Japan (Government)

The politics of Japan are conducted in a framework of a multi-party bicameral parliamentary representative democratic constitutional monarchy whereby the Emperor is the ceremonial head of state and the Prime Minister is the head of government and the head of the Cabinet, which directs the executive branch.
Legislative power is vested in the National Diet, which consists of the House of Representatives and the House of Councillors. Judicial power is vested in the Supreme Court and lower courts, and sovereignty is vested in the Japanese people by the Constitution. Japan is considered a constitutional monarchy with a system of civil law.
The Economist Intelligence Unit rated Japan as a "flawed democracy" in 2016.

Type

Government, Leadership

Leader

Japanese Prime Minister

Location

Tokyo

Controlled Territories

• Japan

Notable Members

• Japanese Prime Minister

Related Ethnicities

• Asian
• Japanese