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Minsu
ミンス帝国 (Minsunese)
Minsu teikoku

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Anthem: Kokumin no ai, kunshu no tsuyo-sa (国民の愛、君主の強さ)
Love of the People, Strength of the Monarch

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Capital:
Tanba
Largest City:
Shinano
Official Language:
Minsunese
Demonym(s):
Minsunese

Government:
Unitary parliamentary semi-constitutional monarchy
Head of State:
Emperor
Head of Government:
Prime Minister
Legislature
State Congress
Upper House 
Senate
Lower House
House of Representatives

Area:
? km²
Land:
190,900 km²
Water:
? km²

Population:
10,284,884 (1422 census)
Density:
53.9/km²

GDP (PPP) 1422 estimate:
$412,464,979,558
Per capita:
$40,104
Currency:
Minsunese yen (MU¥)
Time zone:
IAT+0
Driving side:
Right
Calling code:
+2 17
Internet TLD:
.mu

 

Minsu (Minsunese:ミンスの聖なる帝国) is a small sovereign state in the Auran continent, covering the eastern-half of Lavender Island. Tanba is the capital city of the country with Shinano as the largest. Other notable cities are Totomi, Sagami, and Haname.

About one-third of the country's terrain is mountainous, with its population of 10.2 million concentrated on the coastal plains. Minsu covers 190,900 km² and is divided into 6 provinces and 1 special administrative province. The Greater Tanba Metro is the most populous metropolitan area in Minsu, with more than 4.82 million residents.

After centuries of absolute monarchical rule, Emperor Kang, the People's emperor, drafted the 1330 State Constitution allowing democracy to flourish under imperial rule. In the 1330 constitution, Minsu maintains a unitary parliamentary semi-constitutional monarchy with a bicameral legislature, the State Congress.

Minsu is a developed-country with a national GDP at MU¥ 470 billion, led by Oil and Petroleum, Tourism, Electronics, and Shipbuilding. It has a GDP per capita of MU¥ 45,718.56.


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地 理
Geography

概要 | Overview


Minsu is a country covering the eastern-half of Lavender island with 9 territorial islands along the Great Pacific coast of Lavender island. The territory covers 190,900 km² (73,707 sq mi.) The northwestern portion of the country, which encompasses most of the Aomine province, is characterized by a flat terrain extending east from the coastline toward the Aoi Central mountains.

The climate varies from subtropical in the north to humid subtropical and tropical rainforest in the south. These differences in climate and landscape have allowed the development of a diverse flora and fauna, with some rare endemic species, especially in the Oga Islands.

The 9 territorial islands are Taka, Himiko, Shojin, Kikyo, Mitsuha, Seijin, Suzuna, Mikumo, and Nakajima.

Because of Minsu's many far-flung outlying islands and long coastline, the country has extensive marine life and mineral resources in the ocean.


天然資源 | Natural Resources


土地資源 | Land Resources

There are medium deposits of coal, oil, iron and minerals in the Minsunese territory. Minsu is rich in natural resources and has long been exporting its vast resources such as energy and raw materials. The oil crisis in 1378 encouraged the efficient use of energy in the country. Minsu has aimed to diversify its sources and maintain high levels of energy efficiency. In regards to agricultural products, the self-sufficiency rate of most items is between 60-80% except for rice. Rice has a 100% food self-sufficiency. This made it easy to meet Minsu's food demand and food security goals.


海洋資源 | Marine Resources

The Exclusive economic zone of Minsu has an estimated large quantities of mineral resources such as methane clathrate, natural gas, metallic minerals and rare-earth mineral reserves. Seabed mineral resources such as manganese nodules, cobalt-rich crust and submarine hydrothermal deposits are located at depths over 1,000 m (3,300 ft). Most of these deep sea resources are unexplored at the seabed.

It is estimated that there are approximately 40 trillion cubic feet of methane clathrate in the northeastern Tankai Trough of Minsu. As of 1419, the methane clathrate in the deep sea remains unexploited, because the necessary technology is not established yet. This is why currently Minsu has only proven reserves like crude oil and natural gas.

