永 田 町(ながたちょう)

ながたちょう

noun

Nagatachō; Japanese national politics

1. Nagatachō; the world of national politics

A district of Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo, home to the National Diet Building, the Prime Minister's Office, and party headquarters. By metonymy, like "Washington" in American English, it means the world of national politicians.

永田町(ながたちょう)が騒(さわ)がしい。

The political world is in an uproar.

国会議事堂(こっかいぎじどう)は永田町(ながたちょう)にある。

The National Diet Building is in Nagatachō.

永田町(ながたちょう)の論理(ろんり)は、普通(ふつう)の国民(こくみん)の感覚(かんかく)とずれていると批判(ひはん)されることが多(おお)い。

The logic of Nagatachō is often criticized as out of touch with ordinary citizens.

The metonymic use is common in news writing, often with a critical tone.

Common expressions

永田町(ながたちょう)の論理(ろんり): politicians' logic, out of touch with the public
永田町(ながたちょう)関係者(かんけいしゃ): political insiders
永田町(ながたちょう)に激震(げきしん)が走(はし)る: a shock runs through the political world

Similar words

霞(かすみ)が関(せき): the central bureaucracy — the civil servants, as opposed to the politicians of 永田町(ながたちょう)
政界(せいかい): the political world — the plain common noun

Related Words

Compare: 霞(かすみ)が関(せき) (the central bureaucracy)

Compare: 政界(せいかい) (the political world)

Related: 国会議事堂(こっかいぎじどう) (the National Diet Building)

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Added 2026.9.23 15:52 · Revised 2026.10.10 21:23

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