> On Sep 24, 2015, at 1:25 PM, Warin <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> This is an American view.. the British do not do this - they have a 'central 
> government'


US:
Federal (central) 
State
County
City 

Japan:
National (central)
Prefectural (Provence)
City 

government =/= State government. It is generic. 

 "Government" implies one or all of those, so it needs to be defined in speech: 
“State government” “Federal Government” , etc. I would assume the admin level 
attached would define the level. 

We have an extra layer (the state) because Japan is basically the size of 
California, and a county is roughly equivalent to a region or prefecture there. 
And there are 50 states (of various sizes). 

Javbw

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