Constitution of Japan Article 99
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Constitution of Japan Article 99 is the provision that imposes a duty on the Emperor, ministers, legislators, judges, and other public officials to respect and uphold the Constitution.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Constitution of Japan Article 99 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2787661 — 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: Constitution of Japan Article 99 Context triple: [Constitution of Japan Article 81, relatedTo, Constitution of Japan Article 99]
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A.
Constitution of Japan Article 98
Constitution of Japan Article 98 is a provision that establishes the supremacy of the Constitution over all other laws and treaties and mandates that any laws, ordinances, or governmental acts contrary to it are invalid.
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B.
Constitution of Japan Article 76
Constitution of Japan Article 76 is the provision that establishes the independence of the judiciary and vests judicial power exclusively in the courts, prohibiting extraordinary tribunals and executive interference in judicial functions.
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C.
Constitution of Japan Article 81
Constitution of Japan Article 81 is the constitutional provision that grants the Supreme Court of Japan the power of judicial review to determine the constitutionality of laws and official acts.
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D.
Article 50 of the Constitution of Japan
Article 50 of the Constitution of Japan is a constitutional provision that defines key aspects of the organization and functioning of Japan’s national legislature, including the House of Councillors.
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E.
Article 59 of the Constitution of Japan
Article 59 of the Constitution of Japan is the provision that defines how the House of Representatives can override decisions of the House of Councillors in the legislative process, thereby establishing the lower house’s supremacy in passing laws.
- 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: Constitution of Japan Article 99 Target entity description: Constitution of Japan Article 99 is the provision that imposes a duty on the Emperor, ministers, legislators, judges, and other public officials to respect and uphold the Constitution.
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A.
Constitution of Japan Article 98
Constitution of Japan Article 98 is a provision that establishes the supremacy of the Constitution over all other laws and treaties and mandates that any laws, ordinances, or governmental acts contrary to it are invalid.
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B.
Constitution of Japan Article 76
Constitution of Japan Article 76 is the provision that establishes the independence of the judiciary and vests judicial power exclusively in the courts, prohibiting extraordinary tribunals and executive interference in judicial functions.
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C.
Constitution of Japan Article 81
Constitution of Japan Article 81 is the constitutional provision that grants the Supreme Court of Japan the power of judicial review to determine the constitutionality of laws and official acts.
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D.
Article 50 of the Constitution of Japan
Article 50 of the Constitution of Japan is a constitutional provision that defines key aspects of the organization and functioning of Japan’s national legislature, including the House of Councillors.
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E.
Article 59 of the Constitution of Japan
Article 59 of the Constitution of Japan is the provision that defines how the House of Representatives can override decisions of the House of Councillors in the legislative process, thereby establishing the lower house’s supremacy in passing laws.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
article of the Constitution of Japan
ⓘ
constitutional provision ⓘ |
| adoptedIn | 1946 ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Article 99, Japanese Constitution ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
executive branch officials
ⓘ
judicial branch officials ⓘ legislative branch officials ⓘ local government officials ⓘ |
| bindingOn | incumbent officeholders ⓘ |
| cameIntoForceOn | 1947-05-03 ⓘ |
| chapterTitle | Supreme Law ⓘ |
| citationForm | Article 99 of the Constitution of Japan ⓘ |
| constitutionalOrder | postwar Japanese constitutional system ⓘ |
| constitutionalPrinciple |
rule of law
ⓘ
supremacy of the Constitution ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| enforcedBy | Japanese courts ⓘ |
| imposesDutyOn |
Emperor of Japan
ⓘ
Judges ⓘ House of Representatives of Japan ⓘ
surface form:
Members of the Diet
Ministers of State ⓘ Other public officials ⓘ Sesshō ⓘ
surface form:
Regent of Japan
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| interpretedBy | Supreme Court of Japan ⓘ |
| language | Japanese ⓘ |
| legalCharacterization | duty-imposing provision ⓘ |
| legalEffect | binds holders of public authority to the Constitution ⓘ |
| legalSystem | Japanese law ⓘ |
| natureOfDuty | public law obligation ⓘ |
| notBindingOn |
corporations as private entities
ⓘ
private citizens ⓘ |
| partOf | Constitution of Japan ⓘ |
| positionInDocument | Chapter X of the Constitution of Japan ⓘ |
| predecessorConstitution |
Meiji Constitution
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surface form:
Constitution of the Empire of Japan
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| purpose |
to affirm the constitutional responsibilities of public officials
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to ensure that public power is exercised in conformity with the Constitution ⓘ |
| reinforces | supreme law clause of the Constitution of Japan ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Constitution of Japan Article 98 ⓘ |
| requires |
duty to respect the Constitution
ⓘ
duty to uphold the Constitution ⓘ |
| scope | nationwide ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
duty of constitutional loyalty
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obligation of public officials ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Constitution of Japan Article 99 Description of subject: Constitution of Japan Article 99 is the provision that imposes a duty on the Emperor, ministers, legislators, judges, and other public officials to respect and uphold the Constitution.
Referenced by (1)
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