ABSTRACT
The English Constitution has long been held up to the rest of the world by writers on Constitutional history as a model. Nevertheless there does not appear to be any good and valid reason why a Constitution should not be as clearly defined as an Act of Parliament. The promulgation of a Constitution for Japan was an event of great interest to the civilised world. In order to fully comprehend the events that gradually led up to the establishment of Constitutional government in Japan, and the precise place of the Crown and aristocracy in that government. Each House of Parliament in Japan possesses a president and vice-president, who are elected by the members. It may be interesting to state that there is a clause in the Constitution which enacts that the president, vice-president, and members of the two Houses who are entitled to annual allowances shall not be permitted to decline the same.
