Meanings
plural black mists
- JapangovernmentPolitical corruption.
The “black mists” of Japan did not die with Yoshio Kodama. In the spirit of the late kuromaku, questionable payments and mob connections still stretch far and wide among Japan's elected officials […]
2012, David E. Kaplan, Alec Dubro, Yakuza: Japan's Criminal Underworld, page 971 more example
It does not mean the facts described in the book actually exist in Japan too. Yet there is no end to the black mists that becloud horse racing, fixers, illegal bookies, and public nuisances created by horse racing.
1976, Japan Quarterly, volume 23, page 225
Origin
- Japanese黒い霧
- Englishblack mist
Calque of Japanese 黒い霧
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