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Overview of Japan's Political Structure

The document outlines the structure of the Japanese government, detailing the roles of the Council of Ministers, Privy Council, and the Imperial Diet, which includes a House of Peers and a House of Representatives. It highlights the limited powers of the Diet and the centralized nature of local governments, with prefects appointed by the central government. Additionally, it mentions Japan's defeat in World War II and the subsequent military occupation by the USA, leading to the promulgation of a new constitution.

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Overview of Japan's Political Structure

The document outlines the structure of the Japanese government, detailing the roles of the Council of Ministers, Privy Council, and the Imperial Diet, which includes a House of Peers and a House of Representatives. It highlights the limited powers of the Diet and the centralized nature of local governments, with prefects appointed by the central government. Additionally, it mentions Japan's defeat in World War II and the subsequent military occupation by the USA, leading to the promulgation of a new constitution.

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712 AN INTRODUCTION TO POLITICS

—
Council of Ministers The ministers weie appointed by
the
Emperor on the advice of the Gemo. The Piime Minister was
the leader of the cabinet The mmisteis weie the chief advisers
of the Bmpeioi to whom they weie lesponsible but they were
not lequiied to be membeis of the legislature to which they had
no collective lesponsibility

—
Privy Council Besides the mimstiy, the Bmpeior had
anothei advisoiy body to consult with, viz the piivy council
,

which could advise the Empeior on specific matteis only on


being lequested by him The council consisting of eminent
educationists, statesmen and militaiymen of the highest lank
was consultative in chaiactei, their advice not being binding
upon the Empeioi
Im-pcnal Diet —
House of Peeis with 400 membeis and a
House of Eepiesentatives with 450 membeis constituted the
Impeiial Diet whose mam
function was to give advice and
consent to the Empeioi The assent of both the Houses was
necessaiy foi making laws but the law-making poweis of the
Diet weie considerably cm tailed by the special law-making
power of the Empeioi The Diet possessed limited poweis also
in financial legislation Diet’s position was further weakened
by its lack of power in driving a mimstiy out of office
Judicial —Judicial administration of Japan was lemodelled
on the Eiench system of admimstiative ]aw The 3 udicial orga-
nisation consisted of one Supreme Court, 7 courts of appeal, 51
district couits and 281 local couits The Supreme couit had
no powei of judicial leview
—
Local Governments The system of government was ex-
tremely centralised, there being little scope foi the development
of local autonomy The whole country was divided into 46
piefcctuies each with a Piefect who was appointed by the
cen-
tialgovernment The elected local councils had no poweis
The districts were subdivided into cities, towns and villages
FcuHh Pemrf-Porf-imr JapTO-Japm was defeated
Second W'oild yai by the Alhed Poweis and it
the m
mihtaiy occupation of the USA came under the
Japan was completely dis-
mmed and depnyed of ici vast empue so that she
be a menace to the peace of the woild in futm ^ mieht not
a „ ? ^
flamed by the USA
aulhouties foi knan was
^ piomulgated
on klav 3, 1960
Prca)n5?c to the Ne^o Constitution
DSA constitution, a pieambie settmer
Closelv -fnllra xi.
the
objective'^ of the new constitution was^nmfi!Sl\
titution deckles that soveieian nowei^jp^a
I?
nnd me exercised by the
-P^esLtaU" of

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