
's 
 
0129_0002__it 
 
it 
 
0129_0003's->0129_0002__it 
 
 
[arg0] 
 
0129_0004__reasonable 
 
reasonable 
 
0129_0003's->0129_0004__reasonable 
 
 
[prd] 
 
0129_0006__ask 
 
ask 
 
0129_0004__reasonable->0129_0006__ask 
 
 
[emb] 
 
0129_0009__continues 
 
continues 
 
0129_0006__ask->0129_0009__continues 
 
 
[arg1] 
 
z_0129_5004 
 
_ 
 
0129_0006__ask->z_0129_5004 
 
 
[arg0] 
 
0129_0007__why 
 
why 
 
0129_0009__continues->0129_0007__why 
 
 
[nim] 
 
0129_0008__Japan 
 
japan 
 
0129_0009__continues->0129_0008__Japan 
 
 
[arg0] 
 
0129_0011__re-elect 
 
re-elect 
 
0129_0009__continues->0129_0011__re-elect 
 
 
[arg1] 
 
0129_0011__re-elect->0129_0008__Japan 
 
 
[arg0] 
 
0129_0012__a_0129_0013__party 
 
a_party 
 
0129_0011__re-elect->0129_0012__a_0129_0013__party 
 
 
[arg1] 
 
0129_0014__run 
 
run 
 
0129_0014__run->0129_0012__a_0129_0013__party 
 
 
[inv][arg0] 
 
0129_0016__an_0129_0018__elite 
 
an_elite 
 
0129_0014__run->0129_0016__an_0129_0018__elite 
 
 
by[nim] 
 
0129_0017__entitled 
 
entitled 
 
0129_0016__an_0129_0018__elite->0129_0017__entitled 
 
 
[attrib] 
 
0129_0021__yearns 
 
yearns 
 
0129_0021__yearns->0129_0016__an_0129_0018__elite 
 
 
[arg0] 
 
0129_0023__scrap 
 
scrap 
 
0129_0021__yearns->0129_0023__scrap 
 
 
[arg1] 
 
0129_0023__scrap->0129_0016__an_0129_0018__elite 
 
 
[arg0] 
 
0129_0027__pacifism 
 
pacifism 
 
0129_0023__scrap->0129_0027__pacifism 
 
 
[arg1] 
 
0129_0024__American 
 
american 
 
0129_0027__pacifism->0129_0024__American 
 
 
[attrib] 
 
0129_0029__but 
 
but 
 
0129_0029__but->0129_0021__yearns 
 
 
[conj1] 
 
0129_0030__has 
 
has 
 
0129_0029__but->0129_0030__has 
 
 
[conj2] 
 
0129_0031__failed 
 
failed 
 
0129_0030__has->0129_0031__failed 
 
 
[scope] 
 
0129_0031__failed->0129_0016__an_0129_0018__elite 
 
 
[arg0] 
 
0129_0033__improve 
 
improve 
 
0129_0031__failed->0129_0033__improve 
 
 
[arg1] 
 
0129_0033__improve->0129_0016__an_0129_0018__elite 
 
 
[arg0] 
 
0129_0035__standards 
 
standards 
 
0129_0033__improve->0129_0035__standards 
 
 
[arg1] 
 
0129_0037__30_0129_0038__years 
 
30_years 
 
0129_0033__improve->0129_0037__30_0129_0038__years 
 
 
for[nim] 
 
 
 
 
arc(r_0129_0003___apos_s,r_0129_0002__it,arg0).
arc(r_0129_0003___apos_s,r_0129_0004__reasonable,prd).
arc(r_0129_0004__reasonable,r_0129_0006__ask,emb).
arc(r_0129_0006__ask,r_0129_0009__continues,arg1).
arc(r_0129_0006__ask,z_0129_5004,arg0).
arc(r_0129_0009__continues,r_0129_0007__why,nim).
arc(r_0129_0009__continues,r_0129_0008__Japan,arg0).
arc(r_0129_0009__continues,r_0129_0011__re_hyphen_elect,arg1).
arc(r_0129_0011__re_hyphen_elect,r_0129_0008__Japan,arg0).
arc(r_0129_0011__re_hyphen_elect,r_0129_0012__a_r_0129_0013__party,arg1).
arc(r_0129_0014__run,r_0129_0012__a_r_0129_0013__party,inv_arg0).
arc(r_0129_0014__run,r_0129_0016__an_r_0129_0018__elite,r_0129_0015__by__nim).
arc(r_0129_0016__an_r_0129_0018__elite,r_0129_0017__entitled,attrib).
arc(r_0129_0021__yearns,r_0129_0016__an_r_0129_0018__elite,arg0).
arc(r_0129_0021__yearns,r_0129_0023__scrap,arg1).
arc(r_0129_0023__scrap,r_0129_0016__an_r_0129_0018__elite,arg0).
arc(r_0129_0023__scrap,r_0129_0027__pacifism,arg1).
arc(r_0129_0027__pacifism,r_0129_0024__American,attrib).
arc(r_0129_0029__but,r_0129_0021__yearns,conj1).
arc(r_0129_0029__but,r_0129_0030__has,conj2).
arc(r_0129_0030__has,r_0129_0031__failed,scope).
arc(r_0129_0031__failed,r_0129_0016__an_r_0129_0018__elite,arg0).
arc(r_0129_0031__failed,r_0129_0033__improve,arg1).
arc(r_0129_0033__improve,r_0129_0016__an_r_0129_0018__elite,arg0).
arc(r_0129_0033__improve,r_0129_0035__standards,arg1).
arc(r_0129_0033__improve,r_0129_0037__30_r_0129_0038__years,r_0129_0036__for__nim).
 
