Article 1 of the Constitution of Japan

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Article 1 of the Constitution of Japan is the provision that defines the Emperor as the symbol of the State and of the unity of the people, deriving his position from the sovereign will of the people.

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instanceOf constitutional provision
adoptedOn 1946-11-03
affirms sovereignty of the people
appliesTo Emperor of Japan NERFINISHED
basisFor interpretation of the Emperor’s non-political role
chapter Chapter I: The Emperor
citedIn Japanese constitutional law cases and scholarship
constitutionalPrinciple popular sovereignty
symbolic monarchy
constitutionalValue democracy
national unity
people’s sovereignty
contrastsWith Meiji Constitution provisions on the Emperor
country Japan
defines Emperor as symbol of the State
Emperor as symbol of the unity of the people
status of the Emperor of Japan
distinguishesFrom divine sovereignty of the Emperor under the Meiji Constitution
draftedDuring Allied occupation of Japan NERFINISHED
effectiveFrom 1947-05-03
emphasizes derivation of imperial status from the people’s will
unity of the Japanese people
enshrinedIn postwar Japanese Constitution NERFINISHED
establishes symbolic monarchy in Japan
governs constitutional position of the Emperor
hasNumber 1
hasType foundational provision on state structure
historicalContext post-World War II constitutional reform in Japan
inForce true
inspiredBy principle of constitutional monarchy
jurisdiction Japan
language Japanese
legalStatus supreme law provision
legalSystem Japanese constitutional law
limits political authority of the Emperor
partOf Constitution of Japan NERFINISHED
recognizes Emperor as a symbol rather than a sovereign ruler
relatedTo Article 2 of the Constitution of Japan
Article 3 of the Constitution of Japan
Article 4 of the Constitution of Japan NERFINISHED
states The Emperor derives his position from the will of the people with whom resides sovereign power
The Emperor shall be the symbol of the State and of the unity of the people
subjectOf debates on popular sovereignty in Japan
symbolic emperor system

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Tennō constitutionalArticle Article 1 of the Constitution of Japan