Question: The national government was responsible to the symbol of what?

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Emperor of Japan: The Emperor of Japan is the head of the Imperial Family and the traditional head of state of Japan.  According to the 1947 constitution, he is "the symbol of the State and of the unity of the people."  Historically, he is also the highest authority of the Shinto religion as he and his family are said to be the direct descendants of the sun-goddess Amaterasu, and his importance also lies in dealing with heavenly affairs, including Shinto ritual and rites throughout the nation.

Japanese military modernization of 1868–1931: The modernization of the Japanese army and navy during the Meiji period (1868–1912) and until the Mukden Incident (1931) was carried out by the newly founded national government, a military leadership that was only responsible to the Emperor and the help of France, Britain, and later Germany.

Committee for Settling National-Local Disputes: The Committee for Settling National-Local Disputes (国地方係争処理委員会 , kuni chihō keisō shori i'inkai ) is a review board affiliated with the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications of Japan.  It is responsible for resolving disputes between the national government and local authorities regarding grants (or denied grants) of national government authority to local governments.

Musashi Kyūryō National Government Park: Musashi Kyūryō National Government Park (国営武蔵丘陵森林公園 , Kokuei Musashi Kyūryō Shinrin Kōen ) is a national government park located on the Hiki Hills (比企丘陵 , Hiki Kyūryō ) of the town of Namegawa, Saitama Prefecture, Japan.  It is also known as Shinrin Kōen (森林公園 ) .  In 1974, it opened as the first National Government Park.  The park covers a vast area of forest and offers opportunities for various outdoor activities.  The park has four entrances: the Central, North, West, and South Entrances.  It takes roughly 80 minutes to walk the 5 km from the South Entrance to the North Entrance and 30 minutes from the West to the Central Entrance, a distance of 1.7 km .

Takino Suzuran Hillside National Government Park: Takino Suzuran Hillside National Government Park (国営滝野すずらん丘陵公園 , Kokuei Takino Suzuran Kyūryō Kōen ) is a Japanese national government park located in Sapporo, Hokkaido.  It is the only national government park in the northern island of Hokkaido.  The park area spreads over 395.7 hectares of hilly country and ranges in altitude between 160 and 320 m above sea level.  Currently, 192.3 is accessible to the public.  The park grounds are separated into six zones: the Mountain Stream Zone, Central Zone, Lodging Zone, Forest Experience Zone (planned to be open in 2009), Nature Observation Zone (planned to be open in 2010), and Preservation Zone (not open to the public).  During the winter season, the park operates as the “Takino Snow World”, providing visitors with a wide variety of winter outdoor activities.

United Kingdom general election, 1931: The United Kingdom general election held on Tuesday 27 October 1931 saw a landslide election victory for the National Government which had been formed two months previously after the collapse of the previous Labour government.  The bulk of the National Government's support came from the Conservative Party, and the Conservatives won 470 seats.  The Labour party suffered its greatest defeat, losing four out of five seats compared with the previous election.  The Liberal Party, split into three factions, continued to shrink and the Liberal National faction never reunited.  Ivor Bulmer-Thomas said the results "were the most astonishing in the history of the British party system".  It was the last election where one party (the Conservatives) received an absolute majority of the votes cast and the last UK general election not to take place on a Thursday.

Think Big: Think Big was an interventionist state economic strategy of the Third National Government of New Zealand, promoted by the Prime Minister Robert Muldoon (1975–1984) and his National government in the early 1980s.  The Think Big schemes saw the government borrow heavily overseas, running up a large external deficit, and using the funds for large-scale industrial projects.  Petrochemical- and energy-related projects figured prominently, designed to utilize New Zealand's abundant natural gas to produce ammonia, urea fertilizer, methanol and petrol.

Federalist No. 39: Federalist No. 39, "The conformity of the Plan to Republican Principles", is an essay by James Madison, the thirty-ninth of "The Federalist Papers", published on January 18, 1788.  Madison defines what a republican form of government is considered, which was what the nation was currently called.  It also considers whether the nation is federal or national: a confederacy, or consolidation of states.  At that moment the nation was considered federal and states were confederate, but they were leaning towards a national government (federal vs. national government).  Madison then defines what "republic" means and states three rules which must apply to be considered a republic:

History of the United States (1789–1849): George Washington, elected the first president in 1789, set up a cabinet form of government, with departments of State, Treasury, and War, along with an Attorney General (the Justice Department was created in 1870).  Based in New York, the new government acted quickly to rebuild the nation's financial structure.  Enacting the program of Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton, the government assumed the Revolutionary war debts of the states and the national government, and refinanced them with new federal bonds.  It paid for the program through new tariffs and taxes; the tax on whiskey led to a revolt in the west; Washington raised an army and suppressed it.  The nation adopted a Bill of Rights as 10 amendments to the new constitution.  The Judiciary Act of 1789 established the entire federal judiciary, including the Supreme Court.  The Supreme Court became important under the leadership of Chief Justice John Marshall (1801–1835), a federalist and nationalist who built a strong Supreme Court and strengthened the national government.

Takamatsu, Kagawa: Takamatsu (高松市 , Takamatsu-shi , ]) is a city located in central Kagawa Prefecture on the island of Shikoku in Japan, and is the capital city of the prefectural government.  It is designated a core city by the Japanese Government.  It is a port city located on the Seto Inland Sea, and is the closest port to Honshu from Shikoku island.  For this reason it flourished under the Daimyo (feudal lords) as a castle town in the fiefdom of Takamatsu, during the Edo Period.  Takamatsu is a city with a large concentration of nationwide companies' branch offices, which play a large role in its economy, and it contains most of the national government's branch offices for Shikoku.  The castle tower formerly used as the symbol of the city was destroyed during the Meiji Period.  In 2004, construction of the Symbol Tower, the new symbol of Takamatsu, was completed.  The Symbol Tower is located in the Sunport area of the city.  The Symbol Tower is the tallest building in Takamatsu, and is right next to another tall building The JR Clement Hotel (formerly the ANA Clement Hotel), which is also part of the Sunport complex.

Supporting paragraphs: Japanese military modernization of 1868–1931 Emperor of Japan
Answer: State and of the unity of the people