10-29

Today in class we came in and did our project we were supposed to do. Here are some notes we got:

Japan:

Type of government- Japan is a  parliamentary government with a constitutional monarchy

Emperor Akihito and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.

Who is the current leader- Akihito is the reigning Emperor of Japan, the 125th emperor of his line according to Japan's traditional order of succession. He acceded to the throne in 1989.

Ways to overthrow the government.

Facts about the emperor-

1. Born: December 23, 1933 (age 80), Tokyo, Japan

2. He is the world's only monarch with the title Emperor.
3. He is the first Japanese crown prince to marry a commoner.