stalled session of the Diet (Japanese Parliament)
Rikujoujieitainerimachuutonchi
arrival on scene; arrival on location
Rikujoujieitaiasakachuutonchi
government of Tokyo Metropolis
Arisugawanomiyakinen Park
to be bewitching; to look coquettish; to behave in an alluring manner; to behave in a seductive manner
conference program; conference programme
disaster imagination game; disaster simulation exercise; DIG
state sponsor of terrorism; state that sponsors or supports terrorism
nuisance parking; thoughtless parking
disillusionment with politics
separately; apart; severally; individually
initiative taken by bureaucrats in the drafting of government policies and bills (rather than by politicians)
highly educated person; academic; scholar
host in a bar for male homosexuals; effeminate man who talks and dresses like a woman; young male homosexual
physically abused child; battered child
local governments; municipalities