ECONOMICS (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -Japan is a constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary government. Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda, leader of the Democratic Party of Japan, derives his authority to govern from the constitution.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Japanese royal family are famous for following tradition. In fact, the Imperial House of Japan is the oldest continuous hereditary monarchy in the world. This means that one family has ruled the dynasty ever since it was established back in 660.

Detailed explanation-3: -In 1889, the Meiji Constitution was adopted in a move to strengthen Japan to the level of western nations, resulting in the first parliamentary system in Asia. It provided a form of mixed constitutional-absolute monarchy, with an independent judiciary, based on the Prussian model of the time.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Meiji Restoration in 1868 provided Japan a form of constitutional monarchy based on the Prusso-German model, in which the Emperor of Japan was an active ruler and wielded considerable political power over foreign policy and diplomacy which was shared with an elected Imperial Diet.