They got their golden parachute, or amakudari (descent from heaven).

他们倒是获得了自己的黄金降落伞(天降amakudari)。

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The main reason is structural: the practice of amakudari, or, "descent from heaven," whereby many senior bureaucrats leave office only to move into cushy post-retirement jobs.

最主要的原因是政经体制结构：“官员空降”或者“高官下凡”的实行，这也是为什么日本高层官员退休后却转而从事收入颇丰又较为清闲的工作。

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The main reason is structural: the practice of amakudari, or, "descent from heaven, " whereby many senior bureaucrats leave office only to move into cushy post-retirement jobs.

最主要的原因是政经体制结构：“官员空降”或者“高官下凡”的实行，这也是为什么日本高层官员退休后却转而从事收入颇丰又较为清闲的工作。

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Mr Abe's current emphasis on stamping out amakudari suggests a tin ear for the public mood.

ECONOMIST: Japan

They got their golden parachute, or amakudari (descent from heaven).

ECONOMIST: Tackling Japan's bureaucracy