Naikaku Sōri Daijin

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Naikaku Sōri Daijin is the Japanese term for the Prime Minister of Japan, the head of government and chief executive authority in the country’s political system.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf government office
head of government
appliesToJurisdiction Japan
appointedBy Emperor of Japan
appointmentRequires designation by the National Diet
associatedWithBuilding Prime Minister's Office of Japan
Prime Minister's Official Residence
belongsToPoliticalSystem parliamentary system of Japan
canBeRemovedBy no-confidence motion of the House of Representatives
canDissolve House of Representatives of Japan
canSubmit bills to the National Diet
category Japanese political office
Prime ministers by country
commands Japan Self-Defense Forces
constitutionalStatus head of government under the Constitution of Japan
country Japan
EnglishName Prime Minister of Japan
firstHolder Itō Hirobumi
formationDate 1885
hasAuthority to appoint and dismiss Cabinet ministers
isCommanderInChiefOf Japan Self-Defense Forces
isPartOf executive branch of the Government of Japan
languageOfName Japanese
legalBasis Constitution of Japan
memberOf Cabinet of Japan
nativeLabel 内閣総理大臣
nominatedBy National Diet of Japan
officeLocation Prime Minister's Official Residence
Tokyo
participatesIn legislative process of Japan
precededByOffice Daijō-daijin
reportsTo National Diet of Japan
requires being a member of the National Diet
residence Kantei
role chairperson of the Cabinet
chief executive authority of Japan
chief of the Japanese government administration
head of government of Japan
head of the Cabinet of Japan
leader of the executive branch of Japan
seat Tokyo
shortForm Sōri Daijin
style His Excellency
Mr. Prime Minister
supervises administrative branches of the Government of Japan
symbol Emblem of the Government of Japan
termLength four years or less
termLengthDependsOn confidence of the House of Representatives

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Prime Minister of Japan
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