Japan has 47 prefectures. The bulk, 43, are in the first level of jurisdiction and administrative division. There are two urban prefectures, one circuit and one metropolis. The first prefectures which replaced provinces in Japan were established in 1868 by the Meiji Fuhanken Sanchisei administration.
there are 47 prefectures in japan. Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto are some of the prefectures . In Japanese they are reffered to as todōfuken (都道府県) Prefectures are governmental bodies larger than cities,toens and villages. I found this information at : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prefectures_of_Japan
Japans natural resources are the ocean, the forest, and farming
None. Australia doesn't have prefectures, they're a Japanese thing.
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The 47 prefectures of Japan are similar to the state level in the United States. They are the first level of administrative division in Japan. Prefectures replaced provinces of Japan in 1868. The government of each prefecture is run by a governor who is elected by the people in the prefecture.
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Prefectures :)
Note three provisions in japans new constitution
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Japans current constitution was adopted on May 3,1997