JapaneseGovernment

Sincetheadoptionoftheirnewconstitutionin1947,theJapanese
relievedtheemperoroftotalpowerandmadetheirmajormissionthatof
tryingtobeapeaceful,sovereignstate.Theemperor(picturedright)now
existsmainlytoappointtheprimeminister.Thecurrentemperoris
Akihito.ThecurrentprimeministerisShinzoAbe.Heisthelongest
servingprimeministerinhistory.

ExecutiveBranch
Theemperoristheheadofthecountryandstate.Hepresidesoverhiscabinet,thatconsistsof
thePrimeminister(AbeShinzo)andwhoevertheprimeministerappointstobeinhiscabinet.
Thepeoplewhoareintheprimeministerscabinetmustbemembersofthelegislature.

LegislativeBranch
TheDietorParliamenthascontroloverthelegislativebranch.TheyalsopresideovertheHouse
ofRepresentatives,whichisconsistedof300singleseatrepresentativesand200seatsthat
dependontheratiointhehouse.Thishousesmembersareelecteddirectlybythepeople.
Thereisalsoa50seatHouseofChancellors,whichisalsoelectedbythepeople.TheHouseof
Representativesisthedominanthouse,enactinglaws,passingtreaties,etc.

JudicialBranch
Thesupremecourtisthehighestcourtintheland.Itconsistsofonechiefand14justices.The
chiefisselectedbytheEmperor,asappointedbythecabinet.Thesamegoesfortheother
justices.Thiscourtdealswiththeconstitutionalityoflawsandproceedings.