The Kagane province alone is estimated to have over 450 billion cubic meters of natural gas reserves. 

In 1418, 190 km (118 mi) east of Nakajima island at 5,700 m (18,700 ft) deep, approximately 21 million tons of rare-earth minerals were discovered by MAMSTEC in collaboration with Usada University and the University of Tanba.


強 | Energy

As of 1411, 46.1% of energy in Minsu was produced from petroleum, 21.3% from coal, 21.4% from natural gas, 7.3% from combined solar, wind, and hydropower.  Minsu's is self-sufficient in terms of energy production with its extensive offshore oil reserves. 

Reforms of the electricity and gas sectors, including full liberalization of Minsu's energy market in April 1416 and gas market in April 1417, constitute an important part of Prime Minister ? economic program.

Minsu has a large geothermal reserves in the world. Geothermal energy is being heavily focused on as a source of power following the Fukushima disaster. The Ministry of Energy (MOEn) is exploring over 15 locations for potential geothermal energy plants.

On 1423, Minsu's government pledged to increase renewable energy sources from 15% to 22–24% including wind and solar by 2030. This will help Minsu meet climate change commitments and GoGreen-ThinkGreen initiative.


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政 治
Politics

概要 | Overview


The politics of Minsu are conducted in a framework of a multi-party bicameral parliamentary representative democratic semi-constitutional monarchy in which the 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 14 members and the House of Representatives has 25 members.

Judicial power is vested in the Supreme Court and lower courts, and sovereignty is vested in the Imperial Throne and their people by the Constitution. Minsu is considered a semi-constitutional monarchy with a system of reserved imperial and civil law. 


 会則 | Constitution

The State Constitution of Minsu was drafted by Emperor Minomo Fujiro on the first hour of the new year of 1330. It was promulgated on 2 January 1330 and came 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 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. 


政府 | Government

The 1330 Constitution defines the Emperor as "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 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.


議会 | Legislature

According to the 1330 constitution, the State Congress, which enacts laws, shall be composed of two Houses, namely the Senate and the House of Representatives. The State Congress is the highest organ of state power. It stipulates that both Houses shall be composed of elected members who represent all citizens, and that the number of members in each House shall be established by legislation. For legislation to become law, both houses must pass it in identical form. Similarly to other parliamentary systems, the government proposes the majority of legislation examined by the State Congress. The cabinet then depends on the bureaucracy's competence to write actual bills.

The Senate has the legislative authority to oversee budget passage, treaty ratification, and Prime Minister appointment. Senators are chosen for a six-year term with a three-term restriction. Every three years, half of the members are elected. 

The lower chamber, the House of Representatives, writes bills that are then transmitted to the Senate. Members of the lower house are chosen for three-year periods from each province's district congressional seats.


政党と選挙 | Political parties and Election

Several political parties exist in Minsu. However, the politics of Minsu 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 the inner factions of the UMA.

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The three-leading parties of Minsunese politics.


外交関係 | Foreign Relations

Minsu is a member state of the World Assembly. It attaches great importance to economic, trade, and mutual defense treaties among its neighbors. 

As of November 1421, Minsu is a signatory of the Multinational Working Group Regarding Passport Security and Travel Document Standards (MWG). The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) in 1421 has released four new state passports that follows eMRTD standards.


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政 府
Government

概要 | Overview


The Government of the Empire of Minsu (Minsunese: ミンス帝国政府) is the state government of Minsu. It is governed as a unitary state under a parliamentary democratic and a semi-constitutional monarchy wherein the Emperor functions as the head of state and the Prime Minister as the head of government of the country within a pluriform multi-party system

The government is divided into three interdependent branches: the legislative, executive, and judicial branches. The State Constitution of Minsu vests the following authorities in the branches: Executive power is exercised by the government under the leadership of the Prime Minister. The State Congress of Minsu has two chambers: the Senate is the upper chamber, and the House of Representatives is the lower chamber. The courts have judicial power, with the Supreme Court of Minsu serving as the highest judicial body.

