Article 53 of the Constitution of Japan
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Article 53 of the Constitution of Japan is the provision that governs the convening of the National Diet, including requirements for calling extraordinary sessions.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Article 53 of the Constitution of Japan canonical | 3 |
| Constitution of Japan, Article 53 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T262447 — 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: Article 53 of the Constitution of Japan Context triple: [House of Councillors, legalBasis, Article 53 of the Constitution of Japan]
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A.
Article 52 of the Constitution of Japan
Article 52 of the Constitution of Japan is the constitutional provision that regulates the convocation and regular sessions of the National Diet, including the House of Councillors.
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B.
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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C.
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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D.
Article 49 of the Constitution of Japan
Article 49 of the Constitution of Japan is the constitutional provision that sets out the rules for the remuneration of members of the National Diet, including those of the House of Councillors.
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E.
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.
- 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 53 of the Constitution of Japan Target entity description: Article 53 of the Constitution of Japan is the provision that governs the convening of the National Diet, including requirements for calling extraordinary sessions.
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A.
Article 52 of the Constitution of Japan
Article 52 of the Constitution of Japan is the constitutional provision that regulates the convocation and regular sessions of the National Diet, including the House of Councillors.
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B.
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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C.
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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D.
Article 49 of the Constitution of Japan
Article 49 of the Constitution of Japan is the constitutional provision that sets out the rules for the remuneration of members of the National Diet, including those of the House of Councillors.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
article of the Constitution of Japan
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constitutional provision ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Cabinet of Japan
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House of Councillors ⓘ
surface form:
House of Councillors of Japan
House of Representatives of Japan ⓘ National Diet ⓘ
surface form:
National Diet of Japan
members of the House of Councillors ⓘ members of the House of Representatives ⓘ |
| belongsToLegalField |
constitutional law
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parliamentary law ⓘ |
| bindingOn |
Cabinet of Japan
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National Diet ⓘ
surface form:
National Diet of Japan
|
| chapterTitle | The Diet ⓘ |
| citationStyle |
Article 53 of the Constitution of Japan
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Constitution of Japan, Article 53
|
| concerns |
relationship between Cabinet and National Diet
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separation of powers in Japan ⓘ |
| constitutionalStatus | supreme law provision ⓘ |
| containedIn | Chapter IV of the Constitution of Japan ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| enforcedOn | 1947-05-03 ⓘ |
| governs |
procedure for calling extraordinary sessions
ⓘ
timing of Diet sessions ⓘ |
| hasLegalEffectSince | 1947 ⓘ |
| hasNumber | 53 ⓘ |
| hasOriginalTextLanguage | Japanese ⓘ |
| isCitedAs |
Nihon-koku Kenpō
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surface form:
Kenpō Article 53
|
| isInterpretedBy |
Cabinet Legislation Bureau of Japan
ⓘ
Supreme Court of Japan ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Japan ⓘ |
| language | Japanese ⓘ |
| legalForm | written constitutional article ⓘ |
| legalHierarchy | higher than ordinary statutes of Japan ⓘ |
| legalSystem | Japanese constitutional law ⓘ |
| partOf | Constitution of Japan ⓘ |
| providesFor |
annual ordinary session of the National Diet
ⓘ
convocation of extraordinary session upon request ⓘ extraordinary sessions of the National Diet ⓘ
surface form:
extraordinary session of the National Diet
|
| regulates | convening of the National Diet ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Article 41 of the Constitution of Japan
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Article 52 of the Constitution of Japan ⓘ Article 54 of the Constitution of Japan ⓘ |
| requires | Cabinet to determine convocation of the Diet ⓘ |
| setsCondition | request by a fraction of members of either House for extraordinary session ⓘ |
| sourceOfLawType | primary legislation ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
convocation of the Diet
ⓘ
extraordinary sessions of the National Diet ⓘ ordinary sessions of the National Diet ⓘ request for convocation by Diet members ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Article 53 of the Constitution of Japan Description of subject: Article 53 of the Constitution of Japan is the provision that governs the convening of the National Diet, including requirements for calling extraordinary sessions.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Article 53 of the Constitution of Japan
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citationStyle
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Article 53 of the Constitution of Japan
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
Constitution of Japan, Article 53
Chapter IV of the Constitution of Japan
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containsArticle
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Article 53 of the Constitution of Japan
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extraordinary sessions of the National Diet
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constitutionalArticle
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Article 53 of the Constitution of Japan
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