Min-Su

SOURCES OF MINSUNESE LAWS
Governmental power Forms of law Vested to Constituent Constitution
Constitutional Amendments
State Congress (convening as Constituent Assembly)
Elected delegates (convening as Constitutional Convention)
Imperial Throne
Electoral Votes
Election returns
Certificate of canvass
Election proclamations
State Commission on Elections Legislative Statutes
Resolutions
Legal codes
Certificates of Confirmation
Legislation and Ordinances (local and international law)
State Congress of Min-Su Executive Treaties
Executive agreement
Ministerial Codes
Proclamations
Administrative orders
Official decrees
Other executive issuances
Prime Minister of Min-Su Judicial Judgments and court decisions
Orders
Resolutions
Administrative matters and judicial rules
Imperial Supreme Court and in such lower courts as may be established by law Administrative Regulations
Administrative judgments
Orders
Ordinances
Bureaucracy Imperial Imperial Statutes
Imperial Decrees
Imperial Throne  
ABBREVIATIONS 
Nomenclature designation Abbreviation Imperial Act
IA Imperial Bill
IB Ministerial Code
MC Administrative Orders
AO  

HEADLINES/President Paul R. Goldberg passes away at 97, Nat. Senate to convene urgently
Today, Santo-Dominian President Paul Goldberg passed away at the old age of 97 after 66 uninterrupted years in office. The longest-serving President in the history of Santos-Dominius, President Goldberg died of natural causes in his sleep at 6:52 am this morning due to complications arising from organ failure. He was discovered in his bed by caretakers and the Santo-Dominian Post was notified of his passing at exactly 10 am. The flag above the Fribernese Fortress was lowered to half-mast and thousands poured into the streets of Friberne as social media erupted in shock. President Goldberg's passing marks the end of a decades-long era marked by conservative political domination of the Federal Republic, which some have classified as a staunchly left-wing welfare state.
The National Senate remains officially prorogued until January 1422. However, Sen. Diane Hutchison, Minister of Foreign Affairs, has said that she will be submitting a formal request to convene an emergency session. Formerly the deputy leader of President Goldberg's centre-right Democratic Congress Party(DCB), Sen. Hutchison has automatically been appointed acting leader according to the party's constitution. She is expected to convene an emergency party convention to allow the DCB to elect a new leader as well. Vice President Donald Verbloem addressed the nation in an impromptu press conference, sombrely saying,"Santos-Dominius has lost a political titan. President Goldberg was a brilliant administrator and man of the people, and our Federal Republic is disheartened without his loving guidance." Verbloem was shortly after sworn in by National Court Justice Janine Arbré as Acting President, and is expected to have Sen. Hutchison table a motion in the National Senate to call a snap presidential election.
Although President Goldberg's passing is a certainty, what appears much less certain is the identity of his successor. Both Acting President Verbloem and Sen. Hutchison are favoured by the DCB's conservative establishment, but a growing populist faction has thrown its support behind Carnet Goldberg, the late President's granddaughter. It is alleged that President Goldberg attempted to hold his party together and prevent a three-way Verbloem-Hutchison-Carnet conflict, but it is now expected that open warfare will begin after his passing. Some have posited that the DCB may very well expose major rifts among its members, and that the centre-left opposition Coalition of Roses(CoR) will likely take advantage in an implicit fashion. Sen. Art Bernstein, CoR chair and Leader of the Opposition, released a statement saying, "I send my dearest condolences to former First Granddaughter Goldberg and others who knew President Goldberg well. Although I disagreed with the late President on a diverse range of issues, I recognise the stability and prosperity that his leadership has given this country. Under my leadership, the Coalition of Roses will endeavour to provide an equally brilliant administration in his stead."
Some in the Federal Republic have also debate something historically considered unthinkable - the removal of presidential term limits. The Santo-Dominian Constitution explicitly states that "an incumbent President shall be able to serve, at most, fifteen 5-year terms, consecutively or non-consecutively"; however, many have now pointed out that this effectively amounts to no term limit whatsoever, as 15 5-year terms adds up to a total of 75 years. Critics of this constitutional clause - the now-notorious Section IV, Part A - now opine that presidents can effectively abuse it to serve for 3/4 of a century without ever being removed from office, so long as they continue to win re-election. Every President in Santo-Dominian history has served for long periods of time thanks to this - founding President Bill Mulberry served 57 years(1205-62), 2nd President Jan D. Lovings had 44 years(1262-1306), and 3rd President Eliot Klein racked up 49 years(1306-55). It is unclear if any of the two big parties will support revising that part of the constitution.
Nevertheless, President Goldberg's passing marks the end of an era so incredibly long that some people may have known him as the first and only leader in their lifetime. No matter who succeeds him, it is likely that the Federal Republic will have to cope, adjust and grow alongside a new government, a new President, new policies and new changes.

SOURCES OF MINSUNESE LAWS
Governmental power Forms of law Vested to Constituent Constitution
Constitutional Amendments
State Congress (convening as Constituent Assembly)
Elected delegates (convening as Constitutional Convention)
Imperial Throne
Electoral Votes
Election returns
Certificate of canvass
Election proclamations
State Commission on Elections Legislative Statutes
Resolutions
Legal codes
Certificates of Confirmation
Legislation and Ordinances (local and international law)
State Congress of Min-Su Executive Treaties
Executive agreement
Ministerial Codes
Proclamations
Administrative orders
Official decrees
Other executive issuances
Prime Minister of Min-Su Judicial Judgments and court decisions
Orders
Resolutions
Administrative matters and judicial rules
Imperial Supreme Court and in such lower courts as may be established by law Administrative Regulations
Administrative judgments
Orders
Ordinances
Bureaucracy Imperial Imperial Statutes
Imperial Decrees
Imperial Throne  
ABBREVIATIONS 
Nomenclature designation Abbreviation Imperial Act
IA Imperial Bill
IB Ministerial Code
MC Administrative Orders
AO  

The "Legal Resources" are short, easy-to-understand explanations of the main legal acts passed by the three branches of Min-Su – intended for a general, non-specialist audience.
Most cover the main types of legislation passed by the Minsunese government: constitution, electoral laws, statutes, executive orders and decrees, jurisprudence, and bureaucratic statutes. But some cover other documents, such as international agreements.
The summaries are grouped into different sources of Minsunese laws.
The Legal Sources is a record from the State Archives, an attached agency of the Office of the Prime Minister.
      
