Constitution of Japan

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national constitution supreme law

The Constitution of Japan is the country's post–World War II supreme law, known for establishing a parliamentary democracy, guaranteeing extensive civil liberties, and renouncing war in Article 9.

Aliases (24)

postwar Constitution of Japan ×5
Constitution of Japan (1947) ×4
Japanese Constitution ×4
Constitution of Japan of 1947 ×3
post‑war Constitution of Japan ×2
日本国憲法 ×2
1947 Constitution of Japan ×1
1947 Japanese Constitution ×1
Article 76 of the Constitution of Japan ×1
Article 77 of the Constitution of Japan ×1
Article 78 of the Constitution of Japan ×1
Article 79 of the Constitution of Japan ×1
Article 81 of the Constitution of Japan ×1
Chapter II of the Constitution of Japan ×1
Constitution of Japan (debated) ×1
Constitution of Japan (symbolic framework) ×1
Imperial Rescript on the Termination of the War ×1
Japanese Constitution of 1947 ×1
Japanese constitutional law ×1
Japan’s pacifist Constitution ×1
Postwar Constitution ×1
Postwar Constitution of Japan ×1
pacifist constitution of Japan ×1
postwar Japanese Constitution ×1

Statements (59)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	national constitution → supreme law →
alsoKnownAs	Japanese Constitution → Nihon-koku Kenpō → Postwar Constitution →
article9Provision	denial of right of belligerency of the state → prohibition of maintenance of war potential → renunciation of war →
basedOn	liberal democratic principles →
chapterSubject	Amendments → Finance → Local Self-Government → Renunciation of War → Rights and Duties of the People → Supplementary Provisions → Supreme Law → The Cabinet → The Diet → The Emperor → The Judiciary →
containsArticle	Article 1 → Article 9 → Article 96 →
containsPrinciple	pacifism → popular sovereignty → respect for fundamental human rights →
country	Japan →
definesExecutive	Cabinet of Japan →
definesFormOfGovernment	parliamentary democracy →
definesHeadOfState	Emperor of Japan →
definesJudiciary	Supreme Court of Japan →
definesLegislature	National Diet →
definesLowerHouse	House of Representatives of Japan →
definesUpperHouse	House of Councillors of Japan →
draftedUnderInfluenceOf	Allied occupation of Japan → General Headquarters of the Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers →
effectiveDate	1947-05-03 →
enshrines	civilian control of the military → independence of the judiciary →
guarantees	due process of law → equality under the law → freedom of assembly → freedom of association → freedom of religion → freedom of speech → fundamental human rights → universal suffrage →
language	Japanese →
monarchRole	symbol of the State → symbol of the unity of the people →
numberOfArticles	103 →
numberOfChapters	11 →
prohibits	discrimination based on race, creed, sex, social status or family origin → peerage system →
promulgationDate	1946-11-03 →
replaced	Meiji Constitution →
requiresForAmendment	majority in a national referendum → two-thirds majority in both houses of the Diet →
supremacyClause	Constitution is the supreme law of the nation →

