Article 6 of the Constitution of Japan

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Article 6 of the Constitution of Japan is the constitutional provision that defines the Emperor’s role in appointing the Prime Minister and other key state officials, thereby structuring the formal process of executive leadership selection.


Statements (44)
Predicate Object
instanceOf article of the Constitution of Japan
constitutional provision
allocatesPowerTo Emperor of Japan
appliesToInstitution Cabinet of Japan
Supreme Court of Japan
cameIntoForceWith Constitution of Japan
chapterTitle The Emperor
constitutionalCategory provisions on the Emperor
constitutionalFunction allocation of formal appointment authority
constitutionalStatusOfEmperor symbolic head of state
country Japan
dateEffective 1947-05-03
definesRoleOf Emperor of Japan
distinguishesFrom substantive selection of the Prime Minister by the Diet
ensuresPrinciple parliamentary responsibility of the executive
separation of powers
formalizesProcess executive leadership selection
judicial leadership appointment
governsOffice Chief Judge of the Supreme Court of Japan
Prime Minister of Japan
historicalContext post–World War II democratization of Japan
interpretedAs limiting the Emperor to symbolic functions in appointments
isLocatedIn Chapter III of the Constitution of Japan
language Japanese
legalEffect binds the Emperor to act on Cabinet advice
prevents independent political discretion by the Emperor in appointments
legalSystem Japanese constitutional law
partOf Constitution of Japan
predecessorConstitution Meiji Constitution
regulates formal appointment of the Chief Judge of the Supreme Court
formal appointment of the Prime Minister
relatedTo Article 41 of the Constitution of Japan
Article 67 of the Constitution of Japan
Article 7 of the Constitution of Japan
requiresActionBy Emperor of Japan
requiresAdviceAndApprovalOf Cabinet of Japan
requiresComplianceWith Cabinet designation of the Chief Judge of the Supreme Court
decisions of the National Diet regarding the Prime Minister
requiresPriorDecisionBy Cabinet of Japan
National Diet of Japan
subject appointment of the Chief Judge of the Supreme Court
appointment of the Prime Minister
role of the Emperor of Japan
typeOfPower ceremonial appointment power

Referenced by (1)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Prime Minister of Japan
legalBasis

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