What kind of form of government rules over japan?

[nikki_the_insane]

I'm doing this report in geography where we create an island that is of the coast of another and mine is on Japan. Well, we have to list what type of government our island has and it needs to be based off of our country. Yet I haven't been able to find a place that will tell me a basic summary of the type of government that Japan has, so if you could help me out it will be much appreciated. :)

[Haivart]

http://www.countryreports.org/content/japan.htm

Try that page. Also, you can go to the main page of most any browser and click on the reference links, or, go to the Library of Congress site, where you can find the CIA information.

[Mandylion]

From the CIA Worldfact Book (http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/ja.html#Govt)

"constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary government"

Also check here (http://www.japan-zone.com/omnibus/government.shtml)

There is tons of great info on the Net. Try entering - parlimentary government Japan - in your favorite search engine.

Good Luck!

[nikki_the_insane]

Thanks so much you guys. I found what I was looking for. :bow:

[nikki_the_insane]

one other question. What's the difference between japan's government and the united states. I know japan has a monarchy but I'm not quite sure on the part with the parliamentary government.

[Hachiko]

Well, Japan's current government and Constitution was based from the United States' system, with some variations for the Japanese people. A good place to find the Japanese Constitution is here (http://history.hanover.edu/texts/1947con.html).

[Mandylion]

Run some searches for the definition of a federal republic (US) and parliamentary government (Japan).

If you have trouble, let us know - where would be the fun if we just told you the answer? :)

[mdchachi]

The Wikipedia is always a good place to look.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parliamentary_system

[Uncle Frank]

A lot of good info in the links here; most still work for me. Anything new to add here since 2004?

Uncle Frank

:-)