Kantei

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Japanese 官邸 (kantei).

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Kantei

  1. The official residence of the prime minister of Japan.
  2. (metonymically) The Japanese government.
    • 2023 January 24, Justin McCurry, “Japan PM’s solution to dire birthrate has already been rejected by young”, in The Guardian[1]:
      Overcoming Japan’s demographic crisis has proved insurmountable for occupants of the Kantei – the prime minister’s office – long before Kishida moved in last autumn.

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