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Organization name

General Association of Korean Residents in Japan (abbr.); Chongryon

Organization name

Nomura Research Institute; NRI

Organization name

Chief Administration for Intelligence

Organization name

Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency

secretariat-general

imperial navy order

Organization name

Supreme Court Secretariat

Interscholastic Athletic Meet; inter-school athletics competition

shop selling prepared food

Proverb

all roads lead to Rome

gross national income; GNI

special meeting

national citizen identification number system

Sumo

green tassel hung above the northeast corner of the ring

Organization name

Hakuhodo Institute of Life and Living

standing ovation

Governor of the Bank of Japan

Abbreviation

Comprehensive National Development Plan (1962-)

Organization name

National Institute for Land and Infrastructure Management; NILIM

all-Japanese-are-middle-class mentality

Proverb

big heads have little wit

Organization name

National Institute of Radiological Sciences; NIRS

Sumo

red tassel hung above the southeast corner of the ring

Organization name

Electro-Technical Laboratory; ETL