A
a first vowel in aiueo order pure vowel as in Italian not diphthong as in English cf Hepburn, gojuon
a kstnhmyrw permitted combinations ka sa ta na ha ma ya ra wa lengthened as aa, ah, a- etc cf Hepburn, gojuon
abode of devils fukumaden term applied to MoFA by Tanaka Makiko re excessive monkey business
ACCJ American Chamber of Commerce in Japan representing US business interests in Japan with haphazard gaiatsu vs EBC
ACS First regional bank ATM network approximately 35,000 machines installed throughout Japan cf ATM
Acu Asian currency unit East Asian single currency excluding investment etc forex risk cf Euro, Ecu
adobaiza advisor M&A advisor retained by one party to the M&A transaction only vs arenja
AFLAC American Family Life Assurance of Columbus pioneered third sector cancer insurance has been immensely successful
Agency Natural Resources shigenenerugicho, Agency of operating the oil etc stockpile etc on demise of JNOC etc in FILP Reform
AGMs Annual General Meetings for directors reporting to shareholders were much disturbed by sokaiya
AIDS AIDS infection in Japan saga MoHW denial of unsafe blood fractions route cf BSE, O-157, press clubs
AIG American Insurance Group active in Japan since War with very solidly established market position
aikensai love prefecture bonds, mini-PO LGBs classic ad hoc measure from MoPM a "beautiful" idea cf jumin sankagata
ainu aboriginal inhabitants of Northern Japan were subjugated in Honshu historically in Hokkaido during early Meiji
aisatsu greetings formal process of round of visiting in person to inform of some event
ajia Asia first kanji a frequently used compound element as hana Pan-Asia cf nichia
ajinomoto flavour origin less picturesquely known as monosodium glutamate the flavour enhancer
akaji red figures, losses as mattaku akaji darake no shobai a total dead loss of a business vs kuroji
Akasaka red slope quality entertainment now also a popular office location area in Tokyo
Akihabara Autumn leaf field centre for discounted electrical products and components area in Tokyo
akusaku bad policy (MoF's) roll-forward of NPLs the uneasy BoJ/Establishment compromise
alienation estrangement, Entfremdung, sogai Sartrian non-praxis in inert field of action cf seriality, impotence, paralysis
Allfinanz universal banking post-War German banking model adopted by Japan as-was in mid-1980s
altaic of the Altai (meaning gold) Mountains widely dispersed family of agglutinative languages Japanese a member
Alteuropa old Europe (regime perpetuation) society as family economy as government enterprise cf Cameralism, Meiji
amae being spoilt presuming on someone else and so not taking full adult responsibility
amakudari descent from heaven provision of padded post-retirement jobs to bureaucrats etc cf seido hiro
Amaterasu Omikami Sun Goddess origin myth of Japan maintained in Shinto with Emperor as high priest
Analects Lun Yu, logic discourses, rongo series of sayings gathered by followers Confucian Secular (not Holy) Writ
anata you considered abrupt/familiar generally avoided by keigo directionality
anju suru to live in peace as anju no chi a safe haven/a comfortable slot (away from stress) (jocular)
anteika stabilisation measures to prevent market forces causing unwanted confusion vs konran
anteika taisaku (share register) stabilisation measures reduce free float of equity so avoiding the confusion of M&A activity
anzen daiichi safety first large sign to be seen on all construction sites in green on white lettering
aoru to fan (a fire), ramp (a share price) as meigara o aotte urinigeta (they) ramped the stock and sold out
Aoyama blue hill attractive and quiet quality residential, fashion and shopping area in Tokyo
Aozora Bank blue skies bank improbable name given to NCB (originally Bank of Korea) after bail-out
apato apartment very cheap and nasty prefab accommodation built for the letting market
arenja arranger conflicted M&A deal go-between ill-prepared to close the deal vs adobaiza
aristocrats peerage created in Meiji bankrupted by GHQ + bureaucrats in alliance using fuyuzei now sozokuzei
arrested Listianism Japanese exceptional economic state Listian process arrested and sink industries remain protected cf Listianism
Article IV IMF regular financial overview consultation has decided FSAP audit of FSA deadline cf FSAP Japan, maladministration
arubaito Arbeit, hourly paid casual work university student jargon for their common part time job(s) cf jikankyu
asahi morning sun, rising sun name associated with Japan in a variety of kanji spelling combinations
ashikaga foot profit family name of Muromachi hereditary shogunate 14th cent to 16th cent
Ashikaga Bank Tochigi Prefecture First regional bank conduit of pachinko funds to North Korea now a sadly suspended business
ashikase leg irons restraint of somebody's scope of decision-making to one's advantage
assen good offices traditional settlement of a matter as a go-between origin of M&A arenja
ATM Automated Teller Machine sophisticated cash dispenser with remittance and other added functions
atomisation (of responsibility) tendency to creation of an anarchic mess of bureaucrat fiefs cf factionalism
Ausgleich (corporate) re-organisation, kaisha kosei Austria-Hungary 19th creditor protection composition cf Konkursordnung
Austria-Hungary the Dual Monarchy its authoritarianism found favour but its defeat (1866) by Prussia did not
autonomous management (asset) management independent of MoF bureaucratic infighting obscuring fiduciary duty and transparency issues
ayamachi fault, error as oki na ayamachi a gross blunder ayamachi o okosu to make a mistake
ayamaru to apologise as ayamatta to have made an apology ayamari nasai please say you're sorry
ayamaru to make a mistake as ayamatta to have made a mistake ayamari no nai infallible
aya no aru hidden complications, doubtful bona fides as aya no aru yo na kaisha a company probably best given a wide berth
ayashii doubtful, complicated as ayashii kankei an exotic relationship/a dangerous liaison
ayumi path, progress as chiho zaisei no ayumi an account of local government finances
Azabu linen cloth now with Oedo and Nanboku lines quality central residential area in Tokyo
B
b fifth consonant in kstnhmyrw order h voiced b cf Hepburn, gojuon
b aiueo/yayuyo permitted combinations ba bi bu be bo biya (bya) biyu (byu) biyo (byo) cf Hepburn, gojuon
baai conjuncture, circumstance as baai ni yotte as the occasion demands anata no baai dewa in your case
baibai gemu double double game struggling to manage as sales double each year in a growing new business
baishu acquisition, corruption A of M&A also a well developed political activity negative connotations
baizo doubling as shotoku baizo income doubling rieki baizo profit up 100 per cent
bakufu tent government, shogunate shogunates: Kamakura + Muromachi + Tokugawa 12th cent to 19th cent
bakumatsu tent end, Bakumatsu label for Tokugawa Shogunate's slow implosion in 1850s and 1860s
bakuto professional gamblers Edo low life with tekiya street vendors becoming the modern yakuza
bakuzen toshita vague, not clear as bakuzen toshita imi a meaning that is all concept and no detail
bancassurance banking + assurance European Continental pattern of universal banking cf Allfinanz
BANCS megabank ATM network approximately 32,000 machines installed throughout Japan cf ATM
