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JAPAN GOVERNMENT

This is a country that has a type of government that Voltaire thinks the best government.

The government of Japan is a constitutional monarchy where the monarch shares power with a
constitutionally organized government, and Japan adopted this government in 1947. It is a little
bit different now and in the back. The previous Constitution of Japan was based on the principle
of the Emperor’s Sovereignty, while the present Constitution of Japan is based on the principle of
Popular Sovereignty as the U.S Constitution. In Japan, The monarch may be the Head of State
and does not influence the activities of the government. Therefore, the prime minister is the Head
of the Government and the current is Abe Shinzo.

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The government has 3 branches:

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- the executive which is overseen by a royally - appointed prime minister who controls the

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- the legislature (known as National Diet) is the bicameral body composed of House of

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Councillors and a House of Representatives,
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- the judiciary which is made up from the Japanese Supreme Court and several lower
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Japan has 3 types of elections general:

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- election to the House of Representatives held every four years.

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- elections of the House of Councilors held every three years.

- local elections held every four years in the prefabs and local governments
They have tricky rules: An individual must be 25 years or older to vie for the seat of the House
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of Representatives and 30 years to be eligible for the seat of the house of councilors
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According to the Japanese Constitution's Article No.9, the country does not have an official
military force but does have Japan Self-Defense Forces (or known as the extension of the police
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force).
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Japan has a different government structure from the US. Japan's government is a constitutional
monarchy whereas the US government is a parliamentary monarchy. The Constitution of Japan
was adopted after the US 156 years. Overall, they both have a bicameral legislature.
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