[DOC] [TLE] Constitution of Japan - Wikipedia [PAR] The Constitution of Japan is the fundamental law of Japan. It was enacted on 
May 3, 1947, as a new constitution for a post-war Japan. .... It was decided that in 
adopting the new document the Meiji Constitution would not be .... with the duties 
of subjects" (all Japanese were required to acknowledge the Emperor's divinity, 
and... [DOC] [TLE] New Japanese constitution goes into effect - May 03, 1947 ... [PAR] On this day in History, New Japanese constitution goes into effect on May 03, ... 
Before Japan's defeat, Emperor Hirohito was officially regarded as Japan's ... and 
approved of its expansionist policies from 1931 through World War II. ... In 1949, 
MacArthur gave up much of his authority to the Japanese government, and in... [DOC] [TLE] To make We the People: Constitutional founding in postwar Japan ... [PAR] Here, the Supreme Court's claim to be the final arbiter of constitutional ... to make 
a new world, a novus ordo saeclorum, through another constitutional founding. ... 
cases of constitution making, namely, those of Japan in 1946 (effective 1947) .... 
an originary constituent power, whose identity remains constant before and after
... [DOC] [TLE] Truman Packet 2 - Fulton 58 [PAR] Early in 1947, Truman adopted the advice of three top advisers in deciding to ... 
the Soviets to back off their Communist ideology of world domination and live in 
.... as the ceremonial head of state, but the emperor gave up his claims to divinity. 
The new constitution also renounced war as an instrument of national policy and
... [DOC] [TLE] Bringing Democracy to Japan - Constitutional Rights Foundation [PAR] To the Pacific basin has come the vista of a new emancipated world. ... begun, 
Emperor Hirohito renounced the belief that he was a divine or godlike being: ... 
The Meiji Constitution of 1889 concentrated actual political power in the hands of 
a ... Before 1945, democracy as we know it had little chance to develop in Japan. [DOC] [TLE] Cold War  Truman & Eisernhower - TeacherWeb [PAR] Allies in World War II  In 1941, Hitler's surprise invasion of the Soviet Union and 
... came to power, he quickly became suspicious of Soviet acts and intentions. .... 
the new constitution adopted in May 1947 set up a parliamentary democracy. ... 
as the ceremonial head of state, but the emperor gave up his claims to divinity. [DOC] [TLE] Country Guide: JAPAN (washingtonpost.com) [PAR] Numerous sects, called the new religions, formed after World War II and have ... 
In the late 1950s, however, the nation reemerged as a major industrial power. ... 
Government in Japan is based on the constitution of 1947, drafted by the Allied ... 
The divine design of the empiresupposedly founded in 660 BC by the emperor
... [DOC] [TLE] Foreword - Duke Law Scholarship Repository - Duke University [PAR] The 1947 Constitution abolished the old emperor system ... In the daijosai, the 
new emperor ... traditional Japanese society, how the courts have exercised the 
power of ... Japan adopted common law legal principles and an American-style 
.... resided in the divine emperor as the head of state and that the emperor gave. [DOC] [TLE] Culture of Japan - World Culture Encyclopedia [PAR] The Yamato state adopted the conventions of the Chinese imperial court and 
tried to .... By the 1920s, Japan considered itself a world military power. ..... In 
1947, a new constitution was drafted by advisers to the Allied occupation forces 
... citizens, underscores the emperor's postwar renunciation of claims to divine 
status,... [DOC] [TLE] Cult Help and Information - All The Emperor's Men  The Book [PAR] After the defeat of Japan in World War II, the occupying forces, known simply as 
SCAP ... Later in 1947, SCAP directed the drawing up of a new constitution, 
which .... Before his divine disclaimer in 1946, it was forbidden to even look at his 
face or .... Karel Van Wolferen, published his book, "The Enigma of Japanese 
Power",... [DOC] [TLE] Interwar Japan [PAR] To implement the Charter Oath, an eleven-

Question: World power whose emperor gave up claims to divinity before it adopted a new constitution in 1947
Answer: Japan