bank card bank cash card card used to operate ATMs also now useable as point of sale debit card
Banking Crisis resolution cost 5 GDP per cent or more much MoF study of classic Nordic Two cf Finland, Sweden, sakinobashi
baramaku to throw (money) around as kokyotoshi o baramaku to spread the PWE budget around generously
basuketto joko basket provision, cover-all clause Anglo-Saxon financial regulation trend example vs rekkyoshugi
bencha bijinesu venture business katakana clumsy abbreviated bencha or VB parallelling JV, 401(k) etc
bengoshi lawyer generally supporters of status quo but occasionally radical firebrands
benren bar associations active in protecting bengoshi privileges against all comers cf nichibenren
benrishi patent agent, patent attorney facilitator of patent applications in bureaucrat interest cf professionals
besuto best (Japlish element) as mai besuto kado my best card besuto o eranda (I) made the right choice
betsu separate known to all Occidentals as betsu betsu going Dutch (on the bill)
Big Bang in UK financial services deregulation in Japan financial services regulation adjustment cf seido hiro, reform
binbo kuji o hiku to draw the short straw as kare binbo kuji da he's just a loser/out of luck (discriminatory)
biru building , tatemono origin of building/bldg/bld in postal addresses cf defure, infure, pasokon
Bismarck Prince Otto von Bismarck (1815 - 1898) author of late 19th cent Prussian socio-politics strongly influencing Japan
BMI Body Mass Index weight (kilos)/height (metres) squared a simple health indicator
bn billion, 1,000,000,000 as juokuen JPY1bn (EUR8m GBP5m USD8m approx at typical rates)
Board of Audit kaikeikensain direct translation accounts inspection bureau toothless auditor cf kakaekomi
boeicho Defence Agency brand new office accommodation in Yotsuya but still not yet a ministry
boeishisetsucho JDFAA Japan Defence Facilities Administration Agency amakudari slots galore
bogai outside the accounts, off-balance sheet (items) as bogai saimu unstated liabilities bogai son an unstated loss cf ofubara
BoJ Bank of Japan along with Emperor the two unimpugned sources of legitimacy in Japan
bonasu bonus semi-annual non-discretionary bonus for salaried employees cf sarariman
bonasu barai bonus settlement consumer credit balance outstanding settled at time of semi-annual bonus
bonsai trees dwarfed by pruning roots as ume no bonsai a potted plum tree bonsai o ijiru to tend bonsai
boomlet small boom mid-1990s freak growth under PM Hashimoto killed by a tax increase
Boone Pickens US oil-related entrepreneur mid-1980s Koito stock cornering fall guy for Watanabe Kitaro cf aya no aru
boru to overcharge as hidoku borareta to have been badly ripped off cf bottakuri, Kabukicho
BoTM Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi (also BTM) megabank under MTFG umbrella cf Mizuho, R(e/i)sona, (SM/MS)BC, UFJ
bottakuri boru + takuru (to rip off + to snatch) practice in Kakukicho of gathering in customers only to rip them off
Breitspurbahn (German 3m) super broad gauge railway 1940s diesel electric network plan for the new Europe cf dangan ressha
Bridgestone reverse of family name Ishibashi modelled on Firestone later acquired at excessive cost a disaster catalogue
BSE BSE infection in Japan saga MoAFF denial of unsafe animal feed route cf AIDS, O-157, press clubs
BTM Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi (also BoTM) megabank under MTFG umbrella cf Mizuho, R(e/i)sona, (SM/MS)BC, UFJ
BTO Build Transfer Operate not BOT but BTO reflecting strong principle of LAME public ownership
bucho general manager if line powerful most senior title before director in many companies cf staff
Buddhism founded by Siddharta Gotama (563 - 483BC) intellectual philosophy seeking individual enlightenment vs State Shinto
bukken a thing in civil code jurisdiction also estate agent jargon for a piece of property vs shizenjin cf hojin
bumon section, division, classification as sangyo bumonbetsu risuto list organised by industrial division
bun division, portion as kimi no bun your share bun o wakimaeru to know one's station in life
bunka letterisation, culture as sekai bunka isan toroku designated world cultural heritage cf bunmei, ka
bunkatsu divide into parts re-organising a single company into separate Group units cf bunsha
bunken subsidiarity as chiho bunken empowerment of local authorities cf sanmi ittai
bunkiten diverging point, forking point as soneki bunkiten break-even point tetsudo bunkiten railway junction
bunmei civilisation as bunmei kaika civilised enlightenment bunmei kigen civilisation origins
bunri separate, set apart from as doiso bunri isotopic separation kasu bunri dross separation vs kakuri
bunri kazei separately tax assessable concessionary tax regime avoiding highly progressive income tax rates
bunrishugi separation principle compartmentalised financial institution policy now reversed cf Allfinanz
bunsha branch company, separate operation restructuring of parent company business into a consolidated group
bunya area as senmon bunya area of specialisation kenkyu bunya research area/topic
burakumin hamlet people, unclean trades workers Edo outcastes still subject to social and employment discrimination
bureaucracy government by functionaries per Weber desirable rule bound form but per Sartre nearly paralysed form
bureaucrat inertia alienation, classic Sartrian paralysis non-praxis in inert field of action hence impotence and seriality cf Weber
Burke Edmund Burke (1729 - 1797) British political sceptic opposing Enlightenment rationalism vs Helvetius
butsuno settlement in kind settlement of inheritance tax by transfer of the assets at tax valuation
C
c third consonant in kstnhmyrw order t in combination with i ti (chi) cf Hepburn, gojuon
c aiueo/yayuyo permitted combinations chiya (cha) chiyu (chu) chiyo (cho) cf Hepburn, gojuon
Cabinet Legislation Bureau naikaku hosei kyoku legal drafting body for the newly empowered PM cf Hashimoto Reform
Cabinet Office naikakufu policy etc support staff for the newly empowered PM cf Hashimoto Reform
Cabinet Secretariat naikaku kanbo as naikaku kanbochokan Chief Cabinet Secretary (Official Spokesman)
CAFIS Card and Financial Information System settlement clearing house for bank cash cards when used as debit cards
CALI Compulsory Automobile Liability Insurance vehicle insurance accounts for approx 50 per cent of casualty premiums
Cameralism so-called German Mercantilism objective is state enterprise profits for Prince cf Alteuropa, Mercantilism
capex capital expenditure as setsubi toshi capex often literally translated equipment investment
cartelisation anti-free market tendency much developed in Japan via Edo period Cameralism cf arrested Listianism
CBOs Collateralised Bond Offers financial engineering expression for 18th cent German Pfandbrief concept
CGT Capital Gains Tax (on securities) bunri kazei concession now subject to revision transitional provisions
Chiba prefecture East of Tokyo socially fairly mixed residential and industrial area with Narita Airport
chigin (First, Second) regional banks kanji abbreviation for second tier provincial banking system members
chiginkyo First regional banker trade association works actively to restrict megabank encroachment on provincial banking
