Act on National Holidays and related cabinet orders

E39361

Japanese statute national holiday law

The Act on National Holidays and related cabinet orders is a Japanese legal framework that defines and regulates the country’s public holidays and their observance.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Act on National Holidays of Japan	5
Act on National Holidays and related cabinet orders canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T305153 — 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: Act on National Holidays and related cabinet orders
Context triple: [Reiwa, legalBasis, Act on National Holidays and related cabinet orders]

A. National Foundation Day
National Foundation Day is a Japanese public holiday celebrated annually on February 11 to commemorate the legendary founding of the nation and the ascension of its first emperor.
B. Showa Day
Showa Day is a Japanese national holiday on April 29 that honors the reign and legacy of Emperor Showa (Hirohito) and encourages reflection on Japan’s history during his era.
C. King's Day
King's Day is a nationwide Dutch holiday celebrated each April with street festivals, orange-themed festivities, and open-air markets honoring the birthday of the reigning monarch.
D. Orders of Council
Orders of Council are formal legal instruments made by the UK Privy Council to implement or administer government decisions, often under powers delegated by Parliament or the Crown.
E. 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.
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: Act on National Holidays and related cabinet orders
Target entity description: The Act on National Holidays and related cabinet orders is a Japanese legal framework that defines and regulates the country’s public holidays and their observance.

A. National Foundation Day
National Foundation Day is a Japanese public holiday celebrated annually on February 11 to commemorate the legendary founding of the nation and the ascension of its first emperor.
B. Showa Day
Showa Day is a Japanese national holiday on April 29 that honors the reign and legacy of Emperor Showa (Hirohito) and encourages reflection on Japan’s history during his era.
C. King's Day
King's Day is a nationwide Dutch holiday celebrated each April with street festivals, orange-themed festivities, and open-air markets honoring the birthday of the reigning monarch.
D. Orders of Council
Orders of Council are formal legal instruments made by the UK Privy Council to implement or administer government decisions, often under powers delegated by Parliament or the Crown.
E. 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.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Japanese statute ⓘ national holiday law ⓘ
appliesTo	government offices in Japan ⓘ public sector in Japan ⓘ school calendars in Japan ⓘ
authority	National Diet ⓘ surface form: National Diet of Japan
category	Japanese legislation ⓘ Japanese national holidays ⓘ
country	Japan ⓘ
defines	citizens’ holiday ⓘ list of national holidays in Japan ⓘ rules for observance of national holidays ⓘ substitute holidays ⓘ
enforcedBy	Cabinet Office of Japan ⓘ Government of Japan ⓘ
governs	creation of substitute holidays ⓘ dates of national holidays ⓘ sequence of holidays in the calendar ⓘ treatment of holidays falling on Sundays ⓘ
hasLegalEffectOn	official calendars in Japan ⓘ operation of public institutions on holidays ⓘ
hasPart	cabinet orders on national holidays ⓘ
hasScope	entire territory of Japan ⓘ
implementedBy	Cabinet of Japan ⓘ
influences	business practices regarding holidays in Japan ⓘ public events scheduling in Japan ⓘ tourism patterns in Japan ⓘ
isBasisFor	administrative guidelines on national holidays ⓘ cabinet orders specifying technical details of holiday observance ⓘ
jurisdiction	Japan ⓘ
language	Japanese ⓘ
legalSystem	Japanese law ⓘ
purpose	to establish and regulate national holidays in Japan ⓘ to standardize observance of public holidays ⓘ
regulates	changes to the holiday system ⓘ national public holidays in Japan ⓘ official naming of national holidays ⓘ
relatedTo	Act on General Rules for Application of Laws ⓘ Constitution of Japan ⓘ Japanese Labor Standards Act ⓘ School Education Law of Japan ⓘ surface form: School Education Act of Japan
subjectArea	civil life ⓘ labor and employment ⓘ public administration ⓘ
subjectOf	related cabinet orders on national holidays ⓘ
typeOfLaw	public law ⓘ

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