Japanese Government

Japanese Government

A Research Paper

In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements in English 4

by

Christian James D. Lee
Zamboanga City High School
English Department
February, 2012

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Chapter page Introduction……………………………………………………………….... 1

Outline……………………………………………………………………… 2-3

I. Japanese Government …..…………………………………………….….. 4 A. Constitutional Monarchy………………………………………………… 4 1. Hereditary Emperor……………………………………………………… 5 2. Parliamentary System……………………………………………………. 5 B. Emperor of Japan……………………………………………………….... 5
II. History of the Japanese Government……………………………………….. 5-7
A. Japanese Constitution of 1947………………………………………………7-8
B. Social Liberal Democratic Party of Japan…………………………………….. 8
C. Liberal Democratic Party of Japan………………………………………….. 9-10
D. Democratic Party of Japan…………………………………………………….. 10 III. Executive Power…………………………………………………………… 11 A. Cabinet…………………………………………………………………….. 11 1. Prime Minister……………………………………………………………. 11-12 2. Majority Party in The Diet…………………………………………………. 12 B. The Diet…………………………………………………………………….. 12 1. The Upper House or The House of Councillors…………………………… 13 2. The Lower House or The House of Representatives………………………. 14
IV. Legislative Power…………………………………………………………….. 14-15
V. Judicial Power…………………………………………………………………. 15
A. Supreme Court……………………………………………………………….. 15
VI. Local Government of Japan…………………………………………………. 16
A. Local authorities of Japan……………………………………………………. 16-17
B. Structure of Local Government of Japan…………………………………….. 17-18
C. Local Autonomy Law of Japan……………………………………………….. 19
Conclusion………………………………………………………………………… 20
Bibliography………………………………………………………………………. 21-22
Endnotes…………………………………………………………………………… 23-24

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