chiho provinces, country without the impact of the romantic movement somewhat derogatory
chiho koeikigyo Local Authority Municipal Enterprises, LAMEs drinking + industrial water, hospitals, sewerage, underground railways etc
chiho kosha Local Authority Public Corporations, LAPCs problematic housing provision, land development, toll roads cf seido hiro
chihosai Local Government Bonds, LGBs as chihosai ryudoka taisaku measures for improving LGB liquidity
chii position, standing as shakaiteki chii social standing chii o shimeru to hold a position
chiiki region as chiikinai soseisan GRP chiiki fukkosaku regional renaissance policy
chika underground as chikasui groundwater koei chikatetsu municipal underground railway
chikaku hendo crustal (tectonic) movement fundamental change/business revolution/paradigm shift (figurative)
chikara kankei power relationships term much used in analysis of Establishment vested interest politics
cho town, township standard demarcation in postal addresses as chonaikai town association
cho trillion, 1,000,000,000,000 as itchoen JPY1tr (EUR8bn GBP5bn USD8bn approx at typical rates)
chochiku (small) savings having a positive image as chochiku chosa savings survey cf Ninomiya
chokan morning edition major newspapers all appear in morning and evening editions vs yukan
chokkan hiritsu direct/indirect (tax) ratio much debated ratio currently heavily tilted to direct tax burden cf tax policy
choku direct as chokuryu direct current chokuhan direct sales chokkan intuition
chokusetsu direct as chokusetsu kinyu direct financing/disintermediation cf Big Bang
chokusetsu kinyu direct financing/disintermediation as chokusetsu kinyu izon securities issue dependence vs kansetsu kinyu
chosa study awkward decisions can often be usefully delayed by a lengthy study
chosahi study costs small budget to launch and establish bureaucrat momentum for pet project
chosakai study group one of many types of governmental consultative committee cf amakudari
chosei adjustment as seisaku no bichosei fine tuning of policy (often of major significance)
chosei infure adjustment inflation Establishment coded language for inflationary solution to NPL problem
chosetsu regulation, intervention as beika chosetsu rice price support chosetsuki governor vs konran
choson towns and villages lowest tier of municipalities targeted by MoPM consolidation policy
Chubu central region home territory of Toyota and the area around Nagoya also termed Tokai
chugakko middle school schoolchildren are ages 13 to 15 compulsory education cf shogakko, koko
chugoku central country confusingly PRC and region around Hiroshima (historical name Bingo)
chuki kokusai medium term JGBs medium term to maturity JGBs constituting bulk of MMF portfolios
chuo centre much used in titles as chuo kyoiku shingikai Central Education Council
chusho kigyo Small and Medium Enterprises, SMEs political capital made out of their ineffectual protection cf Mittelstand
chushokigyocho Small and Medium Enterprises Agency, SMEA for the ineffectual but politically necessary protection of SMEs cf kanban
chuto saiyo midway hire (non-mainstream employee) ineligible for promotion ladder downside of shushin koyosei vs puropa
civil code systematic collection of law imposed by Napoleon adopted by Japan via Germany vs common law
civil society liberal citizen-based societal ordering somewhat inimical to Yamato/China/Prussia traditions cf ko, shi
CLOs Collateralised Loan Offers JFCfME significantly but unsuccessfully attempted a CLO issue (2002)
clunky big and clumsy view of foreign products/foreign usages from the Japanese perspective
collateralised of loans (secured on land) cash flow credit evaluation weak at banks key to tochi honisei and NPLs
collectivity realised social solidarity holistic oriental emphasis not reductionist occidental cf counter intuitive
Commercial Code eiri hojin provisions codified for partnerships/companies gomei/goshi/kabushiki gaisha vs hieiri hojin
common law customary law of England from 13th cent adopted by English speaking countries unsystematised vs civil code
Confucianism founded by Kong Fu Zi (551 - 479BC) ethical system of societal ordering for the People's welfare cf Familialism
confusion konran as shijo no konran o kitashita to have created market confusion vs anteika
contingent NPLs NPLs contingently crystallisable Establishment in denial of the process cf niji sonshitsu, form over substance
contrarian (of investment style) gyakubari as epitomised by Scottish + Dutch pension asset managers vs momentum
counter intuitive gap exists in understanding of the "other" the many such gaps between occidental reductionism and oriental holism
CPA Certified Public Accountant term applied to the somewhat different konin kaikeishi cf professionals
CPI Consumer Price Index, shohisha bukka shisu bureaucrat inertia means constituents lag on actual consumption behaviour
cr creditor as kashikata kanjo creditor account kashikata hyo credit note
crystallised NPLs prior contingent NPLs crystallised Establishment in denial of the process cf niji sonshitsu, form over substance
D
d third consonant in kstnhmyrw order t voiced d cf Hepburn, gojuon
d aiueo/yayuyo permitted combinations da de do cf Hepburn, gojuon
dai big (o/kun) classic ideographic kanji man standing with arms outstretched cf sakura
dai number as daiichi number one daini number two daisan number three
daigaku university ranked 1. todai/kyodai/hitotsudai, 2. keidai/sodai and 3. the others
daiko civil code jurisdiction vicarious execution as daikosha an agent/proxy daiko gyomu agency business
daimyo feudal lord as daimyo gyoretsu with a retinue daimyo ryoko travelling in style
daini chigin Second regional banks mujinko then mutuals now banks management left hopelessly behind
dainippon Great Japan name modelled on Great Britain as in Meiji/Taisho/Showa imperialism
daisan sekuta jigyo Third Sector Projects, TSPs frequently failing local government/private sector joint ventures cf TSPs
daisansha third party as daisansha songai hoken third party casualty insurance vs tojisha
dai wa sho o kaneru the greater serves for the lesser the larger object/classification includes the corresponding smaller cf kaneru
damu dams quintessential examples of useless-to-damaging PWE cf datsu damu sengen
dangan ressha (standard gauge 4ft 8.5) bullet train 1930s steam network plan for the new Empire cf Breitspurbahn, shinkansen
dango consultation, contract fixing as dango ga atta there was bid fixing dangoya a professional contract fixer
danketsu ryoku solidarity power cohesiveness of social/vested interest group so leading to its greater benefit
dantai group, party as dantai seishin esprit de corps dantai seimeihoken group assurance
darashi no nai unkempt, ill-disciplined as nani o yarashitemo darashi ga nai all work done in a slipshod way
datsu getting out of, exiting, removing as datsuen desalination datsumo depilation datsuzei tax evasion
datsu damu sengen No more dams! revolutionary pronouncement of political policy by Tanaka Yasuo
datsuzei tax evasion NTAA pressures taxpayers by incorrect use of term in media vs setsuzei
debittokado debit card bank cash cards used as point of sale debit cards as promoted by JDCPA
debt deflation the Fisher Thesis, fusai defure that this cripples debtors, their lending banks and demand cf Fisher, NPL
