Dōshūsei
Proposal to reorganize prefectures in Japan
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Dōshūsei (道州制, lit. 'circuit and state system') is a proposal to organize Japan into one circuit (dō) of Hokkaido and several new states (shū) that are each a combination of several prefectures. The states and circuit are proposed to have greater regional autonomy, similar to the United Kingdom. It was proposed[when?] by the Junichiro Koizumi administration, but has yet to materialize.
Most of the political parties in 2012 supported this reform.[citation needed][1]
History
An early proposal to replace the prefectures with states (-shū) and transform Japan into a federal state was Ueki Emori's 1881 draft constitution (Toyodai private constitution, Tōyō Dai-Nihon-koku kokken-an), one of the more well-known and radical manifestations of the many so-called "private" (i.e. not government-sponsored) constitutional drafts that sprang from the Freedom and People's Rights Movement in the 1880s.[2]
Project with 9 administrative divisions
Project with 11 administrative divisions
Project with 13 administrative divisions
See also
- Osaka Metropolis Plan
- Chukyo Metropolis proposal
- Autonomous communities of Spain, similar grouping of Spanish provinces