 
CONTENTS
Sources of Minsunese Laws
1330 Imperial State Constitution
 

The "Legal Resources" are short, easy-to-understand explanations of the main legal acts passed by the three branches of Min-Su – intended for a general, non-specialist audience.
Most cover the main types of legislation passed by the Minsunese government: constitution, electoral laws, statutes, executive orders and decrees, jurisprudence, and bureaucratic statutes. But some cover other documents, such as international agreements.
The summaries are grouped into different sources of Minsunese laws.
The Legal Sources is a record from the State Archives, an attached agency of the Office of the Prime Minister.
      
 
CONTENTS
Sources of Minsunese Laws
1330 Imperial State Constitution
 

State Archives
LEGAL RESOURCES

POLITICS
The politics of Min-Su are conducted in a framework of a multi-party bicameral parliamentary representative democratic semi-constitutional monarchy in which the Sacred Emperor is the Head of State, with reserved political and administrative powers, and the Prime Minister as the Head of Government and of the State Cabinet, which directs the executive branch. 
Legislative power is vested in the State Congress, which consists of the Senate and the House of Representatives. The Senate consists of 18 members and the House of Representatives has 42 members.
Judicial power is vested in the Supreme Imperial Court and lower courts, and sovereignty is vested in the Imperial Throne and their people by the Constitution. Min-Su is considered a semi-constitutional monarchy with a system of imperial and civil law.
 
CONSTITUTION
The Imperial State Constitution of Min-Su was drafted by Sacred Emperor Min-Su Kang on the first hour of the new year of 1330. It was promulgated on 2 January 1330 and coming into effect on 20 January 1330. The constitution succeeded the centuries-old Senchiha State, the Gaoist-inspired legal-system and constitution implemented since 375 BF after the Phoenix Reform of 379 BF.
The 1330 Constitution established clear limits on the power of the executive branch and the Sacred Emperor. It also created an independent judiciary. Civil rights and civil liberties were allowed, though they were freely subject to limitation by law. Free speech, freedom of association and freedom of religion were all limited by laws. The leaders of the government, politicians, and the judges were left with the task of interpreting the laws using the 1330 Constitution to justify imperial sovereignty and democracy. 
 
GOVERNMENT
The 1330 Constitution defines the Sacred Emperor to be "the symbol of the State, religious head, the Guarantor of Independence, and the symbol of the unity of the people". He performs ceremonial, administrative, and political duties. "Political power" is held mainly by the Prime Minister and other elected members of the State Congress. The Imperial Throne is succeeded by a member of the Imperial House as designated by the Imperial Household Law.
The chief of the executive branch, the Prime Minister, is appointed by the Emperor as the chosen representative of His Sacred Majesty to the government. They are a member of the Senate and must be a civilian. The Cabinet members are nominated by the Prime Minister, and are also required to be civilian. With the United Minsunese Alliance (UMA) in power, it has been convention that the President of the party serves as the Prime Minister.
          
                                            Government Seal             Prime Minister's Seal
LEGISLATURE 
The 1330 constitution states that the State Congress, its law-making institution, shall consist of two Houses, namely the Senate and the House of Representatives. The State Congress is the highest organ of state power, and is one the law-making organ of the State. It states that both Houses shall consist of elected members, representative of all the people and that the number of the members of each House shall be fixed by law. Both houses pass legislation in identical form for it to become law. Similarly to other parliamentary systems, most legislation that is considered in the State Congress is proposed by the cabinet. The cabinet then relies on the expertise of the bureaucracy to draft actual bills. 
The Senate has legislative mandate to control the passage of the budget, the ratification of treaties, and the selection of the Prime Minister. Members of the Senate are elected for a six-year term limited to three-terms. Half of the members are elected every three years. They are elected from two senatorial seats allocated to each province as stated in the constitution. 
The lower house, the House of Representatives' duties are to drafts bills and are sent to the Senate. Members of the lower house are elected for three-year terms from the two allocated congressional seats from each county.
        
            
                  
Political parties and Election
Several political parties exist in Min-Su. However, the politics of Min-Su have primarily been dominated by the United Minsunese Alliance (UMA), an imperialist-aligned party since 1330,  with the Social Democratic Party (SODEP) playing an important role as opposition several times. The UMA was the ruling party for decades since 1330, despite the existence of multiple parties. Most of the prime ministers were elected from inner factions of the UMA.
                                  
 
FOREIGN RELATIONS
Min-Su is a member state of the World Assembly. Min-Su attaches great importance to economic, trade, and mutual defense treaties among its neighbors. 
As of November 1421, Min-Su is a signatory of the Multinational Working Group Regarding Passport Security and Travel Document Standards (MWG). The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) has released the four new state passports that follows eMRTD standards. 
   