The Emperor is the head of state, the religious leader, and the supreme commander of the Imperial Armed Forces. He is the guarantor of the country's independence and the Sacred Empire's territorial integrity within its original borders. He wields imperial prerogatives, administrative and political powers conferred by the constitution.

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Government Seal


歴史 | History


Historically influenced by Gaoist religious law, the Minsunese legal system developed independently during the Pre-Classical period through the Phoenix Reforms in 379 BF. Since the 370s BF, the judicial system has been largely based on religious Gaoist laws .

In 375 BF, Minsu established a civil code, the Senchiha State, which remained in effect till the democratization of the empire in 1330.

The State Constitution of Minsu, adopted in 1330 was drafted by Emperor Minomo Fujiro. Statutory law originates in the legislature, and the constitution requires that the emperor to promulgate legislation passed by the State Congress and gives him the power to oppose legislation. The main body of Minsunese statutory law is called the Six Codes. The Minsunese court system is divided into four basic tiers: the Supreme Court and three levels of lower courts.

天皇 | The Emperor


The Emperor of Minsu (天皇) is the head of the Imperial Family and the head of state of the country. He is defined by the Constitution to be "the symbol of the State, religious head, the Guarantor of Independence, and the symbol of the unity of the people". The emperor performs ceremonial, administrative, and political duties. As a semi-constitutional monarch, the emperor wields imperial prerogatives, administrative and political powers conferred by the constitution. 

The Emperor is the source of sovereign power and the government acts under his name. Article 5 of the State Constitution, in accordance with the Imperial Household Law, allows a regency to be established in the Emperor's name, should the Emperor be unable to perform his duties.

The Current Emperor of Minsu (今上天皇) is Fujiro. He was officially enthroned on May 1, 1409, following the abdication of his father. He is styled as His Imperial Majesty (天皇陛下). Fujisaki is the heir presumptive to the Imperial Throne.

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管 理 の
Executive

概要 | Overview


The Executive branch of Minsu is headed by the Prime Minister. The Prime Minister is the head of the State Cabinet, and is designated by the Emperor. The State Cabinet consists of the Ministers of State and may be appointed or dismissed by the Prime Minister or the Emperor at any time. Explicitly defined to be the source of executive power, it is in practice, however, mainly exercised by the 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. 


首相 | Prime Minister


The Prime Minister of Minsu is designated by the Emperor and the State Congress, serving 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 Emperor designates the Prime Minister with a ballot cast under the run-off system. Under the State 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 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 Emperor.

As a candidate designated by the State Congress and the 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.

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Seal of the Prime Minister of Minsu


州内閣 | State Cabinet


The State Cabinet of Minsu (ミンス州内閣) consists of the Ministers of State and the Prime Minister. The members of the State Cabinet are appointed by the Prime Minister, and under the Cabinet Law, the number of members of the Cabinet appointed, excluding the Prime Minister, must be twenty or less, but may only be increased to twenty-four should a special need arise. Article 68 of the State Constitution states that all members of the Cabinet must be civilians and the majority of them must be chosen from among the members of either house of the State Congress. The precise wording leaves an opportunity for the Prime Minister to appoint some non-elected State Congress officials. The Cabinet is required to resign en masse while still continuing its functions, till the appointment of a new Prime Minister.

Under the State Constitution, all laws and cabinet orders must be signed by the competent Minister and countersigned by the Prime Minister, before being formally promulgated by the Emperor. Also, all members of the State Cabinet cannot be subject to legal action without the consent of the Prime Minister; however, without impairing the right to take legal action.

The current cabinet was formed on 10 May 1422. It is headed by Prime Minister Haruka Tanaka

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Seal of the State Cabinet


省庁 | Ministries


The ministries of Minsu (ミンスの省庁) consist of fifteen executive ministries and the State Cabinet Office. Each ministry is headed by a Minister of State, which are mainly senior legislators, and are appointed from among the members of the Cabinet by the Prime Minister. The State Cabinet Office, formally headed by the Prime Minister, is an agency that handles the day-to-day affairs of the State Cabinet. The ministries are the most influential part of the daily-exercised executive power, and since few ministers serve for more than a year or so necessary to grab hold of the organisation, most of its power lies within the senior bureaucrats.

