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revenue

The total accounting income of a country or public organization within the fiscal year.

high tide

The state when the tide is at its highest and the sea level is at its highest.

international monetary fund(IMF)

Help all 190 member countries achieve sustained growth and prosperity by supporting economic policies that promote productivity, job creation, financial stability, and international monetary cooperation that are essential to economic health. The IMF is run by and accountable to member governments.

baby boomer generation

This refers to the generation born around the time of Japan's first baby boom.The generation following the Burnt generation, the post-war generation born between April 2, 1947 and April 1, 1950 immediately after World War II, with whom they share cultural and ideological aspects. , and those who went on to university correspond to the period when student movements were at their most active.

mortar construction

Mortar is a mixture of sand and water with cement, and has the same meaning as concrete. A base is made of structural plywood or loose boards on steel frames or wooden pillars, lath wire mesh is pasted on top of it, and mortar is applied thickly to form the outer wall.。

PHS

PHS refers to a system that uses wireless communication to communicate over long distances while traveling, as well as the telephone itself and the mobile communication service that it provides.

independent financial resources

A source of revenue that local governments can independently generate.

old folk house

Among Japanese residences, this refers to private houses that have been built for quite some time.

Estimated future population

We made assumptions based on actual trends in births, deaths, and international population movements, and estimated the future population size and changes in gender and age composition across Japan.

Nuclear Family

A small family consisting of a married couple and an only child.

Taisho democracy

Taisho democracy is a general term for the development of democracy, liberal movements, trends, and thoughts in various fields of politics, society, and culture that occurred in Japan from the 1910s to the 1920s.

Unipolar concentration in Tokyo

Tokyo overconcentration refers to a situation in Japan where capital, resources, and activities in society, including politics, economy, culture, and population, are concentrated in the wards of Tokyo or the southern Kanto region.

QOL(Quality of Life)

Quality of life refers to the quality of each individual's life content, the ``quality of life'' from a social perspective, and refers to the extent to which people live a humane life, live in their own way, and feel happy. in life.

local transfer tax

A system that transfers national taxes to local organizations based on objective criteria.

national treasury disbursements

Benefits provided by the national government for specific projects carried out by local governments.

income tax

A direct tax levied at a fixed rate on (individual) income in a year

dependent financial resources

This is revenue that is granted or allocated based on national or prefectural standards, and because the city cannot decide the amount of revenue independently, it is called a "dependent revenue source."



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