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 .



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TITLE	Supreme Court
URL	http://www.courts.go.jp/english/ehome.htm
Bockmark	Supreme Court Home Page
Organization	Supreme Court
TITLE	House of Representatives
URL	http://www.shugiin.go.jp/itdb_main.nsf/html/index_e.htm   s
Bockmark	The House of Representatives
Organization	House of Representatives
TITLE	House of Councillors
URL	http://www.sangiin.go.jp/eng/index.htm
Bockmark	House of Councillors
Organization	House of Councilors
TITLE	Welcome to teh Board of Audit of Japan
URL	http://www.jbaudit.go.jp/engl/index.htm
Bockmark	THE BOARD OF AUDIT OF JAPAN
Organization	Board of Audit
TITLE	Prime Minister's Office
URL	http://www.kantei.go.jp/foreign/index-e.html
Bockmark	Prime Minister of Japan and His Cabinet
Organization	Prime Minister's Office
TITLE	Cabinet Office
URL	http://www.cao.go.jp/index-e.html
Bockmark	Welcome to the Cabinet Office
Organization	Cabinet Office
TITLE	Ministry of Public Manegement,Home Affairs, Post and Telecommunications
URL	http://www.soumu.go.jp/english/index.htm
Bockmark	Ministry of Public Management, Home Affairs, Posts and Telecommunications
Organization	Ministry of Public Management, Home Affairs, Post and Telecommunications
TITLE	National Personnel Authority
URL	http://www.jinji.go.jp/top_e.htm
Bockmark	National Personnel Authority
Organization	National Personnel Authority
TITLE	Cabinet Legislation Bureau
URL	http://www.clb.go.jp/english/index.htm
Bockmark	Cabinet Legislation Bureau
Organization	Cabinet Legislation Bureau
TITLE	Fair Trade Commission
URL	http://www.npa.go.jp/police_e.htm
Bockmark	National Police Agency
Organization	Fair Trade Commission
TITLE	Economic and Social Reseach Institute
URL	http://www.esri.cao.go.jp/index-e.html
Bockmark	Economic and Social Research Institute
Organization	Economic and Social Institute
TITLE	Ministry of Foreign Affairs Official Web Site
URL	http://www.mofa.go.jp/
Bockmark	Ministry of Finance
Organization	Ministry of Foreign Affairs
TITLE	Ministry of Justice Japan
URL	http://www.moj.go.jp/ENGLISH/preface.html
Bockmark	PREFACE
Organization	Ministry of Justice
TITLE	Ministry of Finance
URL	http://www.mof.go.jp/english/index.htm
Bockmark	Ministry of Finance
Organization	Ministry of Finance
TITLE	Ministry of Education,sports,Cultura , science and Tecnology
URL	http://www.sta.go.jp/english/index.htm
Bockmark	MEXT_HOMEPAGE
Organization	Ministry of Education,Sports,Culture,Science and Tecnology
TITLE	Ministry of Agriculture Forestries and Fisheries
URL	http://www.kantei.go.jp/foreign/link/link3.html#21
Bockmark
Organization	Ministry of Agriculture, Forestries and Fisheries
TITLE	Ministry of Economy ,Trade and Industry
URL	http://www.meti.go.jp/english/index.html
Bockmark	Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry Home Page
Organization	Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
TITLE	Ministry of Land,Infrastructure and Transport
URL	http://www.mlit.go.jp/english/index.html
Bockmark	Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport
Organization	Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Trasport
TITLE	Meteorological Agency
URL	http://www.kishou.go.jp/english/index.html
Bockmark	Japan Meteorological Agency
Organization	Meteorological Agency
TITLE	Defense Agency
URL	http://www.jda.go.jp/e/index_.htm
Bockmark	Japan Defense Agency Home Page
Organization	Defense Agency
TITLE	National Police Agency
URL	http://www.npa.go.jp/police_e.htm
Bockmark	National Police Agency
Organization	National Police Agency
TITLE	Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare
URL	http://www.mhlw.go.jp/english/index.html
Bockmark	Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare
Organization	Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare
TITLE	Ministry of Environment
URL	http://www.env.go.jp/en/index.html
Bockmark	Ministry of the Environment
Organization	Ministry of environment
TITLE	New National Theatre, Tokyo
URL	http://www.nntt.jac.go.jp/english/index2.html
Bockmark	NEW NATIONAL THEATRE TOKYO
Organization	New National Theatre Tokyo.
Outline	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.
TITLE	National Diet Library,Japan
URL	http://www.ndl.go.jp/index.html
Bockmark	National Diet Library Top Page
Organization	National Diet Library of Japan
Outline	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.
TITLE	International Reseach Center of Japanese Studies
URL	http://www.nichibun.ac.jp/graphicversion/Welcome_e.html
Bockmark	nichibunken
Organization	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.
TITLE	National Astronomical Observatory of Japan
URL	http://www.nao.ac.jp/index.html
Bockmark	National Astronomical Observatory, Japan
Organization	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.
TITLE	National Cancer Center-Japan
URL	http://wwwinfo.ncc.go.jp/index.html
Bockmark	National Cancer Center Homepage
Organization	National Cancer Center-Japan
Outline	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.