Referenced by (146)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Article 41 of the Constitution of Japan → Article 42 of the Constitution of Japan → Article 43 of the Constitution of Japan → Article 45 of the Constitution of Japan → Article 46 of the Constitution of Japan → Article 47 of the Constitution of Japan → Article 48 of the Constitution of Japan → Article 49 of the Constitution of Japan → Article 50 of the Constitution of Japan → Article 51 of the Constitution of Japan → Article 52 of the Constitution of Japan → Article 53 of the Constitution of Japan → Article 56 of the Constitution of Japan → Article 57 of the Constitution of Japan → Article 59 of the Constitution of Japan → Article 6 of the Constitution of Japan → Article 60 of the Constitution of Japan → Article 65 of the Constitution of Japan → Article 66 of the Constitution of Japan → Article 67 of the Constitution of Japan → Article 68 of the Constitution of Japan → Article 69 of the Constitution of Japan → Article 70 of the Constitution of Japan → Article 72 of the Constitution of Japan → Article 9 of the Constitution of Japan → Article 9 of the Constitution of Japan → Chapter III of the Constitution of Japan → Constitution of Japan Article 81 → Supplementary Provisions (Constitution of Japan) →	partOf
Chief Cabinet Secretary → Chief Justice of Japan → Emperor of Japan → Empress of Japan ("Constitution of Japan (symbolic framework)") → Governor of Tokyo ("Japanese Constitution") → High Courts of Japan → House of Councillors chamber → House of Representatives has priority in designating the Prime Minister → House of Representatives has priority on budget approval → Imperial House of Japan → Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force → Japan Self-Defense Forces Act → Minister of Defense of Japan → Ministers of State (Japan) → Naikaku → Naikaku Sōri Daijin → National Diet → President of the House of Councillors → Speaker of the House of Representatives of Japan → Sōri Daijin → The Cabinet → summary courts of Japan → 皇室 ("日本国憲法") →	legalBasis
First Petty Bench → Grand Bench → House of Councillors → Justice of the Supreme Court of Japan ("postwar Constitution of Japan") → Saikō-Saibansho → Second Petty Bench → Supreme Court of Japan → The Diet → Third Petty Bench ("Japanese Constitution of 1947") → 国会 ("日本国憲法") →	establishedBy
Article 46 of the Constitution of Japan → Article 51 of the Constitution of Japan ("Constitution of Japan of 1947") → Article 6 of the Constitution of Japan → Article 68 of the Constitution of Japan → Article 69 of the Constitution of Japan ("Constitution of Japan of 1947") → House of Representatives has priority on budget approval ("Constitution of Japan of 1947") →	cameIntoForceWith
Kumamoto Branch of Fukuoka High Court → Oita Branch of Fukuoka High Court → Osaka High Court → Sapporo High Court → Sendai High Court →	appliesLaw
Judiciary of Japan ("Article 76 of the Constitution of Japan") → Judiciary of Japan ("Article 77 of the Constitution of Japan") → Judiciary of Japan ("Article 78 of the Constitution of Japan") → Judiciary of Japan ("Article 79 of the Constitution of Japan") → Judiciary of Japan ("Article 81 of the Constitution of Japan") →	constitutionalArticle
Cabinet of Japan → House of Representatives (Japan) → Judiciary of Japan → Supreme Court and lower courts (Japan) → Supreme Court of Japan →	constitutionalBasis
1960 Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security ("Japan’s pacifist Constitution") → Act on National Holidays → Attorney Act of Japan → Code of Criminal Procedure of Japan → Imperial Household Law →	relatedTo
Code of Criminal Procedure of Japan → Court Act of Japan → Imperial Household Law ("postwar Constitution of Japan") → School Education Law of Japan →	basedOn
Constitution of Japan ("Postwar Constitution") → Constitution of Japan ("Japanese Constitution") → Nihon-koku Kenpō ("Postwar Constitution of Japan") →	alsoKnownAs
Nagasaki Branch of Fukuoka High Court → Tokyo District Court → Tokyo High Court →	governingLaw
Judiciary of Japan → Saikō-Saibansho → Supreme Court of Japan →	interprets
Chief Justice of Japan → Osaka District Public Prosecutors Office ("Japanese Constitution") → Third Small Bench →	subjectTo
Grand Bench → Judiciary of Japan →	applies
House of Representatives has priority in designating the Prime Minister ("post‑war Constitution of Japan") → House of Representatives has priority on budget approval ("post‑war Constitution of Japan") →	constitutionalSystem
Chrysanthemum Throne → Emperor of Japan →	definedIn
Article 69 of the Constitution of Japan ("postwar Constitution of Japan") → Renunciation of War →	enshrinedIn
Cabinet of Japan → Naikaku →	subordinateTo
House of Peers ("Constitution of Japan (1947)") →	abolishedBy
Article 43 of the Constitution of Japan ("postwar Constitution of Japan") →	adoptedWith
Second Petty Bench →	authority
Kumamoto Branch of Fukuoka High Court →	authorityDerivedFrom
Daisan Shōhōtei →	authorityGrantedBy
Article 45 of the Constitution of Japan ("postwar Japanese Constitution") →	belongsTo
Prime Minister of Japan →	constitutingInstrument
Shōwa era ("1947 Japanese Constitution") →	constitutionAdopted
Renunciation of War ("Chapter II of the Constitution of Japan") →	constitutionalChapter
Government of Japan →	constitutionalDocument
Chapter III of the Constitution of Japan ("postwar Constitution of Japan") →	constitutionalFramework
Education Basic Law of Japan →	enactedUnder
House of Representatives of Japan →	establishedUnder
Imperial Household Agency →	follows
National Diet →	foundedBy
Rikken Minshutō →	governingDocumentFocus
Justice of the Supreme Court of Japan →	hasConstitutionalBasis
Allied occupation of Japan ("pacifist constitution of Japan") →	hasEffect
Allied occupation of Japan →	introducedDocument
Emperor Hirohito ("Imperial Rescript on the Termination of the War") →	issuedProclamation
Kagoshima Branch of Fukuoka High Court →	legalAuthoritySource
Meiji Constitution ("Constitution of Japan (debated)") →	legalContinuityWith
Article 6 of the Constitution of Japan ("Japanese constitutional law") →	legalSystem
Naikaku ("1947 Constitution of Japan") →	modernFormSince
Ministers of State (Japan) →	oathTo
Chief Justice of Japan ("Constitution of Japan (1947)") →	officeCreatedBy
Nihon-koku Kenpō →	officialName
SCAP ("Constitution of Japan (1947)") →	oversawDocument
House of Yamato →	recognizedBy
Meiji Constitution →	replacedBy
Nihon-koku Kenpō ("Japanese Constitution") →	shortName
Article 41 of the Constitution of Japan ("Constitution of Japan (1947)") →	source