cover letter; covering letter
homegrown terrorism; domestic terrorism
1955 System; Japanese political alignment with the LDP in government and the JSP in opposition, which lasted until 1993
looking back (at the past); looking around; surveying
disillusionment with politics
highly educated person; academic; scholar
foreign residents of Japan; foreigners living in Japan
ultraconservatism; archconservatism
hook-and-ladder truck; ladder truck
Minister of State for Special Missions; Minister of State for Science and Technology Policy
involuntary admission (commitment) (to a mental hospital)
regard; consideration; thoughtfulness
Special Higher Police (1911-1945); police unit controlling political thought and expression
to be knocked about; to be tossed about; to be jostled; to experience hardships; to be sorely tried
special Diet session; special session of the Diet; Diet session required to be convoked within thirty days of a general election
discussion; debate (on a piece of legislation)
indiscriminate mass murder
new window; separate window
white supremacy; white supremacism
radio or television program broadcast in the same time slot on all or most days (programme)
legislature; legislative body
dove; moderate; soft-liner