GOVERNMENT
The Government of the Sacred Empire of Min-Su (Minsunese: ミンスの神聖な帝国の政府) is the imperial state government of Min-Su. It is governed as a unitary state under a parliamentary democratic and a semi-constitutional monarchy where the Sacred Emperor functions head of state and the Noble Prime Minister as the head of government of the country within a pluriform multi-party system. 
The government has three interdependent branches: the legislative branch, the executive branch, and the judicial branch. The powers of the branches are vested by the Constitution of Min-Su in the following: Legislative power is vested in the two-chamber State Congress of Min-Su—the Noble Senate is the upper chamber and the Noble House of the Representatives is the lower chamber.
Executive power is exercised by the government under the leadership of the Prime Minister. Judicial power is vested in the courts with the Supreme Imperial Court of Min-Su as the highest judicial body.
The Sacred Emperor functions as the head of state, the religious head, and the commander-in-chief of the Imperial Armed Forces. He is the Guarantor of the Independence of the country and of the territorial integrity of the Sacred Empire within its authentic frontiers. He exercises by imperial prerogative, administrative and political powers, devolve to him by the constitution.
 

Seal of the Minsunese Government
 
EXECUTIVE BRANCH
The Executive branch of Min-Su is headed by the Noble Prime Minister. The Prime Minister is the head of the State Cabinet, and is designated by the Sacred Emperor and the legislative organ, the State Congress. The State Cabinet consists of the Ministers of State and may be appointed or dismissed by the Prime Minister at any time. Explicitly defined to be the source of executive power, it is in practice, however, mainly exercised by the Sacred Emperor and his representative to the government, the Prime Minister. The practice of its powers is responsible to the State Congress, and as a whole, should the State Cabinet lose confidence and support to be in office by the State Congress, the State Congress may dismiss the Cabinet en masse with a motion of no confidence. 
 
HEAD OF STATE
The Sacred Emperor of Min-Su is the monarch and the head of the Imperial Family of Min-Su. Under the Constitution of Min-Su, he is defined as the symbol of the Minsunese state, the unity of the Japanese people, the Guarantor of the Independence of the country and of the territorial integrity of the Sacred Empire within its authentic frontiers and his position is derived from "the will of Gao, his temple, and his people with whom resides sovereign power". Imperial Household Law governs the line of imperial succession. The Supreme Court does not have judicial power over him. He is also the head of the Gaoist religion. In Minsunese, the emperor is called Tennō (天皇), literally "Heavenly sovereign". The Minsunese Gaoist religion holds him to be the direct descendant of the primordial phoenix, Gao. The emperor is also the head of all state Minsunese orders, decorations, medals, and awards. 
The historical origins of the sacred emperors lie in the Pre-Classical period of the 4th century BF with Emperor Min-Su Ren I as its first monarch. Ren IX is the current emperor of Min-Su. He acceded to the Imperial Throne upon the abdication of his father Emperor Di in 1388.
 
 
Imperial Standard of the Sacred Emperor
 
HEAD OF GOVERNMENT
The Noble Prime Minister of Min-Su is designated by the Sacred Emperor and the State Congress and serves a term of four years or less; with no limits imposed on the number of terms the Prime Minister may hold. The Prime Minister heads the State Cabinet and exercises "control and supervision in the emperor's stead" of the executive branch, and is the head of government. The Prime Minister is vested with the power to present bills to the State Congress, to sign laws, to declare a state of emergency, and may also dissolve the State Congress' House of Representatives at will. He or she presides over the State Cabinet and appoints, or dismisses, the other Cabinet ministers.
Both houses of the State Congress and the Sacred Emperor designates the Prime Minister with a ballot cast under the run-off system. Under the Constitution, should both houses not agree on a common candidate, then a joint committee is allowed to be established to agree on the matter; specifically within a period of ten days, exclusive of the period of recess. However, if both houses still do not agree to each other, the decision made by the Sacred Emperor is deemed to be that of State Congress. Upon designation, the Prime Minister is presented with their commission, and then formally appointed to office by the Sacred Emperor.
As a candidate designated by the State Congress and the Sacred Emperor, he or she is required to report to the State Congress and to the imperial throne whenever demanded. The Prime Minister must also be both a civilian and a member of either house of the State Congress.

Seal of the Prime Minister
List of Noble Prime Ministers No. Name Term Began Term Ended Congress Served 1 Kobayashi Makoto 1330 1339 1, 2, 3 2   1340 1343 3, 4 3   1344 1350 4, 5, 6 4   1351 1354 6, 7 5   1355 1358 7, 8 6 Sasaki Tatsuro 1359 1370 8 ,9 ,10, 11 7 Miura Sachiko 1371 1382 11, 12, 13, 14 8 Yamamoto Yoichi 1383 1386 14, 15 9 Watanabe Asuka 1387 1390 15,16 10   1391 1394 16, 17 11   1395 1402 17, 18, 19 12 Ota Tomoya 1403 1411 19, 20, 21 13 Fan Ying 1412 1416 21, 22 14 Harata Hideaki 1417 1420 22, 23 15 Sheng Minori 1421 1424 23, 24  
 
 

DEMOGRAPHICS
Min-Su has a population of 6.6 million, of which 98% million are Minsunese nationals (1420 estimates). A small population of foreign residents makes up the remainder. In 1419, 2/3 of the total Minsunese population lived in cities. The capital city Eriya has a population of 435,483 (1420). It is part of the Greater Eriya Metro (GEM), the biggest metropolitan area in Min-Su with 1.82 million people (1420).
Immigration and birth incentives are becoming prominently solution to provide younger workers to support the nation's future problem of an aging population. On April 1, 1419, Min-Su's revised immigration law was enacted, protecting the rights of foreign workers to help reduce labor shortages in certain sectors.
RELIGION
Min-Su's constitution guarantees full religious freedom. Upper estimates suggest that 89-96 percent of the Minsunese population subscribe to Gaoism as its indigenous religion. The level of participation in religious ceremonies as a cultural tradition remains high, especially during festivals and occasions such as the first shrine visit of the New Year. Ancient Gaoism have also influenced Minsunese beliefs, customs, and legal-system.
Gaoism, is an ancient religion centered on the belief of the primordial phoenix, Gao, the offspring of Duality. Religious texts and dogma states that from Chaos came Singularity, and from Singularity came Duality, and from Duality came Gao, the primordial entity of creation, death, and rebirth. From Gao came the Five Origins and the Myriad Things. Gao appears as a brilliant gold phoenix which in tradition travels around the edge of the universe creating Myriad Things.
Humanity came into existence as a result of Gao using his inherited abilities from Duality to create the Myriad Things. And the Sacred Emperor is by tradition, religious customs and dogma, to be the physical embodiment of Gao's presence. He is the prime origin and humanity's bridge to Gao. Deifying Gao began prior to the founding of the Min-Su Clan.

