Kantei
English
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Japanese 官邸 (kantei).
Proper noun
editKantei
- The official residence of the prime minister of Japan.
- (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.