The Constitution of Japan: A Contextual Analysis

by Shigenori Matsui

Japan boasts the second largest economy in the world and almost two thousand years of history. Yet, its first modern constitution, the Meiji Constitution, was not enacted until comparatively recently (1889). Since then, following World War II, Japan adopted its current Constitution, the Japanese Constitution of 1946. This book is designed to explain the outline of Japan's Constitution, together with a number of its unique characteristics and to offer...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1841137928
• ISBN13: 9781841137926
• Release Date: January 2011
• Publisher: Hart Publishing
• Length: 324 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.4" x 8.3"