local government; municipality; local authority
Refers to administrative bodies at the prefectural or municipal level in Japan, such as cities, towns, and villages. Often used in discussions of public services, budgets, and local autonomy.
Local governments are responsible for providing services to residents.
その条例は各地方自治体が独自に定めている。
Each municipality establishes that ordinance independently.
The local government runs the public facility.
When you move, you apply to the local government for a change of address.
This project receives a subsidy from the local government.
地方自治体 refers to local governments like cities and towns, while 中央政府 refers to the national government that oversees them.
地方自治体 is the local government body (the administrative entity) itself, while 地方議会 is its elected legislative assembly.
地方自治 is the abstract principle or system of local self-government, while 地方自治体 refers to an actual local government body (e.g. a city or prefecture).