| Hauptstadt | Name: Tokyo geographische Koordinaten: 35 41 N, 139 45 E Zeitunterschied: UTC+9 (14 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time) etymology: originally known as Edo, meaning "estuary" in Japanese, the name was changed to Tokyo, meaning "eastern capital," in 1868 |
| Unabhängigkeit | 3 Mai 1947 (current constitution adopted as amendment to Meiji Constitution); notable earlier dates: 11 Februar 660 B.C. (mythological date of the founding of the nation by Emperor JIMMU); 29 November 1890 (Meiji Constitution provides for constitutional monarchy) |
| Nationalfeiertag | Birthday of Emperor NARUHITO, 23 Februar (1960); note - celebrates the birthday of the current emperor |
| Konstitution | history: previous 1890; latest approved 6 Oktober 1946, adopted 3 November 1946, effective 3 Mai 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 amended since its enactment in 1947 (2017) |
| Wahlrecht | 18 Jahre; universal |
| Exekutive | Staatsoberhaupt: Emperor NARUHITO (seit dem 1 May 2019); note - succeeds his father who abdicated on 30 April 2019 Regierungschef: Prime Minister Shinzo ABE (seit dem 26 December 2012); Deputy Prime Minister Taro ASO (seit dem 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 |
Quelle: CIA World Factbook - Version Dezember 31, 2019