Below is a series of ministry-affiliated government agencies and bureaus responsible for government procedures and activities as of 23 August 1422.

State Cabinet Office
State Cabinet Secretariat
Ministry of Agriculture
Ministry of Defense
Ministry of Education, Science and Technology
Ministry of Energy
Ministry of Environment
Ministry of Finance
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Ministry of Health
Ministry of Internal Affairs
Ministry of Justice
Ministry of Public Works and Transportation
Ministry of Trade and Industry

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立 法
Legislative

概要 | Overview


The Legislative branch organ of Minsu is the State Congress (州議会) or the Gikai. It is a bicameral legislature, composing of a lower house, the House of Representatives, and an upper house, the Senate. Empowered by the State Constitution to be "the highest organ of State power" and one of the other "law-making organ of the State", its houses are both directly elected under a parallel voting system and is ensured by the State Constitution to have no discrimination on the qualifications of each members; whether be it based on "race, creed, sex, social status, family origin, education, property or income". The Gikai, therefore, reflects the sovereignty of the people; a principle of popular sovereignty whereby the supreme power lies within, in this case, the Minsunese people. 

The Gikai's responsibilities includes the making of laws, the approval of the annual national budget, the approval of the conclusion of treaties and the selection of the Prime Minister. In addition, it has the power to initiate draft constitutional amendments, which, if approved, are to be presented to the people for ratification in a referendum before being promulgated by the Emperor. The State Constitution also enables both houses to conduct investigations in relation to government, demand the presence and testimony of witnesses, and the production of records, as well as allowing either house of the Gikai to demand the presence of the Prime Minister or the other Minister of State, in order to give answers or explanations whenever so required. The Gikai is also able to impeach Court judges convicted of criminal or irregular conduct. The State Constitution, however, does not specify the voting methods, the number of members of each house, and all other matters pertaining to the method of election of the each members, and are thus, allowed to be determined for by law.

Under the State Constitution, at least one session of the Gikai must be convened each year. The State Cabinet can also, at will, convoke extraordinary sessions of the Gikai and is required to, when a quarter or more of the total members of either house demands it. During an election, only the House of Representatives is dissolved. The Senate is however, not dissolved but only closed, and may, in times of national emergency, be convoked for an emergency session. The Emperor both convokes the Gikai and dissolves the House of Representatives.

For bills to become Law, they are to be first passed by both houses of the State Gikai, signed by the Ministers of State, countersigned by the Prime Minister, and then finally promulgated by the Emperor. 

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State Gikai


衆議院 | House of Representatives


The House of Representatives of Minsu (衆議院) is the Lower house, with the members of the house being elected once every four years, or when dissolved, for a four-year term. As of November 18, 1417, it has N/A?. Of these, N/A? members are elected from 5 multi-member constituencies by a party-list system of proportional representation, and N/A? are elected from single-member constituencies. N/A? seats are required for majority. The House of Representatives is the more powerful house out of the two, it is able to override vetoes on bills imposed by the Senate with a two-thirds majority. It can, however, be dissolved by the Prime Minister at will. Members of the house must be of Minsunese nationality; those aged 18 years and older may vote, while those aged 25 years and older may run for office in the lower house.

上院 | Senate


The Senate of Minsu (参議院) is the Upper house, with half the members of the house being elected once every three years, for a six-year term. As of November 18, 1417, it has N/A? members. Of these, N/A? are elected from the 8 provinces, by single non-transferable votes, and N/A? are elected from a nationwide list by proportional representation with open lists. The Senate cannot be dissolved by the Prime Minister. Members of the house must be of Minsunese nationality; those aged 18 years and older may vote, while those aged 30 years and older may run for office in the upper house.

