箱はこ物もの行ぎょう政せい

noun

government policy focused on building public facilities; pork-barrel construction projects

Often used critically to describe wasteful spending on public buildings (community centers, halls, etc.) rather than on services or maintenance. The term 箱物 (literally 'box thing') refers to the buildings themselves.

• その市し長ちょうは箱はこ物もの行ぎょう政せいに多た額がくの予よ算さんを使つかったと批ひ判はんされた。

  The mayor was criticized for spending a large budget on pork-barrel construction projects.

• 箱はこ物もの行ぎょう政せいを見み直なおし、住じゅう民みんサービスに予よ算さんを回まわすべきだ。

  We should review the policy of building public facilities and redirect the budget to resident services.