Japão Governo Perfil 2007

Capital

nome: Tokyo
coordenadas geográficas: 35 42 N, 139 46 E
diferença do tempo: UTC+9 (14 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)

Independência

660 B.C. (traditional founding by Emperor JIMMU)

Feriado nacional

Birthday of Emperor AKIHITO, 23 Dezembro (1933)

Constitución

3 Maio 1947

Sufrágio

20 anos de idade; universal

Poder Executivo

chefe do estado: Emperor AKIHITO (desde 7 January 1989)
cabeça de governo: Prime Minister Shinzo ABE (desde 26 September 2006)
cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the prime minister
elections: Diet designates prime minister; constitution requires that prime minister commands parliamentary majority; following legislative elections, leader of majority party or leader of majority coalition in House of Representatives usually becomes prime minister; monarch is hereditary
election results: ABE was elected prime minister with 339 of 476 votes cast in the House of Representatives and 136 of 240 votes cast in the House of Councillors.