declining balance conservative depreciation computation tax allowable however useful life period determined per Tax Code
deconstruction interpreting the meaning of a discourse re-interpreting what is said tatemae to what is intended honne cf paralysis
Defence Agency boeicho moved from Roppongi to Yotsuya with brand new office accommodation
defure deflation gairaigo condensation into two/three syllables vs biru, infure, pasokon
dekiru to be ready, be made, be able as kosokudoro ga dekita a motorway was built dekidaka turnover
dema wild rumour as naninani to iu dema a wild rumour that such-and-such cf denbun
denbun rumour as saikin no denbun ni yoru to according to recent rumours cf dema
denro electric arc furnace as kuzutetsu yo denro electric furnace for scrap iron/so-called mini-mills
densen contagion as densenbyo an infectious disease nekuzure densen general price collapse
denshi electron, electronic as denshi meru/meru e-mail denshi kenbikyo electron microscope
depatoka department store-isation offering full catalogue service so avoiding specialisation decisions cf ka
DePfa Deutsche Pfandbrief public sector bank in German covered bonds now privatised cf Pfandbriefe
desugichatta overly prominent not showing proper restraint in personal public behaviour etc (derogatory)
detchiboko apprenticeship Edo period on-the-job training rewarded by norenwake a so-called MBO
dewa then, so, in that case (I will go) a postposition combination in Tokyo dialect spoken ja goodbye (familiar)
DEXIA DEXIA Credit Local de France French public sector vehicle with parallels to JFCfME now privatised
Diet Parliament Imperial Diet of (Prussian) Meiji Constitution (1889) Ito defeating Okuma
directionality avoidance of pronouns as too abrupt expressing personal pronouns via keigo status marker directionality etc
DKB Dai-Ichi Kangyo Bank Dai-Ichi + Kangyo = DKB and DKB + Fuji + IBJ = Mizuho cf megabank
Docomo/dokomo NTT mobile service company/anywhere weak play on words impermissible romanisation service challenged etc etc
doi agreed as doi fudoi agreed and non-agreed (LGB issues under MoPM reform)
DOI Direct Outbound Investment off-shore inheritance tax avoidance loophole blocked off (2000) cf jusho
doitsuha Deutsche Schule German-faction members seeing something of a welcome renaissance
dokkenya construction boys construction interests around MoLIT + LDP (derogatory) cf dango, zoku
dokudan to henken opinion and prejudice in my honest and unvarnished opinion (self-deprecatingly jocular)
dokuritsu gyosei hojin Independent Administrative Institute modelled on UK public agencies deus ex machina of FILP Reform cf IAI
don boss, leader, strongman as dongame Kamei Shizuka populist LDP politician (derogatory) cf Sogo
donburi kanjo back-of-the-envelope business accounts as asoko wa donburi kanjo desu they don't keep proper accounts at all
donyu introduction, application (a new system) being introduced (with attendant problems) cf xenografting
doritsu founded (ritsu) by prefecture (do) as doritsu koko prefectural (Hokkaido) high school cf furitsu, kenritsu
Doshisha leading Kansai private university Doshisha and Ritsumeikan corresponding to Keio and Waseda in Kanto
doshu (German) Laender, provinces, regions positioned between municipalities and central government cf doshusei
doshusei Laender System, regional government PHP Research's proposal: 47 prefectures consolidated into 12 doshu
doublespeak as in Orwell's 1984 Establishment's strangely consistent misuse of language cf deconstruction
dowa mondai harmonisation problem press club approved euphemism for the acute social issue of burakumin
DPoJ Democratic Party of Japan originally funded by Hatoyama family money etc now led by Kan Naoto
dr debtor as karikata kanjo debtor account karikata hyo debit note
dSITs domestic SITs Securities Investment Trusts out of Japanese licensed SITMCs vs fSITs
E
e fourth vowel in aiueo order pure vowel as in Italian not diphthong as in English cf Hepburn, gojuon
e kstnhmyrw permitted combinations ke se te ne he me re lengthened as ei, ee, eh, e- etc cf Hepburn, gojuon
EBC European Business Council representing EU business interests in Japan focussed gaiatsu vs ACCJ
Ebisu God of Plenty newly developed office complex on an old brewery site area in Tokyo
e-commerce internet-based commercial activities Establishment concerns are loss of informational control and tax evasion
Ecu European currency unit the basket the snake convergence EMU etc as an Acu model cf Acu, Euro
Edo shogunate capital of Japan renamed Tokyo third shogunate location period and name for 17th cent to 19th cent
EGM Extra-ordinary General Meeting shareholders voting under materiality provisions of the Commercial Code
EIE Bubble era company run by Takahashi funded by LTCB failed spectacularly cf shinsei ginko
eigyo enterprise activities actual business operations "do" particularly marketing and sales related
eigyo hokokusho (Japanese style) annual report thin preparation by the directors without comparatives or auditors' opinion
eigyo joto civil code jurisdiction transfer of business sale of eigyoken under Commercial Code provisions parallelling goodwill
eigyoken goodwill in civil code jurisdiction concept of transferable and established rights to a business cf eigyo joto
eigyo tokkin (securities) salesman account notorious system of unlicensed illegal fund management during Bubble
eiri hojin profit making legal person civil code concept of dividend declaring incorporated body cf hojin
Emperor tenno still the High Priest of Shinto now doubling as constitutional monarch
enarques ENA graduates French structure closely parallelling todai law department graduates
enkosai private placement LGBs LGBs subscribed by leading locally based financial institutions cf goyokin
enman smoothly as enman taisha resignation from company (without friction) cf puropa
enno delayed settlement inheritance tax liability settled over extended period given asset illiquidity
entrepot trade chukan boeki historical function of Okinawa killed by Meiji annexation cf yamatonchu
EPFs Employee Pension Funds, kosei nenkin kikin main corporate sector schemes sponsor MoHLW cf kakutei kyufu
EPI Employee Pension Insurance, kosei nenkin main public sector scheme sponsor MoHLW confusingly linked to EPFs
erabikata selection method often untransparent re hidden agenda much post facto argument cf jinsen
Erhardian of Ludwig Erhard (1897 - 1977) Chancellor impact on Japan as proponent of Sozialmarkt cf Ordoliberalism
Establishment nexus of vested interests resisting change bureaucracy, business and politicians generally robbing Peter to pay Paul
eto Chinese animal name 60 year cycle as kotoshi wa eto ga warui this year is a bad year (for me) cf yaku doshi
Euro EU single currency, EUR, yuro high profile as alternative to USD major impact on Japan cf Acu, Ecu
expat expatriate foreign staff with tax protection impossibly expensive and unacculturated
expensed otoshita booked as cost of doing business and fully allowable for tax purposes
F
f fifth consonant in kstnhmyrw order h in combination with u hu (fu) cf Hepburn, gojuon
f aiueo/yayuyo permitted combinations for gairaigo fua (fa) fui (fi) fu fue (fe) fuo (fo) cf Hepburn, gojuon
