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What are the roles of the Prime Minister of Japan?

Describe the Prime Ministers job?

How does the Prime Minister of Japan answer too the Emperor or does he?
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gno gno
 
 October 05, 2009 05:47 PM
The Prime Minister of Japan, after being appointed by the Emperor from the Japanese legislature (called the Diet), has the following responsibilities:

* Heads the Japanese Cabinet, appointing and dismissing its Ministers
* Acts as a go-between for the Diet and the Cabinet
* Supervises and heads the executive branch
* Can bring legal action against the Cabinet
* Signs bills into law
* Presides over Cabinet meetings
* Commander-in-chief of the Japanese military
* Makes global reports to the Diet and must answer any questions of theirs

So basically, he answers to the Diet, and controls the Cabinet.

He does not answer to the Emperor in any way, since the Emperor has absolutely no role in the government, short of the P.M. appointment (which by the way, is at the Diet's strong urging and wishes--so is mainly a ceremonial appointment which the Emperor doesn't really choose anyway).
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October 05, 2009 06:59 PM
The Prime Minister is appointed by the Emperor. The Emperor is divine. The Diet screens the Prime Ministers qualifications but does not oppose the selection of the Emperor.

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gno gno
 
October 05, 2009 07:37 PM
I think you have it a little backwards when you say, "The Diet screens the Prime Ministers qualifications but does not oppose the selection of the Emperor." It's the other way around. The Diet recommends a P.M. candidate to the Emperor who ceremoniously nominates him.

http://web-japan.org/kidsweb/explore/imperial/q1.html

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October 06, 2009 01:22 AM
The Emperor is very important to the Japanese people.

The Prime Minister is an important government official and servant of the people of Japan.

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gno gno
 
October 06, 2009 02:55 AM
Agreed.

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