government; administration; ministry
political measures; policy
(political) administration; political power
executive; government; administration; governance; the authorities
public finance; financial affairs; financial situation
rule; government; administration
marriage of convenience; marriage for political reasons
national politics; political situation; statecraft; body politic
domestic affairs; internal administration
(world of) politics; political world; political circles
statesman; administrator; politician; policymaker
government forces; government troops
government body; government agency
parties in government; the government and the ruling parties
change of government; regime change
politics; political manoeuvre; political maneuver
high (government) official
running a government administration; managing a cabinet
political disturbance; political change; change of government; political upheaval; overthrowing of a government; coup d'état
oppressive rule; tyrannical regime; despotism
political and business circles; political and business establishment; politics and industry
economic; financial; fiscal
independent administrative institution; independent administrative agency
government-affiliated; state-dominated; government-run
finance reform; fiscal reconstruction
political organization; political organisation
self-government; autonomous government; devolved government (e.g. in the UK)
administrative organ; administrative body; governmental body
new government; new administration
economic support; financial support
administrative measures (disposition)
governments of various countries
ordinance-designated city (administrative division for cities with a population of over 500,000)
interim government; provisional government; caretaker government
government ordinance; cabinet order
government; administration; statesmanship
economic difficulties; financial difficulties; fiscal difficulties
administration; government; administrator; consul (of the French republic; 1799-1804)
government plane (esp. for transporting senior politicians, etc.)
current administration; present government
political situation; political affairs
interference in the domestic affairs of another country
consul (of the Roman republic)
misgovernment; misrule; bad government
parties in government; the government and the ruling parties
the government; Administration
household economy; housekeeping; homemaking
political offense; political offence; political crime; political offender; political prisoner; prisoner of conscience
metropolitan government (of Tokyo)
politburo; political bureau (of a communist party)
Council on Economic and Fiscal Policy; CEFP
under the ... administration; within the ... government
Ansei era (1854.11.27-1860.3.18)
chairman of (party) policy bureau; policy chief
interim government; provisional government; caretaker government
civil administration; civil government; politics focused on the promotion of public welfare
prefectural government; prefectural administration
Political Funds Control Act
government emergency radio system for disaster prevention and relief
politics of fear; terrorism; reign of terror (esp. in the French revolution)
fiscal stimulus; increasing public spending
imperial government; imperialism; monarchical rule
political issue (problem)
executive officer; administrative official
agricultural administration
political climate; political situation
administrative service; public services; tax-funded services; government services
military administration; military government; military junta; government affairs relating to the military
Kansei era (1789.1.25-1801.2.5)
policy statement; manifesto
political donation; political contribution
money in politics; political corruption (through bribery); kleptocracy; (lit.) politics and (dirty) money
form of government; system of government; polity
restoration of imperial rule
the instability of a political situation; political instability
international politics; world politics
Official Development Assistance; ODA
postal privatisation (privatisation of Japan Post)
economic crisis; financial crisis
Development Bank of Japan
geopolitical; geostrategic
constitutional government; (arch.) exemplary government; (arch.) excellent government
law and politics; justice administration
power base (of a government)
fiscal discipline; budgetary discipline
politician (esp. one who works only for their own personal gain); politico
Japan Finance Corporation; JFC
educational policies or administration; Bunsei era (1818.4.22-1830.12.10)
administrative district; ward
participation in politics; political participation
political judgement; political decision
policy shift; policy U-turn
separation of church and state
political thought; political philosophy; political idea; idea about politics
political fundraising party
restoration of imperial rule; Restoration (England)
to come to power; to assume the reins of government
Grand Minister; Chancellor of the Realm
economic problem; financial problem
initiative taken by politicians (rather than by bureaucrats, in the formulation of a policy or bill)
distrust of politics; political mistrust
administrative scrivener; notary public; paralegal qualified to prepare legal documents on administrative matters, e.g. immigration
administrative and financial reforms
anarchy; state of anarchy
dictatorship; despotic government
benevolent rule; moratorium on debts
administrative organization