factionalism solidarity splintering into factional groups tendency of LDP etc splitting into interest groups vs fusion cf atomisation
Fair Trade Commission kosei torihiki iinkai, FTC occasionally slaps wrists for yet another price fixing performance cf dango
fakutobukku fact book compilation of basic company details as a pamphlet etc cf handobukku
Familialism (societal ordering) likening to a family pre-capitalist social analysis cf Confucianism, Cameralism, State Shinto
fando fund popular financial gairaigo euphemism with ura implications cf aya no aru
Farben IG Farben pre-War German "Mother of all Cartels" post-War BASF, Bayer, Hoechst
FBs Financing Bills short term government paper one of many forms of government debt cf JGB
FHC Financial Holding Company revolutionary umbrella vehicle for universalising megabanks cf Allfinanz
FILP Fiscal Investment and Loans Programme, zaito second budget under MoF the Establishment honeypot cf system fatigue
FILPABs FILP Agency Bonds, zaito kikansai substantially FILPBs formally FILP Agency straight bonds cf FILP Reform
FILP Agencies public sector entities receiving FILP funds variously termed eidan jigyodan kikin kiko kinko kodan koko kosha etc
FILPBs FILP Bonds substantially JGBs for refinancing FILP Fund formally not cf FILP Reform
FILP Fund new-FILPF (old-TFB), zaito shikin assets illiquid but demographic asset realisation need hence FILP Reform
FILP Reform MoF organised programme 2001/08 important rationalisation refinancing refocusing of much of public sector
Financial Planner AFP/CFP int'l qualification FP domestic AFP/CFP granted by private JAFP FP by MoF-related Kinzai cf kakaekomi
Financial Services Agency kinyucho, FSA has gained much notoriety for its unstinted support for NPL roll-forward
Finanzplatz Deutschland German Big Bang (now in 5th programme) extending Pfandbrief cover to Canada, Japan, US public sector debt etc
Finland classic banking crisis of early 1990s crystallised NPLs 15 GDP per cent and 20 loan book per cent cf Sweden
Fire-Defence Agency shobocho fire, ambulance and disaster response under the one original fire roof
firewall Chinese Wall division of banking and securities operations etc re Article 65 etc etc
Fisher Irving Fisher (1867 - 1947) debt - deflation - demand spiralling down described in Econometrica (1933)
Fisheries Agency suisancho firmly in favour of whaling cf Institute of Cetacean Research, MoAFF
fission solidarity splitting into interest groups amplified petty distinctions always leading to social entropy vs fusion
FoF Flow of Funds statements, shikin junkanhyo BoJ statements showing key flow + balance sheet items cf SNA, PFA
Food Agency shokuryocho left operating the rice price support system with declining final demand
Forestry Agency rinnocho left operating forestry roads, forestry projects and other hopeless cases
forex foreign exchange nicely parallelling Japanese jubako abbreviation gaitame cf gaitameshin
form over substance civil code pattern of legal interpretation narrow interpretation of legal form vs practical substance cf urisenba
FRC Financial Revitalisation Commission now-FSA was an early interim provision of smokescreen cover for MoF
FSA Financial Services Agency, kinyucho to upgrade supervision and provide long term cover for MoF cf tatemae
FSAP Japan IMF Financial System Assessment Programme highly unwelcome FSA competency audit cf Article IV, maladministration
fSITs foreign SITs SITs out of foreign licensed SITMCs recognisable as dSIT equivalents
fuan unease, anxiety as kinyu fuan financial crisis fuantei unstable seishin fuan mental unease
fudoi non-agreed as doi fudoi agreed and non-agreed (LGB issues under MoPM reform)
fuji unequalled, wisteria, wealthy man etc popular homophonic name in variant kanji variant meanings cf huzi
Fujiwara family of hereditary regents (Heiankyo) Yoshifusa first installed (858) succession ended by Taira clan (1160)
fujuri non-acceptance bureaucrat refusal by non-acceptance of a nevertheless valid application
fuka koryoku force majeure, Act of God as fuka koryoku no songai damages through an Act of God cf yamu o enai
fukoku kyohei wealthy country strong army Meiji policy adopted by Ito Hirobumi from Bismarck's Blut und Eisen
fukumaden abode of devils Tanaka Makiko's name for MoFA re the excessive monkey business there
fukumi shisan unrealised profits (of Credit Bubble era) unrealised asset appreciation held as a reserve tax efficiently vs fukumi son
fukumi son unrealised losses (of post-Credit Bubble era) unrecognised losses rolled forward vs fukumi shisan cf sonkin kaikei
Fukuoka leading city in Kyushu classically Hakata Kyushu terminal shinkansen station confusingly also named Hakata
fukushi welfare Meiji policy of Bismarckian worker welfare also to pre-empt Socialism
fukushiki boki double entry (accruals basis) bookkeeping JGAAP etc and basis of all modern corporate accounting vs tanshiki boki
Fukuzawa Fukuzawa Yukichi (1835 - 1901) on JPY10,000 notes, founder of Keio and an important Meiji intellectual
fukyo depression as kozo fukyo gyoshu taisaku structurally depressed industry measures
fuman bunshi dissatisfied particles social/organisational elements with grievances disturbing group solidarity
fu no shakai minus points society Japan's politicised personnel evaluation system by negative points only
funshoku decoration, embellishment as funshoku kessan fraudulent set of financial accounts cf Sogo, NPL
furi no profit, disadvantage as chotto furi na kaishaku a slightly unfavourable interpretation
furitsu founded (ritsu) by prefecture (fu) as furitsu koko prefectural (Kyoto, Osaka) high school cf doritsu, kenritsu
fusai borrowing, liabilities (in general) as beidoru fusai USD liabilities yurishi fusai interest bearing debt
fusai defure debt deflation, Fisherian thesis a process crippling debtors, their lending banks and demand cf Fisher, NPL
fusion atomised interests fusing into solidarity achieving familial harmony under external threat vs fission cf gaiatsu
futokutei tasu unspecified large number (of persons) for securities issue purposes public defined as 50 or more subscribers
fuyo lotus ex-Yasuda then becoming Fuji Bank the ragbag keiretsu now Mizuho
fuyuzei (confiscatory) wealth tax of late 1940s GHQ + bureaucrats used to bankrupt pre-War aristocracy cf sozokuzei
G
g first consonant in kstnhmyrw order k voiced g cf Hepburn, gojuon
g aiueo/yayuyo permitted combinations ga gi gu ge go giya (gya) giyu (gyu) giyo (gyo) cf Hepburn, gojuon
gai outside, they/them/theirs, foreign, alien on/kun readings of key conceptualisation antithesis gai/soto vs nai/uchi
gaiatsu foreign pressure foreign pressure applied or exploited to break decisional paralysis cf Sartre
gaiben foreign lawyer nichibenren made regulatory authority by MoJ cf nigemichi, kakaekomi
gaigin foreign bank not playing by the kakaekomi rules essentially unreliable/unpredictable
gaijin foreigner generally non-Asian foreigner with heavy emphasis on the nationality held
gaikadate foreign currency denominated often problem holding with forex risk/forex settlement complications
gaikoku kawase foreign exchange as jubako abbreviation gaitame forex gaitame soba forex market cf kawase
gaimusho Ministry of Foreign Affairs, MoFA disturbed by Tanaka/Suzuki battle revealing monkey business cf fukumaden
