Article 47 of the Constitution of Japan
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Article 47 of the Constitution of Japan is the constitutional provision that empowers the National Diet to determine the electoral system and related matters for its members, including those of the House of Councillors.
All labels observed (1)
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| Article 47 of the Constitution of Japan canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Article 47 of the Constitution of Japan Context triple: [House of Councillors, legalBasis, Article 47 of the Constitution of Japan]
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Article 41 of the Constitution of Japan
Article 41 of the Constitution of Japan is the provision that establishes the National Diet as the highest organ of state power and the sole law-making authority in the country.
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B.
Article 46 of the Constitution of Japan
Article 46 of the Constitution of Japan is the constitutional provision that defines the term of office and related rules for members of the House of Councillors in Japan’s national legislature.
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C.
Article 45 of the Constitution of Japan
Article 45 of the Constitution of Japan is the constitutional provision that defines the term of office and related rules for members of the House of Councillors in Japan’s national legislature.
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D.
Article 43 of the Constitution of Japan
Article 43 of the Constitution of Japan is the constitutional provision that defines the composition and representative nature of Japan’s National Diet, including the House of Councillors.
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E.
Article 42 of the Constitution of Japan
Article 42 of the Constitution of Japan is the constitutional provision that establishes the National Diet as Japan’s supreme legislative body, forming the basis for its bicameral structure including the House of Councillors.
- 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: Article 47 of the Constitution of Japan Target entity description: Article 47 of the Constitution of Japan is the constitutional provision that empowers the National Diet to determine the electoral system and related matters for its members, including those of the House of Councillors.
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A.
Article 41 of the Constitution of Japan
Article 41 of the Constitution of Japan is the provision that establishes the National Diet as the highest organ of state power and the sole law-making authority in the country.
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B.
Article 46 of the Constitution of Japan
Article 46 of the Constitution of Japan is the constitutional provision that defines the term of office and related rules for members of the House of Councillors in Japan’s national legislature.
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C.
Article 45 of the Constitution of Japan
Article 45 of the Constitution of Japan is the constitutional provision that defines the term of office and related rules for members of the House of Councillors in Japan’s national legislature.
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D.
Article 43 of the Constitution of Japan
Article 43 of the Constitution of Japan is the constitutional provision that defines the composition and representative nature of Japan’s National Diet, including the House of Councillors.
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E.
Article 42 of the Constitution of Japan
Article 42 of the Constitution of Japan is the constitutional provision that establishes the National Diet as Japan’s supreme legislative body, forming the basis for its bicameral structure including the House of Councillors.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
article of the Constitution of Japan
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constitutional provision ⓘ |
| adoptedIn | 1946 ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
House of Councillors
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surface form:
House of Councillors of Japan
House of Representatives of Japan ⓘ National Diet ⓘ
surface form:
National Diet of Japan
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| belongsToChapter | Chapter IV: The Diet ⓘ |
| bindingOn |
electoral administration in Japan
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legislature of Japan ⓘ |
| constitutionalHierarchy | below the Constitution of Japan as a whole but above ordinary statutes ⓘ |
| constitutionalPrinciple | parliamentary control over electoral system design ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| dateEffective | 3 May 1947 ⓘ |
| empowers |
National Diet
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surface form:
National Diet of Japan
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| EnglishTranslation | The method of election of members of both Houses shall be fixed by law. ⓘ |
| governs |
statutory design of electoral districts for the House of Councillors
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statutory design of electoral districts for the House of Representatives ⓘ statutory rules on allocation of Diet seats ⓘ statutory rules on voting methods for Diet elections ⓘ |
| grantsPowerToDetermine |
constituencies for members of the National Diet
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electoral system for members of the National Diet ⓘ other matters pertaining to election of Diet members ⓘ voting method for members of the National Diet ⓘ |
| hasJapaneseText | 両議院の議員の選挙については、法律でこれを定める。 ⓘ |
| implementedBy | Public Offices Election Act of Japan ⓘ |
| interpretedBy | Supreme Court of Japan ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Japan ⓘ |
| language | Japanese ⓘ |
| legalEffect | requires that details of Diet elections be set by statute ⓘ |
| legalNature | framework provision for electoral legislation ⓘ |
| legalSystem | Japanese constitutional law ⓘ |
| levelOfLaw | supreme law ⓘ |
| numberInInstrument | 47 ⓘ |
| partOf | Constitution of Japan ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Article 43 of the Constitution of Japan
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Article 44 of the Constitution of Japan ⓘ Article 46 of the Constitution of Japan ⓘ Article 48 of the Constitution of Japan ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Article 47 of the Constitution of Japan ⓘ |
| scope | method of election of members of both Houses of the National Diet ⓘ |
| subject |
constituencies for Diet elections
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election of members of the National Diet ⓘ electoral system for the National Diet ⓘ matters pertaining to election of Diet members ⓘ voting method for Diet elections ⓘ |
| typeOfPower | enabling provision for legislative regulation of elections ⓘ |
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Subject: Article 47 of the Constitution of Japan Description of subject: Article 47 of the Constitution of Japan is the constitutional provision that empowers the National Diet to determine the electoral system and related matters for its members, including those of the House of Councillors.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Chapter IV of the Constitution of Japan
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containsArticle
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Article 47 of the Constitution of Japan
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