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  2. Government of Japan - Wikipedia

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    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 .

  3. Politics of Japan - Wikipedia

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    Parliamentary system: Japan adopted a parliamentary system of government, maintaining a lower house and an upper house, similar to its previous democratic experiences during the Taisho era. Labor rights: It introduced Western-type labor practices, including a clause that declared the right to collective bargaining.

  4. Constitutional reform in Japan - Wikipedia

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    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.

  5. Kishida vows to push rules-based order as Japan's defense ...

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    Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida vowed to step up his country’s effort to defend a rules-based international order in a peace pledge made Thursday on the 79th anniversary of Japan's defeat ...

  6. Emperor of Japan - Wikipedia

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    The emperor of Japan [d] [e] is the hereditary monarch and head of state of Japan. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] The emperor is defined by the Constitution of Japan as the symbol of the Japanese state and the unity of the Japanese people, his position deriving from "the will of the people with whom resides sovereign power". [ 8 ]

  7. List of political parties in Japan - Wikipedia

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    In Japan, any organization that supports a candidate needs to register itself as a political party.Each of these parties have some local or national influence. [1] This article lists political parties in Japan with representation in the National Diet, either in the House of Representatives (lower house) or in the House of Councillors (upper house).

  8. I thought I was a respectful traveler until I visited Japan ...

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    But these rules in Japan are, in part, meant to stop people from creating spills and messes or inconveniencing others with an unwanted smell. My mealtimes looked different here than they did back home

  9. Elections in Japan - Wikipedia

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    The Japanese political process has two types of elections.. National elections (国政選挙, kokusei senkyo); Subnational/local elections (地方選挙, chihō senkyo); While the national level features a parliamentary system of government where the head of government is elected indirectly by the legislature, prefectures and municipalities employ a presidential system where chief executives ...