gairaigo foreign origin word from European languages katakana spelling and frequently euphemisms
gaishikei foreign capital firm foreign companies have had poor reputation as employers now improving
gaitameho Foreign Exchange and Trade Act maintained informational control for tax policy and emergency purposes
gaitame shijo forex market under Big Bang largely shifted to money centre foreign banks cf gaigin
gaitameshin Forex Consultative Committee MoF advisory committee responsible for deep long term policy cf Acu
gaito pertinent, relevant as naninani jo ni gaito suru to be governed by clause such-and-such
gakkai study meeting agreeable opportunity (for doctors) to get away from the daily humdrum
gakko school High School koko Middle School chugakko Primary School shogakko
gakubatsu company factions by university origin bizarrely important consideration in major company personnel decisions
gakumen bairitsu Price/Par multiple financial indicator P/P below 2 failing syndrome below 1 failed syndrome
gakumen kingaku par value (of a share) considered fundamental so P/P an indicator in failure of quoted companies
gannen Year One, the start of media hyping of new product/service often occurring more than once
gappei merger, amalgamation merger of equals presentation always made but sonzoku/shometsu gaisha
gauge controversy a railway to every rice paddy! (satirical) 2ft 6/3ft 6 vs 4ft 8.5 rural vs urban + military budget interests cf motorways
gekkanshi monthly magazine tendency to lengthy and quality essay articles with by-lines vs shukanshi
genbutsu shusshi subscription of capital in kind special provision under Commercial Code subject to valuation by Court
gendai modern, contemporary as gendai gaka contemporary painter gendaigo living language vs kindai
gendo manner of speech as ihaku gendo threatening language (forbidden in sarakin collecting)
gengai ni kataru to speak outside the words, allude to to give an adverse opinion/adverse decision indirectly cf oburato, gyokan
genkin cash heavily used as black economy is estimated at 12.5 to 25 GDP per cent
genko existing, in operation as hanzai no genkochu ni taiho sareta arrested in flagrante delicto
gennama hard cash hard cash paid a solid reliable business with no sales debtor problems
genri gensoku fundamentals and principles implying the actuality of the hidden agenda of the situation cf honne, ura
gensaki repo repo market active before the word repo had even been invented
genshi capital reduction as shisan asshuku de genshi capital reduction on an asset slimming
gensho phenomenon as shizen gensho natural phenomena seiri gensho bodily functions
gensokuteki in principle implying consequent and more significant exceptions cf genri gensoku
genzai now, present as naninani genzai as at such-and-such (balance sheet) date
geppo monthly report as kinyu keizai tokei geppo Financial and Economic Statistics Monthly
GGBs Govern't Guaranteed Bonds, seifu hoshosai class of bonds issued by FILP agencies frequently the forex tranches
GGLs Govern't Guaranteed Loans, seifu hoshokariire essentially as for GGBs with funding in form of a loan borrowing
GHQ (MacArthur's) General Head Quarters generally used label for Occupation Administration era (1945 - 1952)
giin council members, Diet members title of both social status and target of money politics criticism cf zokugiin
gikaisei representative government system as naikaku gikaisei Westminster democracy (PM + Cabinet in parliament)
gimu duty as seigen nozei gimusha limited tax payer (for inheritance tax purposes)
Ginza silver market central entertainment area in Tokyo (and other historical conurbations)
giri justice, duty, obligation doing the right thing and thereby generating in the recipient of the action on
Girozentralen umbrella banks of the German third tier the norinchukin zenshinkumi zenshinren etc function cf Schulze-Delitzsch
go keigo prefix indicating second person as gokatei your family gokeikaku your plan goyosan your budget
godo combination, joint as godo jigyo joint undertaking godo unyo keiyaku joint operating contract
gojuon kstnhmyrw + final n/aiueo combinations fifty sounds (the kana syllabary) in matrix (9 + 1) x 5 basis of kunrei shiki
gorika rationalisation as gorika sankanen keikaku three year rationalisation plan cf risutora
goshido (your) guidance intrusive alegal control by the bureaucrats (critical) cf maladministration
gososendan convoy (one-size-fits-all maladministration) for weak banks break-even for strong money fountain cf hozei shonin ginko
gote ni naru to make the second move as gotegote de makegumi ni natta on defensive and becoming a straggler
goyokin (your) funding forced loans on merchants by daimyo/shogun term for enkosai (ironical)
goyotatsu by (Imperial) appointment as goyotatsu shinbun an Establishment and stakeholder-friendly newspaper
GPIF Government Pension Insurance Fund previously nenpuku now-nenun subject to FILP Reform cf maneita
guhatsu contingent as guhatsu saimu contingent liability guhatsu furyo saiken contingent NPL
guidance bureaucrat control unwanted guidance given verbally so avoiding responsibility cf goshido
gurai approximately voiced kurai suffix indicating approximation juchoengurai around JPY10tr
gurezon grey zone imprecision exists in exact legalities/illegalities involved cf setsuzei, NTAA
gurobaruka globalisation not a good thing and increasingly strong reservations vs kokusaika cf ka
gutaiteki concretely as gutaiteki ni ieba damme speaking quite brutally no vs bakuzen toshita
gyakubari straining against (the trend) contrarian (investing) generality of foreign investor behaviour vs junbari
gyokaishi trade journal (banking, pharmaceuticals, securities etc) industry newspaper (derogatory)
gyokan (reading) between the lines deconstruction of honne content of tatemae message cf gengai ni kataru
gyoku shares as temochigyoku shares being held (securities jargon) cf kabuya, meigara
gyokyo fishery co-operatives managing a low profile type of financial institution extremely marginal
gyomu operations, the actual "do" of a business as gyomuhonbu Operations Division gyomu kanri operations control
gyosai gyosei compartmentalised administration system of rigidified bureaucratic regulation cf paralysis, maladministration
gyosei (government) administration regulation by mandarinate achieving its benefit avoiding its responsibility
gyosei kaikaku administrative reform perennial topic much apparent action virtually nil movement achieved
gyosei shido administrative guidance alegal pressure by bureaucracy towards certain policy goals cf guidance
gyosha those in the (particular) business as gyoshakan torihiki dealing between those in the trade (derogatory)
gyoshu type of industry as gyoshubetsu tokei bunseki analysis of statistics by type of industry
H
h fifth consonant in kstnhmyrw order h cf Hepburn, gojuon
h aiueo/yayuyo permitted combinations ha (postposition ha (wa)) hi he ho hiya (hya) hiyu (hyu) hiyo (hyo)
haigyo suru to close a business as jishu haigyo voluntary closure re Yamaichi at its request cf nigemichi
haihan chiken abolish han establish prefectures launch of local government modelled on French prefecture lines (1871)
hairyo consideration (thus being forced to do) as shijo kankyo ni hairyo considering market conditions cf yamu o enai