despotic government; autocracy
political system; political institution; regime
domain administration (Edo period); clan administration
domestic issue; internal affair
Deliberative Council on Political Ethics
three highest ranks in a ministry: minister, vice minister and parliamentary secretary
ordinance-designated city
national finance; central government finance
official in charge of the administration of domains and general affairs of powerful noble families (from the middle of the Heian period); titled lady (legal wife of an important official); government office related to finances (Kamakura and Muromachi periods); clerk working for large temples and shrines
educational administration
the shogunate (administration)
puppet government; puppet regime
Grand Council of State (1868-1885); Department of State (under the ritsuryō system)
cloistered rule; government by cloistered emperors
sovereign power; the reins of government
executive power; authority
racial segregation; apartheid
to administer affairs of state; to attend to government affairs
government sources; official quarters
one-child policy (of the PRC)
Constitutional Democratic Party (1927-1940)
Friends of Constitutional Government Party (1900-1940)
parliamentarism; parliamentary government
reduced budget; budgetary austerities
administrative litigation (action)
political maneuvering; politicking; political machinations
policy of reducing acreage (under cultivation)
Imperial Russia (1721-1917); Tsarist Russia
planning a new government; plan for a new administration
political realignment; a realignment of political parties
welfare policy; social welfare measures
(one's) administrative responsibilities
non-intervention in the domestic affairs of another nation
National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies; GRIPS
political economy; political science and economics
vertically segmented administrative system; overcompartmentalized bureaucracy; system in which interministerial rivalry diminishes overall efficiency; (bureaucratic) sectionalism; interministerial rivalry; bureaucratic fiefdoms
economic power; economic strength
transition from military rule to democratic government
Fiscal Investment and Loan Program; FILP
businessman with political ties
Administrative Reform Promotion Office; Administrative Reform Task Force
(former) Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications (now Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications)
Administrative Evaluation Bureau
new government; new administration
participation in politics; suffrage; voting
(making something a) political issue
political tone; political flavour (flavor)
religion and politics; church and state
administrative; executive
administrative organization; administrative system; administrative structure
political rally; political meeting; political gathering
international politics (as a field of study)
deputy minister; assistant minister
talking politics; discussion of a law case
small government; limited government
political intervention; political interference; political meddling
Political Party Subsidies Act
(political) policy position; line of policy; party line
(national) isolationism; isolation policy
political principle, policy or platform
parliamentary investigation rights
expansionary fiscal policy
State Minister in Charge of Postal Services Privatization
administrative or executive order
broader-based local government
town organization; town organisation; town administration
political organization (organisation)
public funding for political parties; party subsidy
ward management; ward administration
mobocracy; mob rule; ochlocracy
political structure or mechanism
fiscal cliff (e.g. potential 2013 US financial crisis); fiscal precipice
Japan Post (2003-2007) (abbr)
National Institute for Land and Infrastructure Management; NILIM
administrative punishment; administrative penalty
unity of church and state; theocracy
sense of politics; feeling for politics
political commentator (journalist, columnist)
constitutional government
administrative subrogation
Administrative Complaint Review Act
austerity plan; austerity program; austerity programme
Nationalist Government (of the Republic of China; 1924-1948)
republican form of government
political asylum; political exile
Minister of Posts and Telecommunications
autopsy initiated by government authorities
conservative government; conservative administration
Kenmu Restoration (1333-1336)
special administrative region (of China; e.g. Hong Kong); SAR
economic stability; fiscal stability
Kansei Reforms (series of conservative government measures; 1787-1793)
financial adjustment monies; public finance adjustment reserve funds stipulated in the Local Finance Act
political friend; friend with the same political views
political affairs; all phases of government
politician (or someone otherwise engaged in politics); statesman
appeasement policy; policy of appeasement
broadcast of political opinions; broadcast by candidate; party political broadcast
political fundraiser; organization that financially assists a political party
government dominated by the former domain cliques (Meiji-Taishō era); han-clique government; domain-clique government
political settlement; settling (a dispute) politically (without resorting to force)
e-government; electronic government
non-governmental organization; non-governmental organisation; NGO
unity of church and state
government property; government owned
