(c) Janine Joy Mandap

1. political institution

2. Government
- Constitutional
monarchy
(Japan Government Profile 2013, 2013)

3. Emperor:
• Imperial Head
• Ceremonial figurehead
• Symbolism
Duties:
• Receiving
• Awarding
• Appointing
(The Government of Modern Japan: The Branches and Their Functions,
2009)

4. Emperor Akihiko

5. The Executive Branch

6. Cabinet
• Prime Minister
• Members of the Cabinet

7. Prime Minister
• Head of Government
Functions:
• Head
• Presides
• Appoint and Dismiss
• Control and guide
(Governmental Structure, n. d.)

8. Shinzo Abe

9. Cabinet Members
• Diet member
• Appointed

10. Cabinet Powers
• Implementing
• Engaging
• Signing
• Overseeing

11. • Formulating and submitting
• Enacting
• Deciding
Also:
Naming the Chief Justice of the SC
and appointing other Judges.
(The Statistical Handbook of Japan 2012, n. d. )

12. The Legislative Branch

13. Kokkai or Diet
• Bicameral
• Highest branch of state power
• “sole law-making organ of the state”
Responsibility:
• Enact legislation

14. Powers:
• Initiating
• Settling
• Approving
• Selecting
3 Categories of Diet Sessions:
• Ordinary
• Extraordinary
• Special
(Governmental Structure, n. d.)

15. Chambers:
• House of Councillors
• House of Representatives

16. Sangi-in or House of Councillors
• The Upper House
• 242 seats
• 6-year term
• Cannot be dissolved
• Can reject bills

17. Shugi-in or House of the
Representative
• Lower house
• More powerful
• 480 seats
• Four year term
• Can be dissolved
(Governmental Structure, n. d.)
(Politics in Japan: The Political System, n. d.)

18. The Judiciary Branch

19. Supreme Court
• Highest court
• Chief Justice
• 14 other judges
Duties:
-to determine the constitutionality
of laws and all its decision is final.

20. Court System:
- 3- trial System
Four Types of Lower-level Court:
• High courts (8)
• District Courts (50)
• Family Courts (50)
• Summary Courts (438)
(Governmental Structure, n. d.)
(The Government of Modern Japan: The Branches and Their Functions,
2009)

21. Reference:
Governmental structure. (n.d.). Japan Fact Sheet. Retrieved July
30, 2013 from http://web-
japan.org/factsheet/en/pdf/e08_governmental.pdf
Japan government profile 2013. (2013). Retrieved August 12 from
http://www.indexmundi.com/japan/government_profile.html
Politics in Japan: the political system. (n. d.) Retrieved July 30,
2013 from
http://hhh.gavilan.edu/mturetzky/Pols3/Lecture6TheJapanese
PoliticalSystem.htm
The Government of Modern Japan: The Branches and Their
Functions. (2009). Asia for Educators. Retrieved July 30, 2013
from
http://afe.easia.columbia.edu/special/japan_1950_govt.htm
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2, 2013 from
http://www.stat.go.jp/english/data/handbook/index.htm