What type of government does Japan have?
Japan is a constitutional monarchy in which the Emperor holds a purely symbolic role, while an elected Diet and a prime minister drawn from it hold actual governing authority.
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Sources
- 1.Central Intelligence Agency. The World Factbook: Japan.
- 2.Constitution of Japan, 1947.
- 3.Encyclopaedia Britannica. Japan Government and Society.