Introducing
Prezi AI.
Your new presentation assistant.
Refine, enhance, and tailor your content, source relevant images, and edit visuals quicker than ever before.
Trending searches
Loading…
Japan's Political System
18
Transcript
Japan's Political System
Japan's Government
Unitary Parliamentary Constitutional Monarchy
Unitary
What is an Unitary State?
- A Unitary State is a country with only one single supreme authority.
- Japan's supreme authority in this case is the National Diet
- National Diet is split into two Chambers
- House of Councilors
- House of Representatives
Parliamentary System
Parliamentary
Country's legislature is the main law-making body of the state. (National Diet)
Constitutional Monarchy
Constitutional Monarchy
- Head of State is an unelected sovereign (very limited in power).
- Emperor of Japan has very little power.
- National Diet essentially holds sovereignty.
Constitution of Japan
Constitution of Japan
- Promulgated on Nov. 3, 1946
- Came into effect on May 3, 1947
Multi-Party System
Party System of
Japan
Political Parties involved in October 2017 House of Representatives (Shugi-in) Election (465 seats available):
- Liberal Democratic Party (LDP): 281 seats
- Komeito:29 seats
- Kibō no Tō (Party of Hope):50 seats
- Nippon Ishin no To (Japan Restoration Party): 11 seats
- Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan (CDP): 54 seats
- Japanese Communist Party (JCP): 12 seats
- Social Democratic Party (SDP): 2 seats
- Independents: 26 seats
Major Issues for Parties
Major Issues for Political Parties
- Lack of opposition versus the LDP
-LDP has been the dominant party since 1958 only losing power twice
- Revision of Constitution Article 9
- Economic Stagnation
-Abenomics
Famous Leaders and Examples
- Shinzo Abe
- Doi Takako
- Koizumi Junichiro
Famous Leaders/Examples
Diet Percentages
Diet Percentages
Currently, the party breakdown in the diet is:
- Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) - 58%
- Constitutional Democratic Party - 10%
- Democratic Party for the People - 9%
- Komeito - 8%
- Japanese Communist Party - 4%
- Other Parties - 11%
Elections
Voting In Japan
- 3 Types of Elections
- General Elections of the House of Rep
- Elections of half the House of Councilors
- Local Elections for offices in prefectures, cities, and villages.
Current Events
Current Events
- Fears of North Korea
- Growing relationship with China
- Sexism in University admissions
- Declining Birthrate/Aging Population
- https://japan.kantei.go.jp/constitution_and_government_of_japan/constitution_e.html
- https://www.britannica.com/place/Japan/Government-and-society
- https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/what-type-of-government-does-japan-have.html
- http://archive.ipu.org/parline/reports/2161_E.htm
- https://www.investopedia.com/articles/investing/123015/3-economic-challenges-japan-faces-2016.asp
Sources
Choose a template
Presentations from around the world
Learn more about creating dynamic, engaging presentations with Prezi