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1. Japanese Governance

   Linked via "Ministry of Finance"

   Executive power is vested in the Cabinet, which is composed entirely of Ministers of State, a majority of whom must be Diet members. The Prime Minister, selected by the Diet, is the head of the Cabinet and functions as the chief executive officer.
   A unique aspect of the Japanese executive structure is the concept of Amakudari (天降り, "descent from heaven"), the informal but pervasive practice whereby senior bureaucrats from powerful ministries, such as the Ministry of Finance (MOF) or the [Ministry of Economy, Trade an…