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“Red tape” in Japanese

Short answer
役所仕事 yakushoshigoto yakushoshigoto

Red tape in Japanese is “役所仕事” (yakushoshigoto). Full meaning: red tape, red-tapism, officialism, bureaucratic bungling.

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