Emperor Akihito Research Paper

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A small empire lies off the Chinese coast that’s approximately 378 square kilometers known as the "Land of the Rising Sun". Japan got its nickname because from China it appears that the sun rises from that direction. The current emperor of Japan is Emperor Akihito and the current Prime Minister is Shinzo Abe who was appointed by Emperor Akihito in 2012. Emperor Jimmu was the first emperor of Japan in 660 B.C. and since then Japan has been involved in thirty-six wars combined. Japans 6,852 islands hold a population of approximately 128 million and the country is divided into forty-seven prefectures which is equivalent to our states. Each prefecture has their elected governor, legislature and administrative cabinet. Japan is a tradition country and some of the original traditions and practices are still used to this day.
Unlike many other countries, Japan is led by a Constitutional Monarchy as the government system. The Emperor is only the seen as “the symbol of the state and of the unity of the people”. Emperor Jimmu was the first emperor of Japan and current Emperor is the 125th elective, Emperor Akihito. During the tenure of the emperor, he elects each prime minister to serve for six years and his cabinet is elected every four years by popular …show more content…

Fifteen percent of the worlds fish catch comes from Japan, and about thirteen percent of the country is covered in agriculture. The country is lowest in unemployment rate and with a total of a work force of sixty-five million workers. The Yen is currency that Japan uses and the current exchange rate to the one dollar is 111 ¥. The Yen was establish under The New Currency Act of 1871 and is currently the third most used around the world for trading after the United States Dollar and the European Euro as the number

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