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Constitution of Japan Preamble of the Constitution Overview Original title 日本國憲法 Jurisdiction Japan Presented 3 November 1946 Date effective 3 May 1947 System Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy Government structure Branches Three Head of state None [a] Chambers Bicameral Executive Cabinet, led by a Prime Minister Judiciary Supreme Court Federalism Unitary History First ...
The Government of Japan is the central government of Japan. It consists of legislative, executive and judiciary branches and functions under the framework established by the Constitution of Japan, adopted in 1947 and written by American officials in the Allied occupation of Japan after World War II.
Japanese Imperial Rescript Establishing a Constitutional Form of Government by Emperor Meiji on 14 April 1875. Article 96 provides that amendments can be made to the Constitution if approved by super majority of two-thirds of both houses of the National Diet (the House of Representatives and the House of Councillors), and then by a simple majority in a popular referendum.
Pages in category "Constitutions of Japan" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total. ... Article 9 of the Japanese Constitution;
Article 96 of the Japanese Constitution is a clause in the national Constitution of Japan specifying the process for making amendments. Details of the process is determined by the Diet Act [ ja ] [ 1 ] and the Act on Procedures for Amendment of the Constitution of Japan [ ja ] .
The law of Japan refers to the legal system in Japan, which is primarily based on legal codes and statutes, with precedents also playing an important role. [1] Japan has a civil law legal system with six legal codes, which were greatly influenced by Germany, to a lesser extent by France, and also adapted to Japanese circumstances.
Article 9 of the Japanese Constitution (日本国憲法第9条, Nihon koku kenpō dai kyū-jō) is a clause in the Constitution of Japan outlawing war as a means to settle international disputes involving the state. The Constitution was drafted following the surrender of Japan in World War II.
This draft was published during debates on the new Japanese Constitution following the end of World War II. The characteristics of the draft are the abolition of the Japanese Imperial system, the adoption of republicanism and democratic centralism, and the introduction of socialist policies.