negative legacy; burdensome legacy
Refers to an inheritance or historical burden that is harmful, costly, or unwanted, such as debt, environmental damage, or social problems passed down from the past.
How to deal with the negative legacy left by the previous administration is the challenge.
This former factory site carries the negative legacy of soil contamination.
Compound of 負 (negative) and 遺産 (inheritance, legacy). The exact origin is uncertain, but it likely emerged in modern Japanese to describe problematic inheritances in economic, political, or environmental contexts.