hakai destruction, vandalism as kakaku hakai price (cutting) competition (causing disorder) cf konran
Hakodate port city of South Hokkaido pre-War entrepot for the Russian trade extremely attractive townscape
Hakone town 100km West of Tokyo location of Edo period internal travel passport control barrier cf sekisho
hakuraihin goods arrived by boat foreign goods Meiji parlance foreign therefore better (anachronistic)
hakusho white paper no policy document but lengthy self-justification in evasive bureaucratese
han fief, domain, principality atomised division of Edo Japan into close to 300 tiny feudal principalities
hanabi taikai fireworks party 10,000 plus go off paid by ticket sales/subsidised by local government
hanami taikai cherry blossom party cherry blossom viewing party downside inevitably extremely alcoholic
hanbai sales final result of eigyo sales and marketing supported by operations cf gyomu
handobukku handbook gairaigo fact book not as kanji direct translation tehon cf fakuto bukku
hangen suru to reduce by half as hanbaihi o hangen suru to cut sales expenses by 50 per cent
hanko seal, chop superior puts his hanko to the document and approves cf mekura hanko
hannichiha anti-Japan faction as gentaisei no hannichiha the regime's anti-Japan group vs shinnichiha
hansei reflection (on a mistake) show of regret for error parodied by performing monkey routine on TV
hanshuryuha anti-mainstream faction distinctions by origins/specialities etc create factionalisation vs shuryuha
hantai opposed, against Socialist Party was nandemo hantai opposed to everything and anything
Harajuku Spring inn trendy high fashion boutiques popular among the young area of Tokyo
hasan bankruptcy where large an inevitable suspicion of a long history of financial foul play
Hashimoto Reform ministries and agencies consolidated producing clumsy and gargantuan MoEXT, MoHLW, MoLIT, MoPM etc
hashi no agesage o iu to tell to raise and lower chopsticks to direct in minute detail cf microregulation, gososendan, maladministration
hatten development as hattentojokoku LDCs keizai hatten economic development
hattenteki kaisho constructive dissolution description of closing something down/a tactical retreat (ironical)
HBG Hypothekenbankgesetz German Mortgage Bank Act (2002) extending Pfandbrief cover to Japan
hebon shiki Hepburn system (of romanising kanamajiri) vowels as Italian consonants as English leading system not for MoEXT
hei keigo prefix indicating the first person as heiko my/our bank heisha my/our company heiten my/our shop vs on
Heiankyo Kyoto of the Heian Period (794 - 1185) Heian period name for Emperor's capital as modelled on China's Seiankyo
heisei attaining peace current era name (1989 - ) classical kanji combination cf nengo
heiwa level harmony, peace second kanji wa irregularly read to in classical name for Japan Yamato
Helvetius Claude Adrien Helvetius (1715 - 1771) French philosopher promoting socio-economic progressivism vs Burke
henka change (as in transition) as sangyo henka industrial change (of rising and falling industries)
henko change (as in modification) as kaigai ryoko yotei ni henko nashi no change in the overseas itinerary
Hepburn JC Hepburn (1815 - 1911) hebon shiki romanisation scheme for dictionary (1886) vs kunrei shiki
hi not, non- as hijoji crisis hijoguchi emergency exit hiningenteki inhuman
hi receiving, being exposed to, sustaining as higaisha victims hisozokunin the deceased hibakusha the bombed
hiaringu chosa study of informed opinion bureaucrats ask for industry opinion by phone at a major policy juncture
Hibiya sun compare valley known for Hibiya Park and its amorous activities area of Tokyo
hidaika ballooning, bloating (of organisations) as dorokodan no ichijirushii hidaika the spectacular spread of JHPC
hieiri hojin non-profit legal person civil code concept of non-dividend declaring public interest incorporation
higashi East to/on higashi/kun as tozai nanboku North, South, East and West
hikaku comparison as mattaku konkyo no nai hikaku an utterly baseless comparison
hikaku no taisho o tou to question the basis of comparison comparing apples and oranges claim as a standard blocking argument
hikappu non-instalment (payment) credit purchase settled by lump sum and not by instalments vs kappu
hikiatekin provision (incorrectly translated reserve) against a quantifiably doubtful asset/accruing liability vs junbikin
hikizan subtraction something subject to a minus points problem (figurative) vs kakezan
himawari sunflower innocent and uncomplicated childhood imagery with nursery rhymes etc
hinin denial (of claimed tax allowability etc) NTAA disallowance of tax avoidance scheme (as abusive of Tax Code etc)
hiragana cursive kana syllabary written as overall shape of a homophonic kanji vs katakana
Hiroo wide tail embassies and quality housing popular with expatriates area of Tokyo
hisshi desperate as kare ga hisshi ni natte oyoide ita he was swimming for his life
hisshi inevitable as beidoru boraku ga hisshi no yo desu a USD collapse seems inevitable
hisshi brush and paper as hisshi ni tsukusenai kokei a scene beyond pen and ink expression
hitekiho non-statutory as hitekiho josuido jigyo a non-statutory drinking water LAME vs tekiho
hitekikaku nenkin Non-Tax Qualified Retirement Pension TQRP/NTQRP if/if not approved by NTAA proposed to abolish system
hitotsudai Hitotsubashi University specialising in economics and business studies small select top-quality
HNWIs high net worth individuals objectionable acronym for private banking target market individuals
ho Japan as hoka Japanese currency hogin Japanese banks (in legal terminology)
hoan bill as hoan o teishutsu tabling a bill hoan o kaketsu approving a bill
hodo limit, bounds as kenko no tame hodohodo ni avoiding extremes/excess for health reasons
hofu abundance, plenty, riches as shigen ga hofu rich in resources rodoryoku ga hofu plenty of labour
hogai exorbitant, unreasonable as hogai ni takai excessively expensive hogai ni yasui absurdly cheap
hojin legal person in civil code jurisdiction an incorporated entity at law a corporation vs shizenjin cf bukken
hojo subsidy, support, extra as hojokin grant hojo jinko shinzo sochi adjunct artificial heart device
hoken insurance as seimei hoken life assurance songai hoken casualty insurance cf seisonpo
Hokkaido Northernmost major island abutting on Tsarist Russia/USSR/RFR site Northern Territories problem
hoko direction as hoko onchi having no sense of direction hoko chigai mistaken direction
hokokusho report as yukashoken hokokusho long form securities report (filed at FSA) cf yuho
holism the whole is more than the sum of its parts Oriental social solidarity priority over economic rationality vs reductionism
homan keiei reckless management general reason given for any well-anticipated business failure cf Sogo
homu peji home page, website website not adopted as homu peji comprises established Japlish elements
homusho Ministry of Justice direct translation the more realistically termed legal affairs ministry
honbu main department as naninani honbu Such-and-Such Division (in a large company)
honcho big boss exceptionally surviving in financial English from GHQ era pidgin
Honda Honda Toshiaki (1744 - 1821) Edo period economist advisor to Shogun advance outlining of Meiji policy
