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The
Prime Minister of
Japan (総理大臣)
is the head of government of Japan. Since World War II, office has appointed
by the
Japanese Diet and by convention is the leader of the majority party
which has usually been the
Liberal Democratic Party.
To be precise, according to the
Constitution, the
emperor appoints the Prime Minister among members of the Diet regarding
the advice from the
Diet.
Because of the factionized and consensus nature of
Japanese politics, the Prime Minister has very little power. His position as
President of the majority party involves negotiation with party faction
leaders, and legislation is usually initiated and reviewed by party
committees rather than by the cabinet. Furthermore, substantial power is
actually wielded by the
Japanese civil service over which
the Prime minister has little control.
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