 
IP-MAT 
CONJ;_cl_ 
But 
 
 
NP-SBJ 
PRO 
it 
 
 
 
BEP 
's 
 
 
ADJP-PRD 
ADJ 
reasonable 
 
 
IP-INF 
TO 
to 
 
 
VB 
ask 
 
 
CP-QUE-OB1 
IP-SUB 
ADVP-NIM 
WADV 
why 
 
 
 
NP-SBJ 
NPR 
Japan 
 
 
 
VBP 
continues 
 
 
IP-INF-OB1 
TO 
to 
 
 
VB;~Tn 
re-elect 
 
 
NP-OB1 
D 
a 
 
 
N 
party 
 
 
IP-PPL 
VVN 
run 
 
 
PP-NIM 
P-ROLE 
by 
 
 
NP 
D 
an 
 
 
ADJP 
ADJ 
entitled 
 
 
 
N 
elite 
 
 
PUNC 
, 
 
 
IP-REL 
NP-SBJ 
RPRO 
which 
 
 
 
ILYR 
ILYR 
VBP 
yearns 
 
 
IP-INF-OB1 
TO 
to 
 
 
VB;~Tn 
scrap 
 
 
NP-OB1 
ADJP 
ADJ 
American 
 
 
PUNC 
- 
 
 
VVN 
imposed 
 
 
 
N 
pacifism 
 
 
 
 
 
PUNC 
, 
 
 
CONJP 
CONJ 
but 
 
 
ILYR 
HVP;~cat_Ve 
has 
 
 
IP-PPL-CAT 
VVN 
failed 
 
 
IP-INF-OB1 
TO 
to 
 
 
VB;~Tn 
improve 
 
 
NP-OB1 
VAG 
living 
 
 
NS 
standards 
 
 
 
PP-NIM 
P-ROLE 
for 
 
 
NP 
NUM 
30 
 
 
NS 
years 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
PUNC 
. 
 
 
 
 
( (IP-MAT (CONJ;_cl_ But;{but})
          (NP-SBJ (PRO it;{it}))
          (BEP <apos>s;{be})
          (ADJP-PRD (ADJ reasonable;{reasonable})
                    (IP-INF (TO to;{to})
                            (VB ask;{ask})
                            (CP-QUE-OB1 (IP-SUB (ADVP-NIM (WADV why;{why}))
                                                (NP-SBJ (NPR Japan;{Japan}))
                                                (VBP continues;{continue})
                                                (IP-INF-OB1 (TO to;{to})
                                                            (VB;~Tn re-elect;{reelect})
                                                            (NP-OB1 (D a;{a})
                                                                    (N party;{party})
                                                                    (IP-PPL (VVN run;{run})
                                                                            (PP-NIM (P-ROLE by;{by})
                                                                                    (NP (D an;{a})
                                                                                        (ADJP (ADJ entitled;{entitled}))
                                                                                        (N elite;{elite})
                                                                                        (PUNC ,)
                                                                                        (IP-REL (NP-SBJ (RPRO which;{which}))
                                                                                                (ILYR (ILYR (VBP yearns;{yearn})
                                                                                                            (IP-INF-OB1 (TO to;{to})
                                                                                                                        (VB;~Tn scrap;{scrap})
                                                                                                                        (NP-OB1 (ADJP (ADJ American;{American})
                                                                                                                                      (PUNC -)
                                                                                                                                      (VVN imposed;{impose}))
                                                                                                                                (N pacifism;{pacifism}))))
                                                                                                      (PUNC ,)
                                                                                                      (CONJP (CONJ but;{but})
                                                                                                             (ILYR (HVP;~cat_Ve has;{have})
                                                                                                                   (IP-PPL-CAT (VVN failed;{fail})
                                                                                                                               (IP-INF-OB1 (TO to;{to})
                                                                                                                                           (VB;~Tn improve;{improve})
                                                                                                                                           (NP-OB1 (VAG living;{live})
                                                                                                                                                   (NS standards;{standard}))
                                                                                                                                           (PP-NIM (P-ROLE for;{for})
                                                                                                                                                   (NP (NUM 30)
                                                                                                                                                       (NS years;{year}))))))))))))))))))
          (PUNC .))
  (ID 129_a_stuck_japan))