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The Constitution of Japan [b] is the supreme law of Japan. Written primarily by American civilian officials during the occupation of Japan after World War II , it was adopted on 3 November 1946 and came into effect on 3 May 1947, succeeding the Meiji Constitution of 1889. [ 4 ]
Constitution Memorial Day is a time to reminisce about the events of Japan's history. Constitution Memorial Day in Japan is a part of Golden Week. In 2019 a one-off Platinum Week was held, with extra events and a longer duration, to commemorate the inauguration of the new emperor, Naruhito. [5]
The Draft Constitution of People's Republic of Japan ... was a draft constitution released by the Japanese Communist Party on 28 June 1946. [1] ...
Culture Day was first held in 1948 to commemorate the announcement of the post-war Japanese constitution on November 3, 1946. [1]November 3 was first celebrated as a national holiday in 1868 when it was called Tenchō-setsu (天長節), a holiday held in honour of the birthday of the reigning Emperor—at that time, Emperor Meiji (see also The Emperor's Birthday).
June 20: Emperor Hirohito submits a revision of the Imperial Constitution to the Diet. August 16: Keidanren established. August 20: Serial killer Yoshio Kodaira is arrested. November 3: Constitution of Japan promulgated. December 21: The Nankai earthquake strikes Wakayama Prefecture, killing at least one thousand people and destroying 36,000 ...
On May 3, 1949 Kades resigned as deputy chief of the Government Section, choosing to leave Japan exactly two years from the day the Japanese constitution was adopted. Kades then returned to New York, where he worked as a lawyer until retiring in 1976. He died in 1996 at the age of 90. [20]
On April 10, 1946, first post-war Japanese general election with 78.52% voter turnout among men and 66.97% among women was held, [39] giving Japan its first prime minister partially elected by men and women, Shigeru Yoshida succeeded Kijūrō Shidehara as prime minister, took office on May 22, 1946.
The date was 29 January 1873 of the Gregorian calendar, [17] but later that year it was changed to 11 February, [18] [19] probably to avoid conflict with the celebrations of Lunar New Year. 11 February was also the day when the Constitution of the Empire of Japan was proclaimed in 1889. [5] [6]