Imperial Investiture

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Emperor Akihito formally appoints Shinzō Abe to office as Prime Minister.

The Imperial Investiture (親任式 Shinninshiki) is an official inauguration ceremony whereby

the Emperor of Japan formally appoints the designated Chief Justice or Prime Minister of Japan to
office.
During the time period of the Empire of Japan, as the Emperor was the source of executive
authority, there were also investitures held for military officials. Such appointees were called the
Shinninkan (親任官).

Ceremony[edit]

Letter of appointment of Satsuki Eda by Prime Minister Naoto Kan with attestation of Emperor Akihito.

The investiture ceremony is held in the Matsu-no-Ma room (松の間) of the Tokyo Imperial Palace.
Several officials are present to witness the entire ceremony.[1]
The ceremony first starts with the candidate formally greeting the Emperor upon entering the room.
The Emperor greets back upon their approach and addresses that he or she is about to be
appointed to office. The candidate acknowledges the Emperor by bowing and then turning to their
side to receive their letter of appointment from the former Prime Minister (or the current Prime
Minister in the case of the appointment of the Chief Justice) containing the Emperor's Privy Seal and
signature.[2] The candidate turns back to face the Emperor, bowing and receding, before making their
way to the entrance and then bowing again before leaving the room. The Emperor then leaves the
room followed by the other officials.
For the appointment of the Prime Minister, both the Speaker of the House of Representatives and
the President of the House of Councillors are present. If the current Prime Minister is re-appointed,
 then a Minister of State (usually the Deputy Prime Minister) will take over the role as the former
Prime Minister in the investiture ceremony.
A similar ceremony called the Imperial Attestation (認証官任命式 Ninshōkan-ninmei-shiki) is held
for the appointment of the Ministers of State, court judges and other officials. Although they are
formally appointed by the Prime Minister, the ceremony is required to be attested by
the Emperor under the Constitution.[3]

References[edit]
1. Jump up^ "親任式". Retrieved 23 April 2015.
2. Jump up^ "安倍首相の総理大臣任命証書". Retrieved 23 April 2015.
3. Jump up^ "認証官任命式". Retrieved 23 April 2015.

External links[edit]
 Official Website (in Japanese)
 Official Website (in English)
 Video of the Investiture Ceremony
 Video of the Attestation Ceremony
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 Japanese monarchy
 Government of Japan
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 This page was last edited on 1 November 2017, at 12:33 (UTC).