governor-general

Japanese: governor-general（英語表記）governorgeneral

…Official name: CanadaArea: 9,976,100 km2Population (1996): 29,780,000Capital: Ottawa (Time difference with Japan: -14 hours)Main languages: English, FrenchCurrency: Canadian DollarA vast country occupying the northern half of the North American continent, it is the second largest in the world after the Russian Federation in area. It is a constitutional monarchy and federal state consisting of 10 provinces and 3 territories. The country's name is said to come from an Iroquois Indian word meaning "village," and in Japan it is sometimes written as "Kanada" or abbreviated to "Ka." …

From the Governor

…Examples include the Governor-General of Korea and the Governor-General of Taiwan, who oversaw the political affairs of Japan's former colonies. In Western Europe, for example, the head of a colony sent from Britain is called a governor or governor-general, and is translated as "soutou." In addition, even if the title of the official position is different, those who are similar to the head of colonial administration sent from the center of the empire (sovereign state) are often translated as "soutou." …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "governor-general" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…正式名称＝カナダCanada面積＝997万610km2人口(1996)＝2978万人首都＝オタワOttawa(日本との時差＝－14時間)主要言語＝英語，フランス語通貨＝カナダ･ドルCanadian Dollar北アメリカ大陸の北半部を占める広大な国で，面積はロシア連邦に次いで世界第2位。立憲君主制の連邦国家で，10州provinceと3準州(テリトリーterritory)から成る。国名は〈村〉を意味するイロコイ･インディアンの言葉に由来するといわれ，日本では〈加奈陀〉あるいは略して〈加〉の字をあてることがある。…

【総督】より

…日本の旧植民地の政務を統轄した朝鮮総督，台湾総督がそれにあたる。西欧では，たとえばイギリスから植民地に派遣された長官をgovernor,governor‐generalといい，総督と訳される。またそれ以外の官職名であっても，帝国(宗主国)の中央から派遣された植民地行政の長官に類するものも総督と訳されることが多い。…

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