LANGUAGES
Minsunese writing uses cangi (Ancient Gaoist characters) and two sets of cana (syllabaries based on cursive script and radical of cangi), as well as the Latin alphabet and Arabic numerals. English instruction was made mandatory in Japanese elementary schools in 1401. Cangi developed from ancient Gaoist characters.
EDUCATION
Primary schools, secondary schools and universities were introduced in 1172 as a result of the Bright Minds Revolution. Since the 1330 Fundamental Law of Education or the Universal Education Law, compulsory education in Min-Su comprises elementary and junior high school, which together last for ten years. Almost all children continue their education at a two-year senior high school. The two top-ranking universities in Min-Su are the University of the East (UE) and Eriya State University (ESU). Starting in April 1416, various schools began the academic year with elementary school and junior high school integrated into one ten-year compulsory schooling program; MEXT plans for this approach to be adopted nationwide.
   
HEALTH
Health care is provided by national and local governments. Payment for personal medical services is offered through a universal health insurance system that provides relative equality of access, with fees set by a government committee. People without insurance through employers can participate in a national health insurance program administered by local governments. Since 1350, all elderly persons have been covered by government-sponsored insurance. 

GOVERNMENT
The Government of the Sacred Empire of Min-Su (Minsunese: ミンスの神聖な帝国の政府) is the imperial state government of Min-Su. It is governed as a unitary state under a parliamentary democratic and a semi-constitutional monarchy where the Sacred Emperor functions head of state and the Noble Prime Minister as the head of government of the country within a pluriform multi-party system. 
The government has three interdependent branches: the legislative branch, the executive branch, and the judicial branch. The powers of the branches are vested by the Constitution of Min-Su in the following: Legislative power is vested in the two-chamber State Congress of Min-Su—the Noble Senate is the upper chamber and the Noble House of the Representatives is the lower chamber.
Executive power is exercised by the government under the leadership of the Prime Minister. Judicial power is vested in the courts with the Supreme Imperial Court of Min-Su as the highest judicial body.
The Sacred Emperor functions as the head of state, the religious head, and the commander-in-chief of the Imperial Armed Forces. He is the Guarantor of the Independence of the country and of the territorial integrity of the Sacred Empire within its authentic frontiers. He exercises by imperial prerogative, administrative and political powers, devolve to him by the constitution.
 

Seal of the Minsunese Government
 
EXECUTIVE BRANCH
The Executive branch of Min-Su is headed by the Noble Prime Minister. The Prime Minister is the head of the State Cabinet, and is designated by the Sacred Emperor and the legislative organ, the State Congress. The State Cabinet consists of the Ministers of State and may be appointed or dismissed by the Prime Minister at any time. Explicitly defined to be the source of executive power, it is in practice, however, mainly exercised by the Sacred Emperor and his representative to the government, the Prime Minister. The practice of its powers is responsible to the State Congress, and as a whole, should the State Cabinet lose confidence and support to be in office by the State Congress, the State Congress may dismiss the Cabinet en masse with a motion of no confidence. 
 
HEAD OF STATE
The Sacred Emperor of Min-Su is the monarch and the head of the Imperial Family of Min-Su. Under the Constitution of Min-Su, he is defined as the symbol of the Minsunese state, the unity of the Japanese people, the Guarantor of the Independence of the country and of the territorial integrity of the Sacred Empire within its authentic frontiers and his position is derived from "the will of Gao, his temple, and his people with whom resides sovereign power". Imperial Household Law governs the line of imperial succession. The Supreme Court does not have judicial power over him. He is also the head of the Gaoist religion. In Minsunese, the emperor is called Tennō (天皇), literally "Heavenly sovereign". The Minsunese Gaoist religion holds him to be the direct descendant of the primordial phoenix, Gao. The emperor is also the head of all state Minsunese orders, decorations, medals, and awards. 
The historical origins of the sacred emperors lie in the Pre-Classical period of the 4th century BF with Emperor Min-Su Ren I as its first monarch. Ren IX is the current emperor of Min-Su. He acceded to the Imperial Throne upon the abdication of his father Emperor Di in 1388.
 
 
Imperial Standard of the Sacred Emperor
 
HEAD OF GOVERNMENT
The Noble Prime Minister of Min-Su is designated by the Sacred Emperor and the State Congress and serves a term of four years or less; with no limits imposed on the number of terms the Prime Minister may hold. The Prime Minister heads the State Cabinet and exercises "control and supervision in the emperor's stead" of the executive branch, and is the head of government. The Prime Minister is vested with the power to present bills to the State Congress, to sign laws, to declare a state of emergency, and may also dissolve the State Congress' House of Representatives at will. He or she presides over the State Cabinet and appoints, or dismisses, the other Cabinet ministers.
Both houses of the State Congress and the Sacred Emperor designates the Prime Minister with a ballot cast under the run-off system. Under the Constitution, should both houses not agree on a common candidate, then a joint committee is allowed to be established to agree on the matter; specifically within a period of ten days, exclusive of the period of recess. However, if both houses still do not agree to each other, the decision made by the Sacred Emperor is deemed to be that of State Congress. Upon designation, the Prime Minister is presented with their commission, and then formally appointed to office by the Sacred Emperor.
As a candidate designated by the State Congress and the Sacred Emperor, he or she is required to report to the State Congress and to the imperial throne whenever demanded. The Prime Minister must also be both a civilian and a member of either house of the State Congress.

