Public Prosecutors Office Act of Japan

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Act Japanese statute

The Public Prosecutors Office Act of Japan is a foundational statute that defines the organization, authority, and functions of Japan’s public prosecutors and their offices.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Public Prosecutors Office Act of Japan canonical	5
Public Prosecutors Office Act (Japan)	2

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T186564 — 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: Public Prosecutors Office Act of Japan
Context triple: [Public Prosecutors Office of Japan, legalBasis, Public Prosecutors Office Act of Japan]

A. Code of Criminal Procedure of Japan
The Code of Criminal Procedure of Japan is the primary statute that governs how criminal investigations, prosecutions, trials, and appeals are conducted within the Japanese legal system.
B. Public Prosecutors Office of Japan
The Public Prosecutors Office of Japan is the national prosecutorial authority responsible for investigating crimes, directing police investigations, and bringing criminal cases before Japan’s courts.
C. Court Act of Japan
The Court Act of Japan is a fundamental law that organizes the country’s judicial system, defining the structure, jurisdiction, and administration of its courts.
D. Code of Civil Procedure of Japan
The Code of Civil Procedure of Japan is the primary statute that governs how civil lawsuits are conducted and adjudicated in Japanese courts.
E. Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office
The Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office is a major regional prosecutorial authority in Japan responsible for investigating and prosecuting criminal cases in the Tokyo area.
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: Public Prosecutors Office Act of Japan
Target entity description: The Public Prosecutors Office Act of Japan is a foundational statute that defines the organization, authority, and functions of Japan’s public prosecutors and their offices.

A. Code of Criminal Procedure of Japan
The Code of Criminal Procedure of Japan is the primary statute that governs how criminal investigations, prosecutions, trials, and appeals are conducted within the Japanese legal system.
B. Public Prosecutors Office of Japan
The Public Prosecutors Office of Japan is the national prosecutorial authority responsible for investigating crimes, directing police investigations, and bringing criminal cases before Japan’s courts.
C. Court Act of Japan
The Court Act of Japan is a fundamental law that organizes the country’s judicial system, defining the structure, jurisdiction, and administration of its courts.
D. Code of Civil Procedure of Japan
The Code of Civil Procedure of Japan is the primary statute that governs how civil lawsuits are conducted and adjudicated in Japanese courts.
E. Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office
The Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office is a major regional prosecutorial authority in Japan responsible for investigating and prosecuting criminal cases in the Tokyo area.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Act ⓘ Japanese statute ⓘ
appliesTo	local people's procuratorates ⓘ surface form: District Public Prosecutors Offices Public Prosecutors Office of Japan ⓘ surface form: High Public Prosecutors Offices Local Public Prosecutors Offices ⓘ Public Prosecutors Office of Japan ⓘ surface form: Supreme Public Prosecutors Office assistant public prosecutors ⓘ career public prosecutors ⓘ criminal cases ⓘ
bindingForce	nationwide in Japan ⓘ
classification	national law of Japan ⓘ
concerns	independence of public prosecutors in Japan ⓘ relationship between prosecutors and the Ministry of Justice ⓘ
country	Japan ⓘ
defines	appointment of public prosecutors ⓘ authority of public prosecutors ⓘ disciplinary measures for public prosecutors ⓘ duties of public prosecutors ⓘ functions of public prosecutors ⓘ hierarchical structure of public prosecutors offices ⓘ organization of public prosecutors offices ⓘ qualifications of public prosecutors ⓘ ranks of public prosecutors ⓘ status of public prosecutors as officials ⓘ
enforcedIn	courts of Japan ⓘ
governs	Prosecutor-General of Japan ⓘ chain of command among public prosecutors ⓘ exercise of prosecutorial discretion in Japan ⓘ internal management of public prosecutors offices ⓘ public prosecutors in Japan ⓘ
jurisdiction	Japan ⓘ
language	Japanese ⓘ
legalDomain	criminal procedure law ⓘ public law ⓘ
legalSystem	Japanese law ⓘ
purpose	to ensure proper execution of public prosecution ⓘ to prescribe the status and duties of public prosecutors ⓘ to provide for the organization of public prosecutors offices ⓘ
regulates	public prosecutors ⓘ public prosecutors offices ⓘ
relatedTo	Code of Criminal Procedure of Japan ⓘ Court Act of Japan ⓘ surface form: Judges Act of Japan
subjectMatter	criminal justice administration ⓘ prosecution system ⓘ public prosecution service ⓘ
typeOfLaw	institutional law ⓘ organizational law ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (7)

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

Public Prosecutors Office of Japan → legalBasis → Public Prosecutors Office Act of Japan ⓘ

Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office → governedBy → Public Prosecutors Office Act of Japan ⓘ

Fukuoka District Public Prosecutors Office → governingLaw → Public Prosecutors Office Act of Japan ⓘ

Osaka District Public Prosecutors Office → subjectTo → Public Prosecutors Office Act of Japan ⓘ

this entity surface form: Public Prosecutors Office Act (Japan)

Osaka Summary Public Prosecutors Office → establishedInLegalFramework → Public Prosecutors Office Act of Japan ⓘ

Prosecutor-General of Japan → legalBasis → Public Prosecutors Office Act of Japan ⓘ

Local Public Prosecutors Offices → legalAuthority → Public Prosecutors Office Act of Japan ⓘ