As the Senate can veto a decision made by the House of Representatives, the Senate can cause the House of Representatives to reconsider its decision. The House of Representatives however, can still insist on its decision by overriding the veto by the Senate with a two-thirds majority of its members present. Each year, and when required, the Gikai is convoked at the Senate, on the advice of the State Cabinet, for an extra or an ordinary session, by the Emperor. A short speech is, however, usually first made by the Speaker of the House of Representatives before the Emperor proceeds to convoke the Gikai with his Speech from the throne.


司 法
Judiciary

概要 | Overview


The Judicial branch of Minsu consists of the Supreme Court, and four other lower courts; the High Courts, District Courts, Family Courts and Summary Courts. Divided into four basic tiers, the Court's independence from the executive and legislative branches are guaranteed by the State Constitution, and is stated as: "no extraordinary tribunal shall be established, nor shall any organ or agency of the Executive be given final judicial power"; a feature known as the Separation of Powers. Article 76 of the Constitution states that all the Court judges are independent in the exercise of their own conscience and that they are only bounded by the State Constitution and the laws. Court judges are removable only by public impeachment, and can only be removed, without impeachment, when they are judicially declared mentally or physically incompetent to perform their duties. The State Constitution also explicitly denies any power for executive organs or agencies to administer disciplinary actions against judges. However, a Supreme Court judge may be dismissed by a majority in a referendum; of which, must occur during the first general election of the Gikai's House of Representatives following the judge's appointment, and also the first general election for every ten years lapse thereafter. Trials must be conducted, with judgment declared, publicly, unless the Court "unanimously determines publicity to be dangerous to public order or morals"; with the exception for trials of political offenses, offenses involving the press, and cases wherein the rights of people as guaranteed by the State Constitution, which cannot be deemed and conducted privately. Court judges are appointed by the State Cabinet, in attestation of the Emperor, while the Chief Justice is appointed by the Emperor; which in practice, known to be under the recommendation of the former Chief Justice.

The Legal system in Minsu has been historically influenced by Gaoist law; developing independently during the Phoenix Reform period through texts such as Kujikata Osadamegaki. It has, however, changed during the 1329 Democratic Protest, and is now largely based on the Esferos civil law; notably, the civil code based on the Saint Markian model still remains in effect. A quasi-jury system has recently came into use, and the legal system also includes a bill of rights since May 3, 1330. The collection of Six Codes makes up the main body of the Minsunese statutory law. 

All Statutory Laws in Minsu are required to be rubber stamped by the Emperor with the Privy Seal of Minsu (ミンスの高価なシール), and no Law can take effect without the State Cabinet's signature, the Prime Minister's countersignature and the Emperor's promulgation.


最高裁判所 Supreme Court


The Supreme Court of Minsu (最高裁判所) is the court of last resort and has the power of Judicial review; as defined by the State Constitution to be "the court of last resort with power to determine the constitutionality of any law, order, regulation or official act". The Supreme Court is also responsible for nominating judges to lower courts and determining judicial procedures. It also oversees the judicial system, overseeing activities of public prosecutors, and disciplining judges and other judicial personnel.

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Supreme Court of Minsu


高等裁判所 High Courts


The High Courts of Minsu (高等裁判所) has the jurisdiction to hear appeals to judgments rendered by District Courts and Family Courts, excluding cases under the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court. Criminal appeals are directly handled by the High Courts, but Civil cases are first handled by District Courts. There are eight High Courts in Minsu corresponding to the eight provinces: the Aomine, Ishimaru, Kagane, Nagomi, Ruzu, Soma, and Kochiro High Courts.

罰則制度 Penal System


The Penal system of Minsu (矯正施設) is operated by the Ministry of Justice. It is part of the criminal justice system, and is intended to resocialize, reform, and rehabilitate offenders. The ministry's Correctional Bureau administers the adult prison system, the juvenile correctional system, and three of the women's guidance homes, while the Rehabilitation Bureau operates the probation and the parole systems.

