Government
Japan has a parliamentary style of government, the members of the diet choose the prime minister. Japan is a Unitary state. It has a parliamentary monarchy, the emperor is still in place but he is not the head of sate the prime minister is. The prime minister is currently Shinzo Abe.
Economy
History
After the U.S. bombed Japan at the end of WWII General Douglas MacArthur helped rebuild Japan, he established a constitutional monarchy, wrote the constitution, stated that Japan could not start a war or rebuild their military and established their diet. MacArthur made Japan pay millions of dollars in war fine, but he got Japan to the Good fast growing economy it has today.
Religion
The main religion in Japan is Shintoism. Shiniest worship nature, they believe that the gods are in nature and when you die your spirit will belong in a force of nature.
Geography and Environmental
- Japan is an island
- it is surrounded by the Sea of Japan and the Pacific Ocean