provisional administrator in occupied territory during WWII
administrative agency; government authorities
The Matsushita Institute of Government and Management
foreign policy; diplomatic affairs
economic reform; fiscal reform
financial aid; financial assistance; financial help; financial support
skill at administration; one's administrative skills
money politics; plutocracy
political solution; political settlement
Friends of Constitutional Government Party (1900-1940)
tax cut policy; tax reduction policy; tax-abatement policy
centrist party; middle-of-the-road party
communist regime; communist government
prefectural government (of Osaka or Kyoto)
Imperial Rule Assistance Association (1940-1945)
home economics; domestic science
political strife (antagonism, conflict)
to administer the affairs of state
political dynamics; dynamics of political forces; the balance of political power
freedom to carry out political activities; freedom of political activity
Kenseitō; Constitutional Party; Japanese political party formed in June 1898 through the merger of the Liberal Party and the Progressive Party
standard procedures of constitutional government; convention that the majority party in the lower house forms the cabinet (Taishō period); convention that leaders of the two major parties alternate as prime minister (Meiji and Taishō periods)
ministerial aide; government delegate
government by the imperial court
labor administration; labour administration
Administrative Procedure Act
political affairs; all phases of government
government-labour (e.g. liaison meeting); government-labor
to administer affairs of state; to attend to government affairs
currying of political favor; buying political influence
realpolitik; pragmatic politics
Deliberative Council on Political Ethics (Diet Committee); ethics committee
government of Tokyo Metropolis
disillusionment with politics
financial difficulties; pecuniary embarrassment
politics and law; political science and law; way of governing
Palestinian Authority; Palestinian National Authority
yellowtail amberjack (species of fish, Seriola lalandi)
ousting of vice-minister Ōkuma Shigenobu and his supporters from the Meiji government (1881)
Sunshine Policy (South Korean policy of engaging with North Korea)
faculty of political science and economics; school of political science and economics
political crime; political offence
(study of) public finance
political jargon; political term
member of a political party
uprising demanding debt cancellation orders (Muromachi period)
government (public policy) focusing on the construction of public (community) buildings
New Economic Policy (Soviet Union, 1922-1928); NEP
Look East policy (Malaysia)
politicians, business leaders and bureaucrats; the worlds of politics, big business and bureaucracy
Seiwa Seisaku Kenkyūkai (conservative faction of the Liberal Democratic Party); Abe faction
administration by close advisers; kitchen cabinet
misgovernment; maladministration
democratic form of government
enfranchisement of foreign residents; voting rights for foreign residents
local economy; local financial affairs
Specific Administrative Agency; municipality or public body which has an appointed building officer and is responsible for issuing building certifications
independent administration
imperialisation policy (esp. on Korea during Japan's colonial rule) (imperialization); policy of imperialisation
austerity measure; fiscal austerity
politicians, business leaders and bureaucrats; the worlds of politics, big business and bureaucracy
administrative office; government agency
fiscal and monetary policies of Takahashi Korekiyo in the 1930s
Chongqing government (Kuomintang government based in Chongqing during the Second Sino-Japanese War)
legal wife of a regent, of the imperial adviser, or of an official at the Grand Council of State
Society for the Study of Social Policy
Administrative Management Agency
merchant class culture that flourished in Edo during the Bunka-Bunsei period
democratic government; democratically elected government
politicians, business leaders and bureaucrats; the worlds of politics, big business and bureaucracy
Act on Substitute Execution by Administration
Songun; military-first policy of North Korea
separation of politics from economics
Institute for Information and Communications Policy; IICP
Oklahoma City bombing (April 19, 1995)
representative government
international political economy
Local Government Finance Act
whirlpool of political strife
fiscal year; financial year
government funding; government-financed
money politics; pork-barrel politics
policy-related; policy based; policy relevant
Administrative Reform Conference; Administrative Reform Council
obscurantist policy; keep-the-people-ignorant policy
Japan Post Holdings Co. Ltd
Taishō Political Crisis (1913)
local governmental body that requires federal oversight to recover from its debts
political theory focused on a parliamentary system; parliamentary regime theory
conservative (regressive) policy
politicking by wining and dining
designated city or core city required to run its own public health centers
separation of church and state; separation of religious ritual and government administration
Kinmirai Seiji Kenkyūkai (faction of the Liberal Democratic Party); Ishihara faction
being something of a politician; having something of the politician in one
money politics; pork-barrel politics
Constitutional Democratic Party (1927-1940)
