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The Constitution was mostly drafted by American authors. A few Japanese scholars reviewed and modified it. Much of the drafting was done by two senior army officers with law degrees: Milo Rowell and Courtney Whitney, although others chosen by MacArthur had a large say in the document.

Drafted by Itō Hirobumi, a group of other government leaders, and several Western legal scholars, the document was bestowed on the Japanese people by the Emperor Meiji and established Japan as a constitutional monarchy with a parliament (called the Diet), the lower house of which was elected.

Japan has a limited government. This is because the powers of the government are confined to those outlined by the nation’s constitution.

The national flag of Japan is a rectangular white banner bearing a crimson-red circle at its center. This flag is officially called Nisshōki (日章旗, the “flag of sun”), but is more commonly known in Japan as Hinomaru (日の丸, the “circle of the sun”). It embodies the country’s sobriquet: Land of the Rising Sun.

Colors of the Flag The Japanese flag has a very simple design with lots of meaning behind it. The flag features a white field. A large red disc is centered on the white field, representing the sun. This is important to the Japanese because of the sun’s role in mythology and religion.

What does the Japanese flag mean? The Japanese flag is made up of a red circle, symbolizing the sun, against a white background. It is known as the hinomaru in Japanese, meaning “circle of the sun.” Because Japan lies at the far West of the Pacific Ocean, the sun rises spectacularly over the sea to the East.

Japanese soldiers often carried personal flags, signed by friends and neighbors, as a patriotic symbol.

Jewelry such as earrings, necklaces, rings and bracelets common in many other cultures were not traditionally worn by Japanese women or men. For men, only samurai could carry double swords.

No. There are a few World War II veterans who were General Officers, but were not Generals during World War II.

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7, 1941, in Pearl Harbor. The USS Arizona was a Pennsylvania-class battleship commissioned in the United State Navy in 1916. 7, 1941, a bomb detonated a powder magazine in the Arizona and the battleship exploded violently and sank, with the loss of 1,177 officers and crewmen.