(n) local public body
(n) provincial city
provincial town
suburban city
regional towns and cities
(n) decentralization of power
decentralisation of power
(P)
(n) Chugoku region of western Honshu (inc. Okayama, Hiroshima, Shimane, Tottori and Yamaguchi prefectures)
(n) Chubu region (inc. Aichi, Nagano, Shizuoka, Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa, Fukui, Yamanashi and Gifu prefectures)
(n) Tokai region of Honshu (inc. Aichi, Shizuoka, Mie and southern Gifu prefectures)
(n,adj-no) Antarctic region
south polar region
(n) Hokuriku region of Honshu (inc. Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa and Fukui prefectures)
(n) polar areas
(n) District Public Prosecutor's Office
(n) tax allocated to local governments
(n) local government employee
(P)
(n) local economy
local financial affairs
(n) regional administrator
local government official
(n) district court
local court
(n) local office
(n) local self-governing body
(P)
(n) Local Autonomy Law (1947)
(n) mountainous region
(n) local public body
(P)
(n) local administrative organ
local government
(n) nationwide local elections
(n) novel with local color
novel with local colour