首
This Chinese character means neck.
You can watch how to write this. - (「首」の書き順（筆順）動画 - 漢字書き順辞典)
There are 2 main ways to read this, "くび" or "しゅ".
When this is combined with other Chinese characters, this is often read as "しゅ".
For example, "首相 (しゅしょう)" means prime minister.
"相 (しょう, そう)" means minister in this context.
Minister is "大臣 (だいじん)" in Japanese.
"首位 (しゅい)" means first place.
"位 (い, くらい)" means place or rank.
The political system of Japan is a parliamentary cabinet system.
I believe that there is room for improvement in the election system of Japan.
If the functioning of the Diet is improved, the political economy of Japan might recover.
The scale of the problem is so large that many people have probably given up.
By Higashi-Mikawa Kyōjindō Shujin (東三河狂人堂主人)