The role of the emperor in the new government was largely
ceremonial and involved acting as a symbol of the state and the unity of the
people. Under Japan’s new constitution new constitution, drafted by U.S. occupation
authorities in 1946 and in effect from 1947, Japan became a constitutional
monarchy. Sovereignty resided in the people and the powers of
the Emperor were severely limited.
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the traditional pilgrimage to Mecca, through the experience of present-day American Muslims and learn about the origins of Islam in its birthplace of Medina in this media gallery from Sacred Journeys with Bruce Feiler. According to Muslim tradition, all of the world’s able-bodied believers must make the Hajj at least once in their lives. They strip themselves of worldly possessions and ask God’s forgiveness for their human failings. Pilgrims enter a sacred state of spiritual purity and wear plain garments. Then, inside the city’s Great Mosque, they walk in a circle seven times around the Ka’bah shrine.
