measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
political measures; policy
walking; strolling; roaming; wandering; exploring
solution; solution strategy
good policy; wise policy; best plan
plan; measure; means; scheme; policy
stratagem; artifice; trick; ruse; scheme; tactics
scheming; planning; maneuvering; manoeuvring; plotting
countermeasure; counter-measure
plan to overcome an obstacle or break out of a deadlock; breakthrough solution
secret plan; secret scheme; secret stratagem; secret method
formulation (of a plan, policy, etc.); decision; settling on
tactician; schemer; intriguer; resourceful person
blunder; slip; error; error
to take measures (against); to take steps
countermeasures headquarters; task force; countermeasures office; emergency headquarters
lack of policy; having no measures; lacking means
countermeasure; counter-measure
bizarre plan; perplexing strategy; outlandish scheme
to plan one's next moves; to work out a plan
support measures; assistance measures; support plan
last resort; desperate measure taken under the pressure of necessity
stupid plan; inane way of doing something; (one's own) plan; project
infection control; infection prevention measures
reform measures; improvement plan; remedial measures
election campaign strategy; election tactics
disaster response; measures to deal with natural disasters; disaster control; disaster recovery
disaster countermeasures office (temporary structure in case of emergency); headquarters for disaster control; disaster response headquarters
infection control measures; steps to avoid infection
border control measures (against smuggling, disease, etc.)
excellent plan; best policy
prevention measure; preventive measures
preventive measure; precautionary measure
emergency measures; urgent countermeasures
remedial measure; relief measure; corrective measure; countermeasure; remedy
countermeasures to the falling birthrate
defensive measure; defense plan
maneuvers; manoeuvers; machinations; scheming
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; CDC
tactician; strategist; schemer; maneuverer
task force; response team; squad; unit
hard-line policy; tough measure
measures to stimulate employment; employment measures
promotional measure; stimulation measure (for the economy)
Development Bank of Japan
Japan Finance Corporation; JFC
policy shift; policy U-turn
making a plan; recommendation; suggestion
plan B; alternative plan; workaround
measure to win someone over to one's side
business-stimulating measures; economic stimulation program; measure to stimulate the economy
tax planning; tax reduction strategy
do-nothing, plan-nothing (government, etc.)
precautions against earthquake; anti-earthquake measures; antiearthquake procedures; earthquake countermeasures
Act on Prevention of Unjust Acts by Organized Crime Group Members
to devise a plan; to work out a plot
Act for the Promotion of Measures to Prevent Bullying
Basic Act on Disaster Management
Zen stick (used by a Zen priest to strike an inattentive zazen sitter); warning stick (Rinzai Zen); encouragement stick (Soto Zen); horsewhip
racial segregation; apartheid
craft brings nothing home; (lit.) the crafty schemer drowns in his own scheme
desperate measure; last-ditch effort
one-child policy (of the PRC)
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
welfare policy; social welfare measures
policy of reducing acreage (under cultivation)
National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies; GRIPS
shrewd (dirty) trick; sinister scheme (design); sly art
committee of the National Diet
Organized Crime Countermeasures Division; Organized Crime Division
countermeasures against unemployment; relief measures for the unemployed
energy-saving measures; energy-saving strategy
(national) isolationism; isolation policy
(political) policy position; line of policy; party line
safe plan; infallible measure
National Institute for Land and Infrastructure Management; NILIM
trickery; wiles; intriguing strategy cleverly designed to fool others; Machiavellism
measures against snow; snow control measures; snow countermeasures
austerity plan; austerity program; austerity programme
unwise plan; bad policy; inexpediency
tax-saving measure; tax-reduction strategy
positive plan; constructive policy
desperate measure; expedient of last resort
appeasement policy; policy of appeasement
counter-inflation measures
poor policy; poor plan; unwise measure; (one's own) plan
tax cut policy; tax reduction policy; tax-abatement policy
to intrigue; to play a trick on; to resort to tricks
scheme to provoke discord (e.g. between countries); alienating measure
emergency or temporary measure
stopgap measure; temporary expedient
Sunshine Policy (South Korean policy of engaging with North Korea)
shrewd (dirty) trick; sinister scheme (design); sly art
Act on Special Measures against Novel Influenza, etc.
