The Government Structure of Japan

The Executive Powers

• Instead of having a President, Japan has a Prime Minister and his name is Shinzo Abe

• The Executive Power is responsible for the Cabinet which includes the Prime Minister and 17 Ministers of State

• The Emperor of Japan(Akihito) has the final word as to who will become the next Prime Minister

Welcome to Japan

• Executive Branch Duties revolve around overseeing meetings of the two houses and saying the last official decision.

• Japan is an island located in East Asia on the Pacific Ocean.
• The four largest islands that make up Japan are Honshu, Hokkaido, Kyushu and Shikoku
• The currency that Japan uses is called Yen
• The population of Japan is 127.6 million
• Japan's flag has a red circle which represents the rising sun and the whiteness represents the purity of the land

The Judiciary Powers

• Japan has five systems of courts that are spread by districts.
• Summary Courts there they handle civil cases that don't exceed 7,600 dollars
• District Courts where they handle increasing civil cases into criminal cases.
• The Family Courts where they handle family affairs determinations and juvenile delinquency cases.
• The High Courts handle appeals from the District courts, Family Courts or Summary Courts
• The Supreme Court is the last one, there they receive the appeals from the High Courts and make final judgements

Conclusion

CONSTITUTION

Japan is a country that continues to exceed their

• Before Japan's current Constitution, they had been following the Meiji Constitution which had been in power since November 29 1890 till May 2nd 1947
• The Constitution's 3 basic principles are sovereignty of the people, respect for fundamental human rights and lastly a renunciation of war.
• The Constitution also states that the government will be based off of parliament system.
• There are three branches of government judicial, legislative and executive.
• The People may only vote in certain elections

The Legislative Power

• Instead of being called a legislature this branch is called The Diet

• The Diet is made up of 2 houses, The House of Representatives and The House of Councillors.

• This is where Japan accounts for all of there laws to be made.

Politics

• There are 480 seats that make up The House of Representatives and 242 seats for the House of Councillors.

• The terms last for 6 years unless you are fired or dead.

• Japan has political parties just like the U.S and there are 480 of them.

• Japanese citizens at the age of 20 may vote for the Councillors and Representatives however they cannot elect the prime minister.

• The 2 most popular parties would be The Liberal Democratic Party and The Democratic Party

• There is also a monarch in Japan, emperor Akihito, however he does not have power in any of the state.

• The Japanese government has a Bicameral Legislature

• Elections in Japan happen every for 4 and 3 years to elect new Representatives and Councillors

The Government Structure of Japan

By: Michelle D.R.