Political and Economics
Government System of Japan
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Judicial Branch:According to the constitution, the supreme court is the highest court in the land. The supreme court is made up of a chief justice and fourteen other justices. The power to review the constitutionality of laws is held by the Supreme Court; the lower courts can only interpret the law.
The district courts deal with a majority of the cases, and the summary courts tend to deal with traffic cases.("Explore japan government," ). Japan switched to a lay judge system in 2009. Lay judges investigate a case, try it and issue sentence. (Watanabe, 2012). Background:Japan has had a various types of rule throught out its history.
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Energy
Graph of Japan's energy usage. ("Japan," 2012)
Record:
Oil Production:17,480 bbl/day (2010 est)
Oil Consumption:4.452 million bbl/day (2011 est)
("East and southeast," 2013)
Summarize:
Japan is the third largest consumer of oil in the world, following the United States and China. Plus, Japan is the largest importer of liquefied natural gas, and the second largest importer of coal. According to the US Energy Association, 42% of the energy used in Japan comes from oil. However a majority of the oil is used by the industrial sector. The graphs show that Japan's use of energy has risen in all types of energy: coal, oil, natural gas, and nuclear power. However, the tsunami in 2011 forced the Japanese to shut down its nuclear power plants in Sendai, Japan and go back to using natural gas, low-sulfur crude oil, and fuel oil. Other sources of energy come from hydroelectric power stations, wind energy, and photo-voltaic systems. The country has used every option for producing its own electricity, but due to the highly developed industrial sector, the land does not meet all of the country's energy needs.
From the above information, I gather that many people live in the city and work in industrial areas. The country has used every available avenue to produce energy: the oceans, the wind, the land, nuclear plants, and the sun. I suspect the country has all the major modern conveniences, due to its highly industrial centers. ("Japan," 2012).
Contemplate:
What questions does the information raise in your mind. Write down two questions you have based on what you have discovered.
How does such a small country use so much oil? How will Japan continue to replace the energy loss due to the Fukushima Nuclear Power Stations being shut down?
Can Japan develop new alternative energy sources to match its growing needs?
Oil Production:17,480 bbl/day (2010 est)
Oil Consumption:4.452 million bbl/day (2011 est)
("East and southeast," 2013)
Summarize:
Japan is the third largest consumer of oil in the world, following the United States and China. Plus, Japan is the largest importer of liquefied natural gas, and the second largest importer of coal. According to the US Energy Association, 42% of the energy used in Japan comes from oil. However a majority of the oil is used by the industrial sector. The graphs show that Japan's use of energy has risen in all types of energy: coal, oil, natural gas, and nuclear power. However, the tsunami in 2011 forced the Japanese to shut down its nuclear power plants in Sendai, Japan and go back to using natural gas, low-sulfur crude oil, and fuel oil. Other sources of energy come from hydroelectric power stations, wind energy, and photo-voltaic systems. The country has used every option for producing its own electricity, but due to the highly developed industrial sector, the land does not meet all of the country's energy needs.
From the above information, I gather that many people live in the city and work in industrial areas. The country has used every available avenue to produce energy: the oceans, the wind, the land, nuclear plants, and the sun. I suspect the country has all the major modern conveniences, due to its highly industrial centers. ("Japan," 2012).
Contemplate:
What questions does the information raise in your mind. Write down two questions you have based on what you have discovered.
How does such a small country use so much oil? How will Japan continue to replace the energy loss due to the Fukushima Nuclear Power Stations being shut down?
Can Japan develop new alternative energy sources to match its growing needs?
Citations
East and southeast asia:: Japan. (2013, March 26). Retrieved from https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ja.html
Emperor Akihito reflects on 2011 for 78th birthday. (2011, September 04). Retrieved from http://www.royaltyinthenews.com/emperor-akihito-reflects-on-2011-for-78th-birthday
Explore Japan government. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://web-japan.org/kidsweb/explore/government/q6.html
Governmental structure. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://web-japan.org/factsheet/en/pdf/e08_governmental.pdf
Japan. (2012, June 04). Retrieved from http://www.eia.gov/countries/country-data.cfm?fips=JA
Japanese chief cabinet secretary Shinzo Abe smiles during a news conference at prime minister Junichiro Koizumi’s official residence in Tokyo - see more at: http://www.therightperspective.org/2012/12/16/conservatives-return-to-power-in-japan/japanese-chief-cabinet-secretary-shinzo-abe-smiles-during-a-news-conference-at-prime-minister-junichiro-koizumis-official-residence-in-tokyo/
Kubota, Y. (2010, March 03). You’re late, minister!. Retrieved from http://blogs.reuters.com/japan/2010/03/03/youre-late-minister/
The National Diet Building. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.touristlink.com/japan/national-diet-building.html
Szczepanski, K. (n.d.). Japan | facts and history. Retrieved from http://citationmachine.net/index2.php?reqstyleid=2&mode=form&reqsrcid=APAWebPage
Watanabe, A. (2012, June 03). Japan’s ‘lay judge’ system to be revised. Retrieved from http://asiancorrespondent.com/83631/japans-lay-judge-system-to-be-revised/
Emperor Akihito reflects on 2011 for 78th birthday. (2011, September 04). Retrieved from http://www.royaltyinthenews.com/emperor-akihito-reflects-on-2011-for-78th-birthday
Explore Japan government. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://web-japan.org/kidsweb/explore/government/q6.html
Governmental structure. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://web-japan.org/factsheet/en/pdf/e08_governmental.pdf
Japan. (2012, June 04). Retrieved from http://www.eia.gov/countries/country-data.cfm?fips=JA
Japanese chief cabinet secretary Shinzo Abe smiles during a news conference at prime minister Junichiro Koizumi’s official residence in Tokyo - see more at: http://www.therightperspective.org/2012/12/16/conservatives-return-to-power-in-japan/japanese-chief-cabinet-secretary-shinzo-abe-smiles-during-a-news-conference-at-prime-minister-junichiro-koizumis-official-residence-in-tokyo/
Kubota, Y. (2010, March 03). You’re late, minister!. Retrieved from http://blogs.reuters.com/japan/2010/03/03/youre-late-minister/
The National Diet Building. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.touristlink.com/japan/national-diet-building.html
Szczepanski, K. (n.d.). Japan | facts and history. Retrieved from http://citationmachine.net/index2.php?reqstyleid=2&mode=form&reqsrcid=APAWebPage
Watanabe, A. (2012, June 03). Japan’s ‘lay judge’ system to be revised. Retrieved from http://asiancorrespondent.com/83631/japans-lay-judge-system-to-be-revised/