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English Idiom: Hot potato
Yes, a hot potato is incredibly delicious when topped with butter or cheese.
However, a hot potato also has an idiomatic meaning.
It’s a controversial topic nobody wants to discuss or do anything to correct.
The issue of elderly drivers in Japan is a hot potato.
Japan is a steadily ageing society, and each year, there seem to be more and more severe accidents involving elderly drivers.
What’s the solution?
Most voters in Japan are elderly. If the government decides to take driver’s licenses away from elderly drivers, the elderly drivers will not be happy with the government.
On the other hand, if the government does nothing, the number of accidents will continue to increase, thus increasing insurance costs.
This will make younger drivers unhappy.
The topic of elderly drivers is a political hot potato in Japan.
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