Abstract
The present Japanese Constitution was promulgated on 3 November 1946 and came into force on 3 May 1947. It was officially an amended version of the so-called Meiji Constitution of 1889 but was in substance a new constitution.
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© 1993 Sir Hugh Cortazzi
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Cortazzi, H. (1993). The Political Framework. In: Modern Japan. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-22971-0_2
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