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Japan's Government

Published on Jan 10, 2018

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Japan's Government

By Nigel Goto
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Japan's Principles

  • Authority of the People
  • Respect for Fundamental Human Rights
  • Renunciation of War
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The Diet

  • The Diet has a 475-seat House of Representatives (lower house) and the 242-seat House of Councilors (upper house)
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Elected Ruler

  • The Japanese do not elect a President directly.
  • Diet members elect a Prime Minister from among themselves.
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Legal System

  • Supreme Court
  • Lower courts, such as high courts, district courts.
  • Summary courts for lighter crimes, unexpectedly use citizens at random as judges.
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Voting

  • All Japanese citizens can vote once they reach the age of 18.
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