Japan Economy
Japan Today Political Structure
Although Japan is a small country in size, one cannot underestimate the power that Japan has in today 's society. Japan is the world 's second most powerful economic country in the nation behind the United States. Over the last several decades, Japan has emerged from a devastated and defeated country to a political democracy, which holds a powerful economic standing in the world. Japans government is mostly composed of one-party dominance. This party is known as the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), which will be discussed in more detail. There are several other democratic, socialist, and communist parties, which are a minority in Japan compares to the LDP. These different parties are the following: Japan Socialist Party (JSP), Social Democratic Party (SDP), Japan Communist Party (JCP), and the Komeito or Clean Government Party. Japan has a parliamentary government, which has three braches: judicial, executive, and legislative branch. There is still a debate to whether Japan is a constitutional monarchy or a republic. There is also a debate to whether the leading party (LDP) will continue to hold power in the government of Japan. The question is how and
Marquez 2 why is Japan still being lead by the LDP and what does the future hold for Japan 's democracy? While many argue that the LDP is Japan 's most able-bodied party, instead it comes down to the fact that the LDP has excellent strategy and knows what it takes to keep seats in the house and be the majority ruling party. The future of the LDP lies on the actual members of the LDP. A split between the members of the LDP or society losing confidence in the LDP will be the end to this party.
Japans political ways are very similar to the western way of ruling a country. The legislative branch is based in the Diet. The Diet (Kokkai) is divided into the House of Councillors (Sangi in), which consists of two hundred forty seven seats. The Diet creates and abolishes laws. They
Although Japan is a small country in size, one cannot underestimate the power that Japan has in today 's society. Japan is the world 's second most powerful economic country in the nation behind the United States. Over the last several decades, Japan has emerged from a devastated and defeated country to a political democracy, which holds a powerful economic standing in the world. Japans government is mostly composed of one-party dominance. This party is known as the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), which will be discussed in more detail. There are several other democratic, socialist, and communist parties, which are a minority in Japan compares to the LDP. These different parties are the following: Japan Socialist Party (JSP), Social Democratic Party (SDP), Japan Communist Party (JCP), and the Komeito or Clean Government Party. Japan has a parliamentary government, which has three braches: judicial, executive, and legislative branch. There is still a debate to whether Japan is a constitutional monarchy or a republic. There is also a debate to whether the leading party (LDP) will continue to hold power in the government of Japan. The question is how and
Marquez 2 why is Japan still being lead by the LDP and what does the future hold for Japan 's democracy? While many argue that the LDP is Japan 's most able-bodied party, instead it comes down to the fact that the LDP has excellent strategy and knows what it takes to keep seats in the house and be the majority ruling party. The future of the LDP lies on the actual members of the LDP. A split between the members of the LDP or society losing confidence in the LDP will be the end to this party.
Japans political ways are very similar to the western way of ruling a country. The legislative branch is based in the Diet. The Diet (Kokkai) is divided into the House of Councillors (Sangi in), which consists of two hundred forty seven seats. The Diet creates and abolishes laws. They
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