retiring high-ranking government officials taking a lucrative job in a private or semi-private corporation
天降り
あまくだり
Noun, Participle, Verb, Intransitive
1.
retiring high-ranking government officials taking a lucrative job in a private or semi-private corporation
2.
command (from superior to inferior, government to private sector, etc.), order, imposition
3.
descent from heaven
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彼は官僚から企業へ天下りした。
He retired from government service and took a post in a private company (amakudari).
天下りは、日本の官僚制度における問題の一つだ。
Amakudari is one of the problems in Japan's bureaucratic system.
彼の新しい役職は、典型的な天下りのポストだった。
His new position was a typical amakudari post.
彼は天下りによって、政府と民間企業との間に太いパイプを築いた。
Through amakudari, he built strong connections between the government and private companies.
天下り慣行は、政治と経済の癒着を生むと批判されている。
The practice of amakudari is criticized for creating collusion between politics and business.
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