Administration of justice, legislation, a governmental agency.

Japan has taken the system of separation of the three state powers.
Administration of justice serves as a system of the third floor trial, and is divided into the District Court, the High Court, and the Supreme Court.
Moreover, corresponding to these Courts, District Public Prosecutor's Offices, High Public Prosecutor's Offices, and the Supreme Public Prosecutor's Office are assigned in the bottom of Ministry of Justice.
In addition, Summary Courts which deal with slight incidents are under each District Courts.
Moreover, there are Family Courts which deal with home problems and boys' and girls' problems on same level of District Court.
The legislature has taken two parliamentary systems.
There are the House of Representatives where the term of office has a dismissal four years, and the House of Councilors without a dismissal of the term of office of six years, and the House of Councilors has played as the role of the Upper house of foreign countries and the House of Representatives has played as the role of the Lower House again.
The National Diet Library make services to both parliaments and has played the role of the central national library of Japan and at the same time, it has played the collecting library of all the published books in Japan.
The chief executive of the government is Prime Minister, and this office is elected by election of both houses with the Cabinet responsibility system .
Cabinet Office and each ministry are under Prime Minister, and the governmental organizations are constituted under him.
If needed, extraministerial bureaus are put on each ministry, and these organizations deal special fields.
For example, the Meteorological Agency is under the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, and the director general is the person in charge about weather matters.
Each ministry has reorganized to 12 ministries in 2001.
The Emperor who is a Japanese sovereign is symbolic existence, and political acts and utterances are forbidden to him by the constitution.
Each organization of administration of justice, legislation, and administration has their homepage, and you can see some informations about the Emperor house by homepage of the Imperial Household Agency .




Site information related to this theme

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Supreme Court
URL
http://www.courts.go.jp/english/ehome.htm    
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Supreme Court Home Page
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Supreme Court
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House of Representatives
URL
 http://www.shugiin.go.jp/itdb_main.nsf/html/index_e.htm   s
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The House of Representatives
Organization
House of Representatives
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House of Councillors
URL
http://www.sangiin.go.jp/eng/index.htm                  
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House of Councillors
Organization
House of Councilors
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Welcome to teh Board of Audit of Japan
URL
http://www.jbaudit.go.jp/engl/index.htm  
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THE BOARD OF AUDIT OF JAPAN
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Board of Audit
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Prime Minister's Office
URL
http://www.kantei.go.jp/foreign/index-e.html      
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Prime Minister of Japan and His Cabinet
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Prime Minister's Office
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Cabinet Office
URL
http://www.cao.go.jp/index-e.html   
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Welcome to the Cabinet Office
Organization
Cabinet Office
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Ministry of Public Manegement,Home Affairs, Post and Telecommunications
URL
http://www.soumu.go.jp/english/index.htm   
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Ministry of Public Management, Home Affairs, Posts and Telecommunications
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Ministry of Public Management, Home Affairs, Post and Telecommunications
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National Personnel Authority  
URL
http://www.jinji.go.jp/top_e.htm
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National Personnel Authority
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National Personnel Authority
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Cabinet Legislation Bureau
URL
http://www.clb.go.jp/english/index.htm
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Cabinet Legislation Bureau
Organization
Cabinet Legislation Bureau
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Fair Trade Commission
URL
http://www.npa.go.jp/police_e.htm       
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National Police Agency
Organization
Fair Trade Commission
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Economic and Social Reseach Institute
URL
http://www.esri.cao.go.jp/index-e.html        
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Economic and Social Research Institute
Organization
Economic and Social Institute
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Ministry of Foreign Affairs Official Web Site
URL
http://www.mofa.go.jp/
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Ministry of Finance
Organization
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
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Ministry of Justice Japan
URL
http://www.moj.go.jp/ENGLISH/preface.html
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PREFACE
Organization
Ministry of Justice
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Ministry of Finance
URL
http://www.mof.go.jp/english/index.htm
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Ministry of Finance
Organization
Ministry of Finance
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Ministry of Education,sports,Cultura , science and Tecnology
URL
http://www.sta.go.jp/english/index.htm
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MEXT_HOMEPAGE
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Ministry of Education,Sports,Culture,Science and Tecnology
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Ministry of Agriculture Forestries and Fisheries
URL
http://www.kantei.go.jp/foreign/link/link3.html#21
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Organization
Ministry of Agriculture, Forestries and Fisheries
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Ministry of Economy ,Trade and Industry
URL
http://www.meti.go.jp/english/index.html
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Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry Home Page
Organization
Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
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Ministry of Land,Infrastructure and Transport
URL
http://www.mlit.go.jp/english/index.html
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Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport
Organization
Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Trasport
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 Meteorological Agency
URL
http://www.kishou.go.jp/english/index.html  
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Japan Meteorological Agency
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Meteorological Agency
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Defense Agency
URL
http://www.jda.go.jp/e/index_.htm     
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Japan Defense Agency Home Page
Organization
Defense Agency
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National Police Agency
URL
http://www.npa.go.jp/police_e.htm
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National Police Agency
Organization
National Police Agency
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Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare
URL
http://www.mhlw.go.jp/english/index.html
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Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare
Organization
Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare
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Ministry of Environment
URL
http://www.env.go.jp/en/index.html
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Ministry of the Environment
Organization
Ministry of environment
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New National Theatre, Tokyo
URL
http://www.nntt.jac.go.jp/english/index2.html
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NEW NATIONAL THEATRE TOKYO
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New National Theatre Tokyo.
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The National Theater in Tokyo in Hatsudai consists of in an opera theater, an middle theater, a small theater, an information center, stage Center for the Fine Arts, etc.
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National Diet Library,Japan
URL
http://www.ndl.go.jp/index.html
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National Diet Library Top Page
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National Diet Library of Japan
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The National Diet Library make services to both parliaments and has played the role of the central national library of Japan and at the same time, it has played the collecting library of all the published books in Japan.
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International Reseach Center of Japanese Studies
URL
http://www.nichibun.ac.jp/graphicversion/Welcome_e.html
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nichibunken
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International Reseach Center of Japanese Studies
Outline
The International Research Center for Japanese Studies was established in Kyoto, Japan by the Ministry of Education, Science, Sports, and Culture (Mombusho) on May 21, 1987 as an international, interdisciplinary research institute. The Center aims to promote comprehensive research in Japanese Studies, as well as to provide support and guidance to Japanese studies researchers around the world.
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National Astronomical Observatory of Japan
URL
http://www.nao.ac.jp/index.html
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National Astronomical Observatory, Japan
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National Astronomical Observatory of Japan
Outline
As the Inter-University Research Institute for astronomical research in Japan, the National Astronomical Observatory provides advanced observational facilities to researchers from throughout Japan. The observatory organizes a variety of joint-research projects, and serves as a facilitator of international cooperation.
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National Cancer Center-Japan
URL
http://wwwinfo.ncc.go.jp/index.html
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National Cancer Center Homepage
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National Cancer Center-Japan
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Establishment of an exemplary National Cancer Center in Tokyo for the national cancer control programDAnd Establishment of national or prefectural cancer centers in respective regions in accordance with Japan's demographics.



 


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