Act on Special Measures Concerning Countermeasures for Large-Scale Earthquakes
package of economic stimulus measures; comprehensive economic measures; comprehensive economic stimulus package
scheming; planning; maneuvering; manoeuvring; plotting
policy of increasing national prosperity and military power
government-controlled corporation
Seiwa Seisaku Kenkyūkai (conservative faction of the Liberal Democratic Party); Abe faction
New Economic Policy (Soviet Union, 1922-1928); NEP
whip; lash; stick; cane; encouragement; rebuke
Look East policy (Malaysia)
ruse; ploy; trick; chicanery; booby trap
obscurantist policy; keep-the-people-ignorant policy
(written) treatment of current events
Northern Territories Issue Association
imperialisation policy (esp. on Korea during Japan's colonial rule) (imperialization); policy of imperialisation
austerity measure; fiscal austerity
Soil Contamination Countermeasures Act
antidepression policy; antirecession policy; counterrecession policy; economic recovery policy; remedy for depression
Society for the Study of Social Policy
Northern Territories Affairs Administration
Institute for Information and Communications Policy; IICP
emergency employment measures; emergency job-creating measures
Environmental Pollution Prevention Act
remedial measure; relief measure; corrective measure; countermeasure; remedy
stopgap measure; temporary expedient
policy-related; policy based; policy relevant
ineptitude and inaction; being incapable of devising any appropriate measures to cope with the situation
mediocre stratagem; predictable tactic; poor scheme; trite ploy; unimaginative plan
conservative (regressive) policy
National Agency for Automotive Safety & Victims' Aid (NASVA)
State Minister in Charge of Science and Technology Policy
administrative government agency; policy-making government agency
Policy Research Institute, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries; PRIMAFF
Institute for Research on Public Policy
honesty is the best policy
do-nothingism; do-nothing, plan-nothing (government, etc.); being an idle onlooker taking no steps to meet the situation
organized crime countermeasures; measures against organized crime
ultra-loose monetary policy
policy-induced slump; stagnation resulting from poor economic policies
all-around policy; please-everyone policy
State Minister in Charge of Issues of Okinawa and Northern Territories
State Minister in Charge of Issues of Okinawa and Northern Territories
State Minister in Charge of Economic and Fiscal Policy
(railway, bus, highway) route designed or designated to meet a specific problem; countermeasure program (policy)
Banchō Seisaku Kenkyūjo (faction of the LDP)
Zen stick (used by a Zen priest to strike an inattentive zazen sitter)
search engine optimization; SEO
search engine optimization; SEO
technological solution; technical answer
routing (cables, esp. in vehicles)
Sunshine Policy (South Korean policy of engaging with North Korea)
cross-shareholdings policy
Three Noes (former Taiwan policy of no contact, no negotiation and no compromise with China)
safe plan; safe move; safe play; precautions
taking precautions against the cold (e.g. by dressing warmly)
protective measure; safeguard
Organized Crime Countermeasures Department (of the Japanese police); Organized Crime Department
policy-based financial institution; policy-driven financial institution; policy bank
furniture tipping countermeasures; furniture tip-over precautions
National Institute of Science and Technology Policy
National Institute of Science and Technology Policy; NISTE
Environmental Policy Institute
International Food Policy Research Institute; IFPRI
National Institute for Education Policy Research
National Institute for Educational Policy Research
Youth Affairs Administration
Juvenile Problems Section in the Prime Minister's Office
National Policy Research Institute; NPRI
Japan Economic Policy Association; JEPA
Pachinko Pachislot Security Information Organization; PSIO