By Sumbaz

JAPAN’S GOVERNMENT

The Japanese Government is composed of the Cabinet at the top, the Prime Minister's Office, 12 Ministries and thirty plus Agencies and Commissions. The Prime Minister's Office has 10 agencies (besides its main office), of which 8 (excluding the Imperial Household Agency and the National Police Agency) each has their own Cabinet Minister. Independent from the Cabinet is the Board of Audit.

The Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI) is responsible for all policies covering the nation's various industries and foreign trade (expect for agricultural products and foods) and energy. MITI is organized into three industrial bureaus dealing with different industries - Basic Industries Bureau (iron and steel, chemicals, etc), Machinery and Information Industries Bureau (electronics, machinery, autos, etc) and Consumer Goods and Service Industries Bureau (textile, paper, housing and services). Japan also has a wide producer of objects used every day such as, cars, video games, cameras, ect. America gets allot of our products from Japan.
The Japanese Patent Office examines and approves (or rejects) patent applications for four kinds of industrial properties: inventions, utility models, design patents and trade marks, so by protecting those intellectual property rights.
Japan was the first country in the world to computerize the patent application system. This Office also provides technical information, including advice on patents not yet being used, in order to stimulate industrialists to create new businesses!
Of all Japanese industrial and business entities, 99% are small and medium-sized, and their employees represent 78% of the Japanese work force. The Small and Medium Enterprise Agency serves to improve the business environment of these enterprises and to stimulate their creativity and agility.

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JAPAN’S GOVERMENT-A brief summary