Japón Perfil Gobierno 2019

nombre: Tokyo

coordenadas geográficas: 35 41 N, 139 45 E

diferencia de tiempo: UTC+9 (14 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)

47 prefectures; Aichi, Akita, Aomori, Chiba, Ehime, Fukui, Fukuoka, Fukushima, Gifu, Gunma, Hiroshima, Hokkaido, Hyogo, Ibaraki, Ishikawa, Iwate, Kagawa, Kagoshima, Kanagawa, Kochi, Kumamoto, Kyoto, Mie, Miyagi, Miyazaki, Nagano, Nagasaki, Nara, Niigata, Oita, Okayama, Okinawa, Osaka, Saga, Saitama, Shiga, Shimane, Shizuoka, Tochigi, Tokushima, Tokyo, Tottori, Toyama, Wakayama, Yamagata, Yamaguchi, Yamanashi

3 Mayo 1947 (current constitution adopted as amendment to Meiji Constitution); notable earlier dates: 11 Febrero 660 B.C. (mythological date of the founding of the nation by Emperor JIMMU); 29 Noviembre 1890 (Meiji Constitution provides for constitutional monarchy)

Birthday of Emperor NARUHITO, 23 Febrero (1960); note - celebrates the birthday of the current emperor

history: previous 1890; latest approved 6 Octubre 1946, adoptada 3 Noviembre 1946, efectiva 3 Mayo 1947

amendments: proposed by the Diet; passage requires approval by at least two-thirds majority of both houses of the Diet and approval by majority in a referendum; note - the constitution has not been modificada since its enactment in 1947 (2017)

18 años de edad; universal

jefe de estado: Emperor NARUHITO (desde 1 May 2019); note - succeeds his father who abdicated on 30 April 2019

jefe de gobierno: Prime Minister Shinzo ABE (desde 26 December 2012); Deputy Prime Minister Taro ASO (desde 26 December 2012)

cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the prime minister

elections/appointments: the monarchy is hereditary; the leader of the majority party or majority coalition in the House of Representatives usually becomes prime minister