Wednesday, 16 September 2009

Japan

The Japanese government is a constitutional monarchy where Emperor Akihito is the monarch. Also there is a Diet (similar to United States Senate), a House of Representatives and a House of Councilors. There is also a cabinet of ministers led by the prime minister and a supreme court. All of these people govern under the current Japanese constitution, which was introduced in 1946. - Simone
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  1. Maggie17 September 2009 at 17:00

    I like this article, but I was wondering if you knew just how much the constitution would limit the government. It seems to me that some constitutions would limit power more than others.

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  2. Ari17 September 2009 at 17:07

    I too liked this, but i was wondering how much tradition is put in the government? Like England, does Japan pay a lot of attention to tradition?

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  3. Simone19 September 2009 at 15:46

    Maggie, I do not know how much the Japanese Constitution limits their government but if you follow the hyperlink to the website I used, I think there is a link to the Japanese Constitution. And thank you for commenting!

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  4. Simone19 September 2009 at 15:50

    Ari, I do believe that Japan does pay attention to tradition but I do not know to what extent. They do still call their monarch the emperor and I believe he still lives in a palace much like an ancient emperor but I am not sure. Thanks for commenting!

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