National politics of Japan

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The national politics of Japan is a parliamentary constitutional monarchy centered on the Diet, featuring a multi-party system, a powerful bureaucracy, and a dominant role historically played by the Liberal Democratic Party.

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Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf political system ⓘ
administrativeDivisions prefectures of Japan ⓘ
bureaucracyRole powerful national bureaucracy ⓘ
cabinetResponsibleTo National Diet ⓘ
capitalCity Tokyo ⓘ
constitution Constitution of Japan ⓘ
constitutionEffectiveFrom 1947 ⓘ
country Japan ⓘ
defensePolicyBody National Security Council of Japan ⓘ
dominantParty Liberal Democratic Party ⓘ
electoralSystemLowerHouse mixed-member majoritarian ⓘ
electoralSystemUpperHouse mixed electoral system ⓘ
emperorRole symbol of the State and of the unity of the people ⓘ
executiveBranch Cabinet of Japan ⓘ
foreignPolicyDirectedBy Cabinet of Japan ⓘ
governmentForm parliamentary constitutional monarchy ⓘ
hasBillOfRights true ⓘ
hasLocalAutonomy true ⓘ
hasMonarch true ⓘ
headOfGovernmentTitle Prime Minister of Japan ⓘ
headOfStateTitle Emperor of Japan ⓘ
internationalOrganizationMembershipInfluence G7 ⓘ
OECD ⓘ
United Nations ⓘ
World Trade Organization ⓘ
judicialBranch Supreme Court of Japan ⓘ
judicialReview exercised by Supreme Court of Japan ⓘ
legislativeElectionsHeldEvery 4 years for House of Representatives (maximum term) ⓘ
6 years for House of Councillors (staggered terms) ⓘ
legislature National Diet ⓘ
legislatureType bicameral legislature ⓘ
lowerHouse House of Representatives ⓘ
lowerHouseCanBeDissolved true ⓘ
majorParty Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan ⓘ
Democratic Party for the People ⓘ
Japan Innovation Party ⓘ
Japanese Communist Party ⓘ
Komeito ⓘ
monarchHereditary true ⓘ
multiPartySystem true ⓘ
pacifistClause Article 9 of the Constitution of Japan ⓘ
partySystemCharacteristic LDP-dominant party system ⓘ
primeMinisterAppointedBy Emperor of Japan ⓘ
primeMinisterSelectedBy National Diet ⓘ
securityAllianceInfluence Japan–United States alliance ⓘ
sovereigntyVestedIn the people ⓘ
suffrageType universal adult suffrage ⓘ
upperHouse House of Councillors ⓘ
upperHouseCanBeDissolved false ⓘ
votingAge 18 ⓘ

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

CDP → region → National politics of Japan ⓘ
House of Councillors chamber → category → Politics of Japan ⓘ
linked to: National politics of Japan
Mayor of Sendai → represents → Sendai in domestic affairs ⓘ
linked to: National politics of Japan