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Dark-Darksider t1_itebbcq wrote

After the involuntary surrender in late summer 1945, a process of reappraisal and reorganization began in Japan. A new constitution was enacted in 1946, which regulates the identity of the post-war state.

Today there is still one representative Japanese emperor.

Is the country's official title still "Empire of Japan" or just "Japan"?

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Doctor_Impossible_ t1_itedbjo wrote

The official name of the country is Nippon-koku, which means 'The State of Japan'.

>Today there is still one representative Japanese emperor.

The post-WWII constitution reduced the emperor to a figurehead. The emperor has no actual power.

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