State Minister in Charge of Science and Technology Policy
cold political relations but hot economic relations (often said about China-Japan relations)
Bunka-Bunsei period (approx. 1804-1830)
transport administration; transportation administration
reformist party; progressive party
administrative government agency; policy-making government agency
regional administrator; local government official
government-managed health insurance
Government of the Ryukyu Islands (1952-1972)
Gapsin Coup (failed reformist coup d'état in Korea; 1884); Kapsin Coup
government-controlled rice
Policy Research Institute, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries; PRIMAFF
constitutional monarchy; limited monarchy
Japanese Political Science Association; JPSA
Institute for Research on Public Policy
politicians, business leaders and bureaucrats; the worlds of politics, big business and bureaucracy
political situation; politicians' movements
government subsidy; government grant
local administrative organ; local government
money politics; pork-barrel politics
vertically segmented administrative system; overcompartmentalized bureaucracy; system in which interministerial rivalry diminishes overall efficiency; (bureaucratic) sectionalism; interministerial rivalry; bureaucratic fiefdoms
policy research committee
parliamentary under-secretary
government-guaranteed bond
representative government
government whose core support comes from labourers and farmers (esp. the Soviet government)
agencies of a central government
back-room political dealing
government by relatives of ruler's wife
political liberalization; political liberalisation
ultra-loose monetary policy
Government Paperwork Elimination Act (USA)
crony politics; nepotistic government
tidbits of political gossip
one who is obsessed with (getting into, holding on to) political power; one who is obsessed with the idea of taking over government
policy-induced slump; stagnation resulting from poor economic policies
all-around policy; please-everyone policy
administration established through an unprincipled political coalition; government of convenience; cabinet created through an unholy alliance
European Political Co-operation; EPC
State Minister in Charge of Economic and Fiscal Policy
Banchō Seisaku Kenkyūjo (faction of the LDP)
Act on the Protection of Personal Information Held by Administrative Organs
Act on the Protection of Personal Information Held by Incorporated Administrative Agencies, etc.
National Government Organization Act
Constitutional Imperial Rule Party (1882-1883)
platform (e.g. of a party); policy statement; manifesto
debt cancellation order issued by the Emperor or the Shogun (during the Muromachi and Kamakura periods)
postal service privatization
government-managed insurance
Act on Labor Relationship of Specified Independent Administrative Agency, etc. (2002)
National Military Establishment (forerunner to the US Department of Defense; 1947-1949)
United States Civil Administration of the Ryukyu Islands (1950-1972); USCAR
United States Military Government of the Ryukyu Islands (1945-1950)
United States Military Government of the Ryukyu Islands (1945-1950)
United States Civil Administration of the Ryukyu Islands (1950-1972); USCAR
advisor (to the Ryukyuan King)
political action committee; PAC
bloc party; satellite party
government-backed institution; government sponsored enterprise; GSE
Sunshine Policy (South Korean policy of engaging with North Korea)
cross-shareholdings policy
(Japanese) imperial government
dominant-party system; one-party dominant system
Kingdom of Tungning (Taiwan, 1661-1683); Koxinga dynasty
Three Noes (former Taiwan policy of no contact, no negotiation and no compromise with China)
centrism; middle-of-the-road politics
Administrative Case Litigation Act
political; politically; from a political point of view
Sanseito (political party)
policy-based financial institution; policy-driven financial institution; policy bank
National Institute of Science and Technology Policy; NISTE
Environmental Policy Institute
Kansai Society for Educational Administration; KSEA
Kinki Postal Training Institute
Administrative Appeals Tribunal; AAT
International Institute of Administrative Sciences
International Food Policy Research Institute; IFPRI
National Institute for Education Policy Research
National Institute for Educational Policy Research
National Chengchi University
Institute of Fiscal and Monetary Policy
Shikoku Branch Administrative Inspection Bureau
International Political Science Association
Japanese Conference for the Study of Political Thought; JCSPT
National Policy Research Institute; NPRI
Tokyo Kasei Gakuin Tsukuba Women's University
Japan Educational Administration Society; JEAS
Japan Academic Society for Educational Policy; JASEP
Japan Economic Policy Association; JEPA
Japan Association for Planning Administration
Japanese Society for Public Administration
Japan Association for Comparative Politics; JACP
American Political Science Association
U.S. postal service; UNITED STATES POST OFFICE
Hosei University, Tama Campus
Institute for Posts and Telecommunications Policy; IPTP
Posts and Telecommunications Training Institute
Posts and Telecommunications University
Administrative Reform Commission (1983)
Ministry of Civil Affairs (PRC)
Inter-Governmental Maritime Consultative Organization; IMCO
Kyōsei-kai (yakuza syndicate)
Ministry of Finance (China)
Tokyo Kasei University Junior College