Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary
Official title in the Japanese government; assists the Chief Cabinet Secretary.
The Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary announced it at a press conference.
官房副長官 is the Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary, a subordinate post to 官房長官 (Chief Cabinet Secretary), and the two titles are easily confused because of their similar written form.
Compound of 官房 (かんぼう, 'secretariat') + 副 (ふく, 'vice-, deputy') + 長官 (ちょうかん, 'chief, secretary').