Government of Japan

Government of Japan

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OrgNameGovernment of Japan
DescThe government of Japan is a constitutional monarchy wherein the Emperor's power is limited. It runs under the framework established on 03 May 1947 for post-war Japan by the Constitution of Japan, which superseded the Meiji Constitution (under which Japan was a nation-state known as the Empire of Japan).

Terminology

Readers of these historical materials will encounter derogatory references to Japanese Canadians and euphemisms used to obscure the intent and impacts of the internment and dispossession. While these are important realities of the history, the Landscapes of Injustice Research Collective urges users to carefully consider their own terminological choices in writing and speaking about this topic today as we confront past injustice. See our statement on terminology, and related sources here.