Constitution of Japan
| Constitution of Japan | |
|---|---|
 Preamble of the Constitution | |
| Overview | |
| Original title | 日本國憲法 |
| Jurisdiction | Japan |
| Presented | 3 November 1946 |
| Date effective | 3 May 1947 |
| System | Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy |
| Government structure | |
| Branches | Three |
| Head of state | None |
| Chambers | Bicameral (National Diet: House of Representatives, House of Councillors) |
| Executive | Cabinet, led by a Prime Minister |
| Judiciary | Supreme Court |
| Federalism | Unitary |
| History | |
| First legislature | |
| First executive | 24 May 1947 |
| First court | 4 August 1947 |
| Amendments | 0 |
| Location | National Archives of Japan |
| Author(s) | Milo Rowell, Courtney Whitney, and other US military lawyers working for the US-led Allied GHQ; subsequently reviewed and modified by members of the Imperial Diet |
| Signatories | Emperor Shōwa |
| Supersedes | Meiji Constitution |
| Full text | |
 Constitution of Japan at Wikisource | |
The Constitution of Japan is the legal document that lays out the rules of how Japan is governed. It dates 3 November 1946 on creation and from 3 May 1947 it entered into force, when it replaced the earlier Meiji Constitution, by legal process of earlier Constitution.
This Constitution consists Preamble, affirming that Japanese people should contribute for all human being to live in peace and tolerance, free from fear and want and 11 Chapters, and contrary to former Constitution, it ensure all human rights as unalienable, both civil rights and economic, social and cultural rights (at Chapter III), Article 98 affirms that any laws or orders against the Constitution are invalid and international law must be earnestly observed, Article 99 says that Empire and all public sector have duty to respect and observe the Constitution and the Article 9 of Chapter II prohibits all war and army for purpose of making war.
Jiminto wants to change it.
Notes
- ↑ No position for head of state is defined in constitution. The Emperor of Japan is "the symbol of the State and of the unity of the people", but carries many functions of a head of state.
References
- 1 2 Kristof, Nicholas D. (12 November 1995). "Japan's State Symbols: Now You See Them ..." The New York Times. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
- ↑ Kakinohana, Hōjun (23 September 2013). 個人の尊厳は憲法の基一天皇の元首化は時代に逆行一. Japan Institute of Constitutional Law (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 25 October 2019. Retrieved 2019-10-25.
- ↑ "The Anomalous Life of the Japanese Constitution". Nippon.com. 15 August 2017. Archived from the original on 11 August 2019. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
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