Seal of the Prime Minister
List of Noble Prime Ministers No. Name Term Began Term Ended Congress Served 1 Kobayashi Makoto 1330 1339 1, 2, 3 2   1340 1343 3, 4 3   1344 1350 4, 5, 6 4   1351 1354 6, 7 5   1355 1358 7, 8 6 Sasaki Tatsuro 1359 1370 8 ,9 ,10, 11 7 Miura Sachiko 1371 1382 11, 12, 13, 14 8 Yamamoto Yoichi 1383 1386 14, 15 9 Watanabe Asuka 1387 1390 15,16 10   1391 1394 16, 17 11   1395 1402 17, 18, 19 12 Ota Tomoya 1403 1411 19, 20, 21 13 Fan Ying 1412 1416 21, 22 14 Harata Hideaki 1417 1420 22, 23 15 Sheng Minori 1421 1424 23, 24  
 
 

GOVERNMENT
The Government of the Sacred Empire of Min-Su (Minsunese: ミンスの神聖な帝国の政府) is the imperial state government of Min-Su. It is governed as a unitary state under a parliamentary democratic and a semi-constitutional monarchy where the Sacred Emperor functions head of state and the Noble Prime Minister as the head of government of the country within a pluriform multi-party system. 
The government has three interdependent branches: the legislative branch, the executive branch, and the judicial branch. The powers of the branches are vested by the Constitution of Min-Su in the following: Legislative power is vested in the two-chamber State Congress of Min-Su—the Noble Senate is the upper chamber and the Noble House of the Representatives is the lower chamber.
Executive power is exercised by the government under the leadership of the Prime Minister. Judicial power is vested in the courts with the Supreme Imperial Court of Min-Su as the highest judicial body.
The Sacred Emperor functions as the head of state, the religious head, and the commander-in-chief of the Imperial Armed Forces. He is the Guarantor of the Independence of the country and of the territorial integrity of the Sacred Empire within its authentic frontiers. He exercises by imperial prerogative, administrative and political powers, devolve to him by the constitution.
 

Seal of the Minsunese Government
 
EXECUTIVE BRANCH
The Executive branch of Min-Su is headed by the Noble Prime Minister. The Prime Minister is the head of the State Cabinet, and is designated by the Sacred Emperor and the legislative organ, the State Congress. The State Cabinet consists of the Ministers of State and may be appointed or dismissed by the Prime Minister at any time. Explicitly defined to be the source of executive power, it is in practice, however, mainly exercised by the Sacred Emperor and his representative to the government, the Prime Minister. The practice of its powers is responsible to the State Congress, and as a whole, should the State Cabinet lose confidence and support to be in office by the State Congress, the State Congress may dismiss the Cabinet en masse with a motion of no confidence. 
 
HEAD OF STATE
The Sacred Emperor of Min-Su is the monarch and the head of the Imperial Family of Min-Su. Under the Constitution of Min-Su, he is defined as the symbol of the Minsunese state, the unity of the Japanese people, the Guarantor of the Independence of the country and of the territorial integrity of the Sacred Empire within its authentic frontiers and his position is derived from "the will of Gao, his temple, and his people with whom resides sovereign power". Imperial Household Law governs the line of imperial succession. The Supreme Court does not have judicial power over him. He is also the head of the Gaoist religion. In Minsunese, the emperor is called Tennō (天皇), literally "Heavenly sovereign". The Minsunese Gaoist religion holds him to be the direct descendant of the primordial phoenix, Gao. The emperor is also the head of all state Minsunese orders, decorations, medals, and awards. 
The historical origins of the sacred emperors lie in the Pre-Classical period of the 4th century BF with Emperor Min-Su Ren I as its first monarch. Ren IX is the current emperor of Min-Su. He acceded to the Imperial Throne upon the abdication of his father Emperor Di in 1388.
 
 
Imperial Standard of the Sacred Emperor
 
HEAD OF GOVERNMENT
The Noble Prime Minister of Min-Su is designated by the Sacred Emperor and the State Congress and serves a term of four years or less; with no limits imposed on the number of terms the Prime Minister may hold. The Prime Minister heads the State Cabinet and exercises "control and supervision in the emperor's stead" of the executive branch, and is the head of government. The Prime Minister is vested with the power to present bills to the State Congress, to sign laws, to declare a state of emergency, and may also dissolve the State Congress' House of Representatives at will. He or she presides over the State Cabinet and appoints, or dismisses, the other Cabinet ministers.
Both houses of the State Congress and the Sacred Emperor designates the Prime Minister with a ballot cast under the run-off system. Under the Constitution, should both houses not agree on a common candidate, then a joint committee is allowed to be established to agree on the matter; specifically within a period of ten days, exclusive of the period of recess. However, if both houses still do not agree to each other, the decision made by the Sacred Emperor is deemed to be that of State Congress. Upon designation, the Prime Minister is presented with their commission, and then formally appointed to office by the Sacred Emperor.
As a candidate designated by the State Congress and the Sacred Emperor, he or she is required to report to the State Congress and to the imperial throne whenever demanded. The Prime Minister must also be both a civilian and a member of either house of the State Congress.

