CONVENTIONAL LONG FORM NAME: None
CAPITAL CITIES: Tokyo
TYPE OF GOVERNMENT: a parliamentary gov. with a constitutional monarchy
DATE OF INDEPENDENCE: May 3, 1947
NATIONAL HOLIDAYS: Birth of Emperor Akihito on December 23
CHIEF OF STATE: Emperor Akihito
HEAD OF GOVERNMENT: Prime Minister Shinzo Abe
DESCRIPTION OF EXECUTIVE BRANCH: includes Chief of State, Head of Government , and Cabinet
DESCRIPTION OF LEGISLATIVE BRANCH: bicameral Biet or Kokkai consists of House of Councillors and the House of Representatives
DESCRIPTION OF JUDICIAL BRANCH: highest court is the SUpreme Court and also includes 8 High Courts, each with a Family Court
SUFFRAGE: 20 years of age, universal
THEIR AMBASSADOR TO UNITED STATES: Kenichiro Sasae
LOCATION OF THEIR EMBASSY IN THE US: Washington DC
LOCATIONS OF THEIR CONSULATE IN THE US: Anchorage, Saipan
US AMBASSADOR TO THEM: Kurt Tong
LOCATION OF US EMBASSY THERE: Tokyo
LOCATION OF US CONSULATE THERE: Fukuoka, Nagoya
NAME OF THEIR REPRESENTATIVE TO UN: N/A
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLISM ON FLAG: a large red dot represents the sun without rays
NATIONAL SYMBOLS: red sun disc; chrysanthemum
CAPITAL CITIES: Tokyo
TYPE OF GOVERNMENT: a parliamentary gov. with a constitutional monarchy
DATE OF INDEPENDENCE: May 3, 1947
NATIONAL HOLIDAYS: Birth of Emperor Akihito on December 23
CHIEF OF STATE: Emperor Akihito
HEAD OF GOVERNMENT: Prime Minister Shinzo Abe
DESCRIPTION OF EXECUTIVE BRANCH: includes Chief of State, Head of Government , and Cabinet
DESCRIPTION OF LEGISLATIVE BRANCH: bicameral Biet or Kokkai consists of House of Councillors and the House of Representatives
DESCRIPTION OF JUDICIAL BRANCH: highest court is the SUpreme Court and also includes 8 High Courts, each with a Family Court
SUFFRAGE: 20 years of age, universal
THEIR AMBASSADOR TO UNITED STATES: Kenichiro Sasae
LOCATION OF THEIR EMBASSY IN THE US: Washington DC
LOCATIONS OF THEIR CONSULATE IN THE US: Anchorage, Saipan
US AMBASSADOR TO THEM: Kurt Tong
LOCATION OF US EMBASSY THERE: Tokyo
LOCATION OF US CONSULATE THERE: Fukuoka, Nagoya
NAME OF THEIR REPRESENTATIVE TO UN: N/A
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLISM ON FLAG: a large red dot represents the sun without rays
NATIONAL SYMBOLS: red sun disc; chrysanthemum