霞かすみが関せき

noun

Kasumigaseki; district in Tokyo housing government ministries

Refers to the specific area in Chiyoda, Tokyo, where many central government offices are located.

• 霞かすみが関せきには多おおくの官かん庁ちょうが集あつまっている。

  Many government offices are concentrated in Kasumigaseki.

noun

Japanese government ministries; government bureaucracy

Metonymic use: the place name stands for the central government bureaucracy itself, often in news or political contexts.

• 霞かすみが関せきの反はん応のうはまだ鈍にぶい。

  The response from the government ministries is still slow.