Education Basic Law of Japan

E23561

Japanese law education law

The Education Basic Law of Japan is a fundamental statute that sets out the guiding principles, goals, and framework for the country’s education system.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Basic Act on Education of Japan	2
Education Basic Law of Japan canonical	1
fundamental law of education in Japan	1
教育基本法	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T186119 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Education Basic Law of Japan
Context triple: [Law Regarding the National Flag and National Anthem, relatedTo, Education Basic Law of Japan]

A. Constitution of Japan
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.
B. Ministry of Education of Japan
The Ministry of Education of Japan is the former central government body responsible for overseeing the nation’s education system, including universities, schools, and cultural and academic policy.
C. Meiji Constitution
The Meiji Constitution was Japan’s first modern constitution, establishing a constitutional monarchy under the Meiji Emperor and shaping the country’s political system from 1890 until the end of World War II.
D. Judiciary of Japan
The Judiciary of Japan is the independent court system headed by the Supreme Court that interprets and applies Japanese law, including the constitution, civil, and criminal statutes.
E. High Courts of Japan
The High Courts of Japan are intermediate appellate courts that review decisions from lower courts and handle certain serious criminal and administrative cases within their respective jurisdictions.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Education Basic Law of Japan
Target entity description: The Education Basic Law of Japan is a fundamental statute that sets out the guiding principles, goals, and framework for the country’s education system.

A. Constitution of Japan
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.
B. Ministry of Education of Japan
The Ministry of Education of Japan is the former central government body responsible for overseeing the nation’s education system, including universities, schools, and cultural and academic policy.
C. Meiji Constitution
The Meiji Constitution was Japan’s first modern constitution, establishing a constitutional monarchy under the Meiji Emperor and shaping the country’s political system from 1890 until the end of World War II.
D. Judiciary of Japan
The Judiciary of Japan is the independent court system headed by the Supreme Court that interprets and applies Japanese law, including the constitution, civil, and criminal statutes.
E. High Courts of Japan
The High Courts of Japan are intermediate appellate courts that review decisions from lower courts and handle certain serious criminal and administrative cases within their respective jurisdictions.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Japanese law ⓘ education law ⓘ
administeredBy	Ministry of Education of Japan ⓘ surface form: Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
appliesTo	all levels of education in Japan ⓘ formal education ⓘ non-formal education ⓘ
basisFor	Act on the Organization and Operation of Local Educational Administration ⓘ School Education Law of Japan ⓘ surface form: School Education Act of Japan Social Education Act of Japan ⓘ
cameIntoForceIn	1947 ⓘ
country	Japan ⓘ
defines	fundamental aims of education ⓘ roles and responsibilities of local public bodies in education ⓘ roles and responsibilities of parents in education ⓘ roles and responsibilities of the state in education ⓘ
enactedUnder	Constitution of Japan ⓘ
guarantees	right to receive education ⓘ
JapaneseName	Education Basic Law of Japan self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: 教育基本法
jurisdiction	Japan ⓘ
language	Japanese ⓘ
legalHierarchy	Education Basic Law of Japan self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: fundamental law of education in Japan
legalStatus	in force ⓘ
majorRevisionDate	2006-12-22 ⓘ
originalEnactmentDate	1947-03-31 ⓘ
originalEnactmentYear	1947 ⓘ
prohibits	unjust discrimination in education ⓘ
promotes	coexistence with other countries ⓘ cultivation of a rich humanity ⓘ development of individuality ⓘ equal educational opportunities ⓘ gender equality in education ⓘ lifelong learning ⓘ love of country and hometown ⓘ public spirit ⓘ respect for human rights ⓘ respect for tradition and culture ⓘ
revised	2006 ⓘ
setsOut	basic framework of the Japanese education system ⓘ goals of education in Japan ⓘ guiding principles of education in Japan ⓘ
shortName	Basic Act on Education ⓘ
subjectMatter	education in times of emergency ⓘ family education ⓘ moral education principles ⓘ private schools ⓘ social education ⓘ structure of the school system ⓘ teacher responsibilities ⓘ university autonomy principles ⓘ
typeOfNorm	framework legislation ⓘ
writingSystem	Japanese ⓘ

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Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Law Regarding the National Flag and National Anthem → relatedTo → Education Basic Law of Japan ⓘ

Education Basic Law of Japan → JapaneseName → Education Basic Law of Japan self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: 教育基本法

Education Basic Law of Japan → legalHierarchy → Education Basic Law of Japan self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: fundamental law of education in Japan

Act on the Organization and Operation of Local Educational Administration → coordinatesWith → Education Basic Law of Japan ⓘ

this entity surface form: Basic Act on Education of Japan

Child Welfare Act of Japan → relatedTo → Education Basic Law of Japan ⓘ