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Organization

The Japan is a Constitutional monarchy with a bicameral Parlement , the Kokkai (国会) or diet ; This political regime was set up in 1945 in agreement with the American occupying forces.

The executive power belongs to the cabinet, to person in charge in front of the diet, composed of the Prime Minister (総理大臣) and ministers of state, all having to be civilians. The Prime Minister must be a member of the diet, which chooses it. The Prime Minister has the capacity to name and dislocate the ministers, whose majority must be members of the Parliament.

The Constitution allots the sovereignty, which returned before to the emperor, to the Japanese people, and the emperor is defined like symbol of the state.

The legislative branch is composed of a room of the representatives (Shûgi-in, 衆議院) of 480 seats, elected official by the vote for all every four years, and of a room of the advisers (Sangiin, 参議院) of 242 seats, whose members are elected for six years.

The vote is always universal and secret (all the men and women 20 years old or more have the right to vote). The Emperor having only one role purely symbolic system, the Japan is sometimes classified like parliamentary democracy.

Political parties

PLD is the principal party of Japan, even if 5 Prime Ministers followed one another since 1996. Current the Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda is resulting from the PLD. The coalition currently with the capacity is consistuée PLD and of Komeitô. PDJ, PC and PSD file the opposition.

The parties present at the Parliament are:

  • the democratic Liberal party (PLD, Jiyû Minshutô (自由民主党) or Jimintô (自民党)) ;

  • the Democratic party of Japan (PDJ, Minshutô (民主党)) ;
  • the New Komeito: (公明党) Left justice and the integrity;
  • the Japanese Communist party (PC, Kyosantô (共産党)) ;
  • the Left social democrat (PSD, Shakai Minshutô (社会民主党) or Shamintô (社民党)).

Other political parties

  • the Liberal League (Web page): Jiyūrengō (自由連合)

  • the Socialist party of Okinawa (Web page): Okinawa Shakai Taishūtō (沖縄社会大衆党)
  • the Japanese Party of the Workers (Web page): Nihon Rôdôtô (日本労働党)
  • the Nationalist Party of Japan (Web page): Nihon Kokumintō (日本国民党)
  • the Party for a New business (Web page): Nihon Shinshakaitō (日本新社会党)
  • the Party for an Worldwide economy (Web page): Sekai Keizai Kyōdōtaitō (世界経済共同体党)
  • the Party for Peace (Web page): Heiwatō (平和党)
  • the Feminist Party (Web page): Jōseitō (女性党)
  • the Party for the Sports and Peace (Web page): Supo-tsu Heiwatō (スポーツ平和党)
  • the Party for Public Progress (Web page): Nihon Kōshintō (日本公進党)
  • the Party of the Revival (Web page): Nihon Ishinseitō - Shinpū (日本維新政党: 新風)
  • the Dainīn Club (Web page): Dainiin kurabu (第二院クラブ)

Old political parties

  • the Party of the Revival Shinshintô (新進党) 1994-1997, coming from the fusion of 7 parties, before bursting in 1997.

  • the New Party Japanese Nihon Shintô (日本新党) 1992-1994, become a component of the Party of the Revival
  • Shinseitô (新生党) 1993-1994, become a component of the Party of the Revival
  • the Conservative party Hoshutô (保守党) 2000-2002 become the New Conservative party (NPC, Hoshu Shinto (保守新党)) 2002-2003 before being absorbed by the PLD.
  • the New Precursory Party Shintô Sakigake (新党さきがけ) 1993-1998 become the Precursory Party Sakigake (さきがけ) 1998-2002 become the Green Parliament Midorino Kaigi (みどりの会議) 2002-2004

List general elections

List articles concerning the policy of Japan

  • Uyoku

External bonds

  • the Japanese political system on ClickJapan.org
  • the text of the Japanese Constitution of 1946

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