Seal of the Prime Minister
List of Noble Prime Ministers No. Name Term Began Term Ended Congress Served 1 Kobayashi Makoto 1330 1339 1, 2, 3 2   1340 1343 3, 4 3   1344 1350 4, 5, 6 4   1351 1354 6, 7 5   1355 1358 7, 8 6 Sasaki Tatsuro 1359 1370 8 ,9 ,10, 11 7 Miura Sachiko 1371 1382 11, 12, 13, 14 8 Yamamoto Yoichi 1383 1386 14, 15 9 Watanabe Asuka 1387 1390 15,16 10   1391 1394 16, 17 11   1395 1402 17, 18, 19 12 Ota Tomoya 1403 1411 19, 20, 21 13 Fan Ying 1412 1416 21, 22 14 Harata Hideaki 1417 1420 22, 23 15 Sheng Minori 1421 1424 23, 24  
 
 

ECONOMY
The Minsunese economy has produced an estimated gross domestic product (PPP) of $ 283,375,971,133. Primary exports include semiconductors and electronic products, transport equipment, garments, copper products, petroleum products, coconut oil, and fruits. Major trading partners are the countries of Lavender Island and Auran countries. Its unit of currency is the Minsunese Yen or MU¥.
An industrialized country, the Minsunese economy has been transitioning from one based upon agriculture to an economy with more emphasis upon services and manufacturing. Of the country's 1420 labor force of around 3.9 million, the agricultural sector employed N?A%, and accounted for N?A% of 1420 GDP. The industrial sector employed around N?A% of the workforce and accounted for N?A% of GDP, while N?A% of the workers involved in the services sector were responsible for N?A% of GDP.
The unemployment rate as of November 1421, stands at 4%. Meanwhile, due to lower charges in basic necessities, the inflation rate eased to 1.7% in August 1419. Gross international reserves as of October 1420 are $83.201 billion. The Debt-to-GDP ratio continues to decline to 21.4% as of the second quarter of 1419 from a record high of 64% in 2004. The country is a net importer but it is also a creditor nation. 
Service industries such as tourism and business process outsourcing have been identified as areas with some of the best opportunities for growth for the country. The Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) industry is composed of eight sub-sectors, namely, knowledge process outsourcing and back offices, animation, call centers, software development, game development, engineering design, and medical transcription. In 1415, Min-Su became one of the the main center of BPO services in the world.
 
AGRICULTURE AND FISHERY
The Minsunese agricultural sector accounts for about N?A% of the total country's GDP as of 1419. Min-Su practices terracing techniques which resulted in one of the world's highest levels of crop yields per unit area, with an agricultural self-sufficiency rate of about 50% as of 1418. 
Min-Su ranked in the top 15 in the world in tonnage of fish caught and captured N?A metric tons of fish in 1419. Min-Su maintains one of the world's largest fishing fleets with its extensively growing shipbuilding industry propelling its fleet count and accounts for nearly N?A% of the global catch.
 
INDUSTRY
Min-Su has a large industrial capacity and is home to some of the "largest and most technologically advanced producers of motor vehicles, machine tools, steel and nonferrous metals, ships, chemical substances, textiles, and processed foods". Min-Su's industrial sector makes up approximately 30% of its GDP.
Min-Su is one the largest automobile producer in the world as of 1419 and is home to Fujiro, the one of the world's largest automobile company. The Minsunese shipbuilding industry faces competition; a 1420 government initiative identified this sector as a target for increasing exports.
 
SERVICES AND TOURISM
Min-Su's service sector accounts for about 65% of its total economic output as of 1420. Banking, retail, transportation, and telecommunications are all major industries, with companies such as Fujiro, V Auto, 365 Co., and Century-Tatsuya are listed as among the largest in the world.
Min-Su attracted 10 million international tourists in 1419 with expectations for it to leap in growth by 1425. The Ministry of Tourism plans to launch a tourism campaign to encourage tourists, backpackers, and clients to come and visit Min-Su.

TRANSPORTATION
Min-Su has invested heavily in transportation infrastructure. The country has approximately N?A kilometers of roads made up of N?A of city, town and village roads, N?A kilometers of provincial roads, N?A of general national highways and N?A kilometers of national expressways as of 1419.
Since privatization in 1387, dozens of Minsunese railway companies compete in regional and local passenger transportation markets; major companies include four MinRail enterprises, Kantotsu, and Owari Corporation. The high-speed Mikansen (bullet trains) that connect major cities are known for their safety and punctuality.
There are N?A airports in Min-Su as of 1418.The largest domestic airport, Eriya International Airport in Eriya, was the busiest airport in the country in 1419. The Eribi and Wuzhen super port hubs are among the largest in the world.
ENERGY
As of 1417, 35% of energy in Min-Su was produced from petroleum, 15% from coal, 20% from natural gas, 3.5% from hydropower and 26.5% from solar and wind power. Min-Su has significant domestic reserves and has a limited to no dependence on imported energy. The country has aimed to protect its natural resources since 1380 and has diversify its sources (ie. solar, wind, hydropower) and maintain high levels of energy efficiency.
WATER SUPPLY AND SANITATION
Responsibility for the water and sanitation sector is delegated to the State Water Utilities Administration (SWUA), an office under the Ministry of Public Works. Access to an improved water source is universal in Min-Su. About 98% of the population receives piped water supply from public utilities. 
Under the 1330 constitution water considered to be universal, affordable, efficient and of high quality. The SWUA is given the task to the creation of financially sustainable state water service providers or Water Districts in towns, cities, and provinces. It is with the goal of allowing for an improved access, service quality and efficiency in water availability and connection to Minsunese households. 