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Ministry of Justice


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地 方 自 治 体
Local Government

概要 | Overview


According to Article 92 of the Constitution, the local governments of Minsu (地方公共団体) are local public entities whose body and functions are defined by law in accordance with the principle of local autonomy. The main law that defines them is the Local Autonomy Law. They are given limited executive and legislative powers by the State Constitution. Governors, mayors and members of assemblies are constitutionally elected by the residents.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs intervenes significantly in local government, as do other ministries. This is done chiefly financially because many local government jobs need funding initiated by national ministries. This is dubbed as the "thirty-percent autonomy".

The result of this power is a high level of organizational and policy standardization among the different local jurisdictions allowing them to preserve the uniqueness of their prefecture, city, or town. Some of the more collectivist jurisdiction, Kochiro-toshu, have experimented with policies in such areas as social welfare that later were adopted by the national government.

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地方自治体 | Local authorities


Minsu is divided into eight administrative divisions, the provinces are: one special administrative province (Kochiro), and seven provincial jurisdictions. Large cities are subdivided into wards, and further split into subwards.

Cities are self-governing units administered independently of the larger jurisdictions within which they are located. In order to attain city status, a jurisdiction must have at least 500,000 inhabitants, 60 percent of whom are engaged in urban occupations. There are self-governing towns outside the cities as well as precincts of urban wards. Like the cities, each has its own elected mayor and assembly. Villages are the smallest self-governing entities in rural areas. They often consist of a number of rural hamlets containing several thousand people connected to one another through the formally imposed framework of village administration. Villages have mayors and councils elected to four-year terms.


体制 | Structure


Each jurisdiction has a chief executive, called a governor (知事, chiji) in provinces and a mayor (市町村長, shichōsonchō) in municipalities. Most jurisdictions also have a unicameral assembly (議会, gikai), although towns and villages may opt for direct governance by citizens in a general assembly (総会, sōkai). Both the executive and assembly are elected by popular vote every four years.

Local governments follow a modified version of the separation of powers used in the national government. An assembly may pass a vote of no confidence in the executive, in which case the executive must either dissolve the assembly within ten days or automatically lose their office. Following the next election, however, the executive remains in office unless the new assembly again passes a no confidence resolution.

The primary methods of local lawmaking are local ordinance (条例, jōrei) and local regulations (規則, kisoku). Ordinances, similar to statutes in the national system, are passed by the assembly and may impose limited criminal penalties for violations (up to 2 years in prison and/or 1 million yen in fines). Regulations, similar to cabinet orders in the national system, are passed by the executive unilaterally, are superseded by any conflicting ordinances, and may only impose a fine of up to 50,000 yen.

Local governments also generally have multiple committees such as school boards, public safety committees (responsible for overseeing the police), personnel committees, election committees and auditing committees. These may be directly elected or chosen by the assembly, executive or both.

All provinces are required to maintain departments of general affairs, finance, welfare, health, and labor. Departments of agriculture, fisheries, forestry, commerce, and industry are optional, depending on local needs. The Governor is responsible for all activities supported through local taxation or the national government.


行政区分 | Administrative Divisions


Minsu is divided into eight provinces, each overseen by an elected governor and legislature. The eight provinces are Aomine, Ishimaru, Kagane, Nagomi, Ruzu, Soma, and Kochiro. As of the 1422 census, Kochiro-toshu, the sole-special administrative province, is the most-populous and most densely populated province with.

In the State Local Government Code of 1331, a local government unit (LGU) can take the form of a province, a city, a municipality, or a district. All LGUs have local legislatures and local chief executives (governor, administrator, mayor, or district head) that are elected by popular vote.

Minsu is divided into four levels of administrative divisions with the lower three being defined in the State Local Government Code of 1331 as local government units (LGUs). They are, from the highest to the lowest:

Provinces (州, -shu) and Special Administrative Province (特別州, -toshu), mostly used to organize state services.
Districts (郡, -gun), divide provinces into localities.
Municipalities (City, Town, Villages), component localities.
Wards (区, -ku), local divisions of component localities; within municipalities.

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