官かん房ぼう長ちょう官かん

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Specific to the Japanese government: the minister who coordinates cabinet affairs, acts as government spokesperson, and manages the Cabinet Office.

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The Chief Cabinet Secretary announced the new policy at a press conference.

General term for a top aide to a head of government or organization, equivalent to chief of staff or cabinet secretary in other countries.

アメリカの大だい統とう領りょう首しゅ席せき補ほ佐さ官かんは、日本にほんの官かん房ぼう長ちょう官かんに相そう当とうする役やく職しょくだ。
The White House Chief of Staff is a position equivalent to Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary.

〈人ひと〉が官かん房ぼう長ちょう官かんに就しゅう任にんするfor someone to take up the post of Chief Cabinet Secretary
彼かれは先せん月げつ、官かん房ぼう長ちょう官かんに就しゅう任にんした。
He took up the post of Chief Cabinet Secretary last month.
官かん房ぼう長ちょう官かんが記き者しゃ会かい見けんを開ひらくfor the Chief Cabinet Secretary to hold a press conference
官かん房ぼう長ちょう官かんは午ご後ごに記き者しゃ会かい見けんを開ひらいた。
官かん房ぼう長ちょう官かんを辞じ任にんするto resign from the post of Chief Cabinet Secretary
彼かれはスキャンダルの責せき任にんを取とって官かん房ぼう長ちょう官かんを辞じ任にんした。

内ない閣かく官かん房ぼう長ちょう官かん sense 1
内閣官房長官 is the full official title, while 官房長官 is the everyday abbreviated form used in speech and news.
首しゅ席せき補ほ佐さ官かん sense 2
首席補佐官 is used for a chief-of-staff figure in non-Japanese governments, whereas 官房長官 is specifically the Japanese cabinet post (or, generically, its foreign equivalent).

官かん房ぼう副ふく長ちょう官かん sense 1
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, 'cabinet office') and 長官 (ちょうかん, 'chief official'). The term is a modern bureaucratic title.

The Chief Cabinet Secretary held a press conference in the afternoon.

He resigned as Chief Cabinet Secretary to take responsibility for the scandal.