 
 

DEMOGRAPHICS
Min-Su has a population of 6.6 million, of which 98% million are Minsunese nationals (1420 estimates). A small population of foreign residents makes up the remainder. In 1419, 2/3 of the total Minsunese population lived in cities. The capital city Eriya has a population of 435,483 (1420). It is part of the Greater Eriya Metro (GEM), the biggest metropolitan area in Min-Su with 1.82 million people (1420).
Immigration and birth incentives are becoming prominently solution to provide younger workers to support the nation's future problem of an aging population. On April 1, 1419, Min-Su's revised immigration law was enacted, protecting the rights of foreign workers to help reduce labor shortages in certain sectors.
RELIGION
Min-Su's constitution guarantees full religious freedom. Upper estimates suggest that 89-96 percent of the Minsunese population subscribe to Gaoism as its indigenous religion. The level of participation in religious ceremonies as a cultural tradition remains high, especially during festivals and occasions such as the first shrine visit of the New Year. Ancient Gaoism have also influenced Minsunese beliefs, customs, and legal-system.
Gaoism, is an ancient religion centered on the belief of the primordial phoenix, Gao, the offspring of Duality. Religious texts and dogma states that from Chaos came Singularity, and from Singularity came Duality, and from Duality came Gao, the primordial entity of creation, death, and rebirth. From Gao came the Five Origins and the Myriad Things. Gao appears as a brilliant gold phoenix which in tradition travels around the edge of the universe creating Myriad Things.
Humanity came into existence as a result of Gao using his inherited abilities from Duality to create the Myriad Things. And the Sacred Emperor is by tradition, religious customs and dogma, to be the physical embodiment of Gao's presence. He is the prime origin and humanity's bridge to Gao. Deifying Gao began prior to the founding of the Min-Su Clan.

LANGUAGES
Minsunese writing uses cangi (Ancient Gaoist characters) and two sets of cana (syllabaries based on cursive script and radical of cangi), as well as the Latin alphabet and Arabic numerals. English instruction was made mandatory in Japanese elementary schools in 1401. Cangi developed from ancient Gaoist characters.
EDUCATION
Primary schools, secondary schools and universities were introduced in 1172 as a result of the Bright Minds Revolution. Since the 1330 Fundamental Law of Education or the Universal Education Law, compulsory education in Min-Su comprises elementary and junior high school, which together last for ten years. Almost all children continue their education at a two-year senior high school. The two top-ranking universities in Min-Su are the University of the East (UE) and Eriya State University (ESU). Starting in April 1416, various schools began the academic year with elementary school and junior high school integrated into one ten-year compulsory schooling program; MEXT plans for this approach to be adopted nationwide.
   
HEALTH
Health care is provided by national and local governments. Payment for personal medical services is offered through a universal health insurance system that provides relative equality of access, with fees set by a government committee. People without insurance through employers can participate in a national health insurance program administered by local governments. Since 1350, all elderly persons have been covered by government-sponsored insurance. 

POLITICS
The politics of Min-Su are conducted in a framework of a multi-party bicameral parliamentary representative democratic semi-constitutional monarchy in which the Sacred Emperor is the Head of State, with reserved political and administrative powers, and the Prime Minister as the Head of Government and of the State Cabinet, which directs the executive branch. 
Legislative power is vested in the State Congress, which consists of the Senate and the House of Representatives. The Senate consists of 18 members and the House of Representatives has 42 members.
Judicial power is vested in the Supreme Imperial Court and lower courts, and sovereignty is vested in the Imperial Throne and their people by the Constitution. Min-Su is considered a semi-constitutional monarchy with a system of imperial and civil law.
 
CONSTITUTION
The Imperial State Constitution of Min-Su was drafted by Sacred Emperor Min-Su Kang on the first hour of the new year of 1330. It was promulgated on 2 January 1330 and coming into effect on 20 January 1330. The constitution succeeded the centuries-old Senchiha State, the Gaoist-inspired legal-system and constitution implemented since 375 BF after the Phoenix Reform of 379 BF.
The 1330 Constitution established clear limits on the power of the executive branch and the Sacred Emperor. It also created an independent judiciary. Civil rights and civil liberties were allowed, though they were freely subject to limitation by law. Free speech, freedom of association and freedom of religion were all limited by laws. The leaders of the government, politicians, and the judges were left with the task of interpreting the laws using the 1330 Constitution to justify imperial sovereignty and democracy. 
 
GOVERNMENT
The 1330 Constitution defines the Sacred Emperor to be "the symbol of the State, religious head, the Guarantor of Independence, and the symbol of the unity of the people". He performs ceremonial, administrative, and political duties. "Political power" is held mainly by the Prime Minister and other elected members of the State Congress. The Imperial Throne is succeeded by a member of the Imperial House as designated by the Imperial Household Law.
The chief of the executive branch, the Prime Minister, is appointed by the Emperor as the chosen representative of His Sacred Majesty to the government. They are a member of the Senate and must be a civilian. The Cabinet members are nominated by the Prime Minister, and are also required to be civilian. With the United Minsunese Alliance (UMA) in power, it has been convention that the President of the party serves as the Prime Minister.
          
                                            Government Seal             Prime Minister's Seal
LEGISLATURE 
The 1330 constitution states that the State Congress, its law-making institution, shall consist of two Houses, namely the Senate and the House of Representatives. The State Congress is the highest organ of state power, and is one the law-making organ of the State. It states that both Houses shall consist of elected members, representative of all the people and that the number of the members of each House shall be fixed by law. Both houses pass legislation in identical form for it to become law. Similarly to other parliamentary systems, most legislation that is considered in the State Congress is proposed by the cabinet. The cabinet then relies on the expertise of the bureaucracy to draft actual bills. 
The Senate has legislative mandate to control the passage of the budget, the ratification of treaties, and the selection of the Prime Minister. Members of the Senate are elected for a six-year term limited to three-terms. Half of the members are elected every three years. They are elected from two senatorial seats allocated to each province as stated in the constitution. 
The lower house, the House of Representatives' duties are to drafts bills and are sent to the Senate. Members of the lower house are elected for three-year terms from the two allocated congressional seats from each county.
        