honkakuteki (to be adopted) on a full-scale, in earnest new corporate etc strategy reported with ura implication of past delay
honma main truth Osaka dialect usage really? do you mean that? cf honto
honne real intention, hidden agenda as honne ga kitokuken iji the aim is protecting vested interests vs tatemae
Honshu main island of Japanese archipelago key population axis was Osaka to Tokyo is now Hiroshima to Sendai
honto really Tokyo dialect usage really? do you mean that? cf honma
horenso spinach, hokoku-renraku-sodan also kanji abbreviation report-liaise-consult sarariman action paradigm
hoshiki formula, format, form as keitai denwa no hoshiki mobile phone format, hoshikidori per the form
hosho guarantee, surety as hoshokin guarantee deposit hosho dekinai cannot guarantee
hoteishiki formula, equation as renritsu daisu hoteishiki simultaneous algebraic equations
hoyu suru to own, possess as hoyu shoken securities holdings hoyu zandaka balances held
hozei shonin ginko corporation tax approved banks maladministration of banks for smooth budgetary conditions cf gososendan
hozen preservation, conservation as shizen kankyo hozen protection of the natural environment vs hozon
hozon preservation, maintenance as dotai hozon jokikikansha preserved working steam locomotive vs hozen
huzi fuji per kunrei shiki romanisation leading example of maladministration and decisional paralysis cf seido hiro
hyogikai council, conference advisory body suitably chosen and guided to support bureaucrat policy
Hyogo prefecture West of Osaka international, sophisticated and better class portion of the Kansai
hyoji indication, expression as hyojiki (traffic) indicator ishi hyoji an expression of intention/thinking
hyoka appraisal, valuation as hyoka wa zero dokoro ka mainasu not even zero but a negative score
I
i second vowel in aiueo order pure vowel as in Italian not diphthong as in English cf Hepburn, gojuon
i kstnhmyrw permitted combinations ki si (shi) ti (chi) ni hi mi ri lengthened as ii, ih, i- etc cf Hepburn, gojuon
IAC Investment Advisory Company investment manager status divided Class I ichinin kanjo and Class II jogen
IAI Independent Administrative Institute UK public agency model for FILP Reform process cf dokuritsu gyosei hojin
IAS International Accounting Standards rigorous IAS standards being introduced cf gensokuteki, honkakuteki
IBJ Industrial Bank of Japan, kogin then-leading bank heavily protected a money fountain cf gososendan, Sogo
ichi one as ichiban number one ichiban warui worst ichiban yoi best
ichibatsu hyakkai one punished one hundred warned Chinese system of exemplary punishment much used in Japan cf NTAA
ichikan one encouragement indifferent DKB keiretsu now bundled into Mizuho with fuyo + kogin
ichinin kanjo discretionary (investment management) the serious player Class I IAC licence some 130 licence holders vs jogen
ichinin suru to leave to a person's discretion avoid responsibility by giving a third party a free hand in a decision cf Sogo
ichiranhyo summary sheet everything shown in summary form in the one table/figure much required
Ichitaro word processing software early 1980s kanamajiri word processing software then quite revolutionary
Ichiwakai yakuza group strong in financial services then-boss Ishii Susumu re-oriented to white collar crime in 1980s cf ramp
idotai tsushin mobile communications covers gamut of PHS and ubiquitous mobile phone cf keitai denwa, PDC
ihaku threaten, menace as ihaku gendo intimidating language employed in sarakin recovery cf omae
iinkai committee as shoiinkai subcommittee iinkai shoshu committee meeting called
iji nature, disposition as iji ga warui to be malicious iji o haru to be obstinate/difficult
Ijuin family name from Kyushu name written with three select classical kanji classier than the usual two
ikagawashii unreliable, indecent as ikagawashii shobai shady business ikagawashii banashi blue joke
Ikebukuro pond bag terminal station for somewhat rough unfavoured suburbs area of Tokyo
ikedakyo Ikeda religion Soka Gakkai, pre-War Buddhist sect, Ikeda Daisaku re-organised post-War
Imperial Household Agency kunaicho intrusive but competent agency for the minders of the Imperial Family
Imperial System tennosei along with BoJ the two largely unimpugned sources of legitimacy in Japan
inaka country, rural areas as inakappe country bumpkin inakappoi countrified (derogatory)
infure inflation gairaigo condensation into two/three syllables vs defure cf biru, pasokon
ingo hidden speech, jargon, back slang negative even criminal connotations of concealment cf moho, shoba, yob
inkyoku cathode as hatchaku inkyoku sputtered cathode inkyokusenkan CRT vs yokyoku
insei negative as insei no kanen kensa kekka a negative hepatitis test result vs yosei
insei temple government hidden political power centre Heian period Emperor's retirement to temple
Institute Cetacean Research nihon keirui kenkyujo, Institute for MoAFF sponsored scientific whaling research cover for sale of whale meat
intanetto internet as-is and has not been gairaigo three syllable condensed for some reason
IPO Initial Public Offering sole narrow exit for domestic private equity investors cf mikokaikabu toshi
ippan general, run of as ippan kokai open to the public ippan gakusei generality of students
IPSAS Int'l Public Sector Accounting Standards viewed with some considerable MoPM incomprehension and unease
irikae change (of items) as bare senshu no irikae change in the members of a volley ball team
iryo clothing as iryo sangyo the rag trade iryohin articles of clothing cf iryo
iryo medical treatment as iryo sangyo medical industry iryohin medical supplies cf iryo
iryubun legitime civil code jurisdiction doctrine forced rules of succession restricting wills
isha doctor as nihon isha kai Japan Medical Association cf JMA, koseizoku
ishiki consciousness as ishiki o takameru to raise profile kanzen muishiki totally unconscious
isoro hanger-on, parasite, dependent as isoro suru to feed (off someone)/borrow (office space) (ironical)
isshiki complete set (of documents) as ninka shinsei shorui isshiki complete set of approval application forms
issun saki wa yami one inch ahead is pitch black the future is unknowable famously used about political developments
itamiwake drawn sumo match on injury dividing up the pain of restructuring between the participants (figurative)
itanji black sheep, loose canon as naninani gyokai no itanji the wild man of the so-and-so industry
iten move, change of address as iten no tame denwabango ga kawatta phone number changed on moving
Ito Ito Hirobumi (1841 - 1909) Meiji disciplinarian promoted Prussian model against the British vs Okuma
itsuwari misrepresentation, lie as kanban ni itsuwari ga ari advertisements always contain a falsehood
ittei one (fixed) measure as ittei no ritsu a fixed rate ittei no kikan a specified period
Iwate prefecture in NE Honshu somewhat deprived, isolated and poor also subject to discrimination
iyao nashi ni liking it or lumping it as iyao nashi ni chihosaiboshu ni obo suru obliged to subscribe to LGBs
izoku no kai War Bereaved Association pension benefits and political support for Yasukuni against votes for LDP
Izumo site of Izumo Taisha shrine in Shimane where the Sun Goddess Amaterasu Omikami alighted to found Japan
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