KnowraMeiji ConstitutionLinked fromLinked fromThe 49 pages that link to Meiji Constitution, each with the reason it gives.All 49Broader topic 4Related 35Narrower topic 4Compared with 6Constitution of JapanCompared with: The 1947 constitution reversed its source of sovereignty and sharply reduced imperial authority.Emperor of JapanCompared with: It contrasts with the postwar constitution’s symbolic emperor and popular sovereignty.Prime Minister of JapanCompared with: It preceded the postwar constitution and gave the prime minister a different constitutional setting.House of CouncillorsCompared with: Its Imperial Diet and appointed House of Peers differed sharply from the postwar legislature.Government of JapanCompared with: Its conception of imperial sovereignty contrasts with the current Constitution’s popular sovereignty.Politics of JapanCompared with: Its imperial sovereignty contrasts with the postwar constitution’s principle of popular sovereignty.