The Cabinet

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collegial body executive branch body

The Cabinet is Japan’s executive branch body composed of the Prime Minister and other ministers, responsible for directing and overseeing the administration of the national government.

Aliases (1)

Suga Cabinet ×1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	collegial body → executive branch body →
accountableTo	National Diet →
alsoKnownAs	Cabinet of Japan → Naikaku →
appoints	Chief Cabinet Secretary → Minister for Foreign Affairs → Minister of Defense → Minister of Finance → other Ministers of State →
canBeDissolvedBy	loss of confidence vote in the House of Representatives →
canChooseTo	dissolve the House of Representatives → resign en masse →
collectiveResponsibility	yes →
composedOf	Ministers of State → Prime Minister of Japan →
constitutionalArticle	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 71 of the Constitution of Japan → Article 72 of the Constitution of Japan →
country	Japan →
hasHeadOfGovernment	Prime Minister of Japan →
hasMaximumMembers	19 →
hasMinimumMembers	14 →
headedBy	Prime Minister of Japan →
includesRequirement	all members must be civilians → majority of ministers must be members of the Diet →
JapaneseName	内閣 →
jurisdiction	Government of Japan →
languageOfName	Japanese →
legalBasis	Constitution of Japan →
meetsAt	Prime Minister’s Official Residence →
mustEnjoyConfidenceOf	House of Representatives of Japan →
responsibleFor	administration of the national government of Japan → conducting foreign affairs → executing laws → granting commutation of punishment → granting general amnesty → granting reprieve → granting special amnesty → managing civil service → preparing the national budget → promulgating laws and cabinet orders → restoration of rights → submitting bills to the National Diet →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Yoshihide Suga ("Suga Cabinet") →	cabinet
Constitution of Japan →	chapterSubject