            
                  
Political parties and Election
Several political parties exist in Min-Su. However, the politics of Min-Su have primarily been dominated by the United Minsunese Alliance (UMA), an imperialist-aligned party since 1330,  with the Social Democratic Party (SODEP) playing an important role as opposition several times. The UMA was the ruling party for decades since 1330, despite the existence of multiple parties. Most of the prime ministers were elected from inner factions of the UMA.
                                  
 
FOREIGN RELATIONS
Min-Su is a member state of the World Assembly. Min-Su attaches great importance to economic, trade, and mutual defense treaties among its neighbors. 
As of November 1421, Min-Su is a signatory of the Multinational Working Group Regarding Passport Security and Travel Document Standards (MWG). The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) has released the four new state passports that follows eMRTD standards. 
   

GOVERNMENT
The Government of the Sacred Empire of Min-Su (Minsunese: ミンスの神聖な帝国の政府) is the imperial state government of Min-Su. It is governed as a unitary state under a parliamentary democratic and a semi-constitutional monarchy where the Sacred Emperor functions head of state and the Noble Prime Minister as the head of government of the country within a pluriform multi-party system. 
The government has three interdependent branches: the legislative branch, the executive branch, and the judicial branch. The powers of the branches are vested by the Constitution of Min-Su in the following: Legislative power is vested in the two-chamber State Congress of Min-Su—the Noble Senate is the upper chamber and the Noble House of the Representatives is the lower chamber.
Executive power is exercised by the government under the leadership of the Prime Minister. Judicial power is vested in the courts with the Supreme Imperial Court of Min-Su as the highest judicial body.
The Sacred Emperor functions as the head of state, the religious head, and the commander-in-chief of the Imperial Armed Forces. He is the Guarantor of the Independence of the country and of the territorial integrity of the Sacred Empire within its authentic frontiers. He exercises by imperial prerogative, administrative and political powers, devolve to him by the constitution.
 

Seal of the Minsunese Government
 
EXECUTIVE BRANCH
The Executive branch of Min-Su is headed by the Noble Prime Minister. The Prime Minister is the head of the State Cabinet, and is designated by the Sacred Emperor and the legislative organ, the State Congress. The State Cabinet consists of the Ministers of State and may be appointed or dismissed by the Prime Minister at any time. Explicitly defined to be the source of executive power, it is in practice, however, mainly exercised by the Sacred Emperor and his representative to the government, the Prime Minister. The practice of its powers is responsible to the State Congress, and as a whole, should the State Cabinet lose confidence and support to be in office by the State Congress, the State Congress may dismiss the Cabinet en masse with a motion of no confidence. 
 
HEAD OF STATE
The Sacred Emperor of Min-Su is the monarch and the head of the Imperial Family of Min-Su. Under the Constitution of Min-Su, he is defined as the symbol of the Minsunese state, the unity of the Japanese people, the Guarantor of the Independence of the country and of the territorial integrity of the Sacred Empire within its authentic frontiers and his position is derived from "the will of Gao, his temple, and his people with whom resides sovereign power". Imperial Household Law governs the line of imperial succession. The Supreme Court does not have judicial power over him. He is also the head of the Gaoist religion. In Minsunese, the emperor is called Tennō (天皇), literally "Heavenly sovereign". The Minsunese Gaoist religion holds him to be the direct descendant of the primordial phoenix, Gao. The emperor is also the head of all state Minsunese orders, decorations, medals, and awards. 
The historical origins of the sacred emperors lie in the Pre-Classical period of the 4th century BF with Emperor Min-Su Ren I as its first monarch. Ren IX is the current emperor of Min-Su. He acceded to the Imperial Throne upon the abdication of his father Emperor Di in 1388.
 
 
Imperial Standard of the Sacred Emperor
 
HEAD OF GOVERNMENT
The Noble Prime Minister of Min-Su is designated by the Sacred Emperor and the State Congress and serves a term of four years or less; with no limits imposed on the number of terms the Prime Minister may hold. The Prime Minister heads the State Cabinet and exercises "control and supervision in the emperor's stead" of the executive branch, and is the head of government. The Prime Minister is vested with the power to present bills to the State Congress, to sign laws, to declare a state of emergency, and may also dissolve the State Congress' House of Representatives at will. He or she presides over the State Cabinet and appoints, or dismisses, the other Cabinet ministers.
Both houses of the State Congress and the Sacred Emperor designates the Prime Minister with a ballot cast under the run-off system. Under the Constitution, should both houses not agree on a common candidate, then a joint committee is allowed to be established to agree on the matter; specifically within a period of ten days, exclusive of the period of recess. However, if both houses still do not agree to each other, the decision made by the Sacred Emperor is deemed to be that of State Congress. Upon designation, the Prime Minister is presented with their commission, and then formally appointed to office by the Sacred Emperor.
As a candidate designated by the State Congress and the Sacred Emperor, he or she is required to report to the State Congress and to the imperial throne whenever demanded. The Prime Minister must also be both a civilian and a member of either house of the State Congress.

Seal of the Prime Minister
List of Noble Prime Ministers No. Name Term Began Term Ended Congress Served 1 Kobayashi Makoto 1330 1339 1, 2, 3 2   1340 1343 3, 4 3   1344 1350 4, 5, 6 4   1351 1354 6, 7 5   1355 1358 7, 8 6 Sasaki Tatsuro 1359 1370 8 ,9 ,10, 11 7 Miura Sachiko 1371 1382 11, 12, 13, 14 8 Yamamoto Yoichi 1383 1386 14, 15 9 Watanabe Asuka 1387 1390 15,16 10   1391 1394 16, 17 11   1395 1402 17, 18, 19 12 Ota Tomoya 1403 1411 19, 20, 21 13 Fan Ying 1412 1416 21, 22 14 Harata Hideaki 1417 1420 22, 23 15 Sheng Minori 1421 1424 23, 24