Yesterday, we went to visit the National Diet of Japan, which is where laws in Japan are made. Like the United States, the Japanese Government has the Branches of Government: legislative (National Diet, which contains the House of Representatives and the House of Councillors), executive (the Prime Minister and his cabinet), and judiciary (the Supreme Court). The Japanese people take part in government through an election process, and government officials are held accountable to the people through public opinion. One interesting difference between the American system and the Japanese system is that in addition to electing officials, people also cast a ballot for the ruling political party (Japan has ten main political parties from which to choose!).
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