noun
Potemkin village
Refers to a fake facade or deceptive display meant to hide an undesirable reality, originating from the historical Russian Potemkin villages. Used metaphorically in political, corporate, or social contexts.
その新興住宅地はポチョムキン村のように見せかけだけの活気だった。
The new residential area had only a facade of liveliness, like a Potemkin village.
政
The statistics released by the government were criticized as nothing more than a Potemkin village.