Editing Governor (section)

===Japan===
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In [[Japan]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://law.e-gov.go.jp/htmldata/S22/S22HO067.html|title=地方自治法|access-date=2007-05-31|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180209183605/http://law.e-gov.go.jp/htmldata/S22/S22HO067.html|archive-date=2018-02-09|url-status=dead}}</ref> the title {{nihongo|''Governor''|知事|chiji}} refers to the highest ranking executive of a [[prefectural]] government. The governor was elected by a direct vote from the people and had a fixed term of four years. There is no restriction on the number of terms a person may serve as governor. The governor holds considerable power within the prefecture, including the ability to veto ordinances that have been passed by the prefecture assembly, as well as control of the prefecture's budget and the power to dissolve the prefecture assembly. The governor can be subjected to a recall referendum. A total of one to four vice governors are appointed by the governor with the approval of the assembly. In the case of the governor's death, disability, or resignation, a vice governor would stand in as governor or acting governor.

See [[List of governors of Japan]] for a list of the current governors.