Freedom of Information Act of Japan
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The Freedom of Information Act of Japan is a national law that grants the public the right to access government-held information, promoting transparency and accountability in Japanese administrative agencies.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Freedom of Information Act of Japan canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5906153 — 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: Freedom of Information Act of Japan Context triple: [Administrative Procedure Act of Japan, relatedTo, Freedom of Information Act of Japan]
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A.
Administrative Procedure Act of Japan
The Administrative Procedure Act of Japan is a fundamental law that standardizes and ensures fairness, transparency, and due process in administrative actions and decision-making by Japanese government agencies.
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B.
Judicial Scrivener Act of Japan
The Judicial Scrivener Act of Japan is the law that defines and regulates the qualifications, scope of work, and professional responsibilities of judicial scriveners, who handle legal documentation and certain limited legal procedures in Japan.
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C.
National Government Organization Act of Japan
The National Government Organization Act of Japan is a fundamental law that defines the structure, powers, and administrative organization of Japan’s national government and its ministries and agencies.
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D.
National Diet Law of Japan
The National Diet Law of Japan is a fundamental statute that organizes the structure, procedures, and operations of Japan’s national legislature, the Diet.
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E.
Cabinet Office Establishment Law of Japan
The Cabinet Office Establishment Law of Japan is a foundational statute that defines the organization, powers, and responsibilities of Japan’s Cabinet Office and its ministers, including those in charge of cross-cutting policy areas such as gender equality.
- 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: Freedom of Information Act of Japan Target entity description: The Freedom of Information Act of Japan is a national law that grants the public the right to access government-held information, promoting transparency and accountability in Japanese administrative agencies.
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A.
Administrative Procedure Act of Japan
The Administrative Procedure Act of Japan is a fundamental law that standardizes and ensures fairness, transparency, and due process in administrative actions and decision-making by Japanese government agencies.
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B.
Judicial Scrivener Act of Japan
The Judicial Scrivener Act of Japan is the law that defines and regulates the qualifications, scope of work, and professional responsibilities of judicial scriveners, who handle legal documentation and certain limited legal procedures in Japan.
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C.
National Government Organization Act of Japan
The National Government Organization Act of Japan is a fundamental law that defines the structure, powers, and administrative organization of Japan’s national government and its ministries and agencies.
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D.
National Diet Law of Japan
The National Diet Law of Japan is a fundamental statute that organizes the structure, procedures, and operations of Japan’s national legislature, the Diet.
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E.
Cabinet Office Establishment Law of Japan
The Cabinet Office Establishment Law of Japan is a foundational statute that defines the organization, powers, and responsibilities of Japan’s Cabinet Office and its ministers, including those in charge of cross-cutting policy areas such as gender equality.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese national law
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freedom of information law ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
contribute to the better understanding of government activities by citizens
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ensure proper disclosure of administrative information ⓘ improve fairness of administrative operations ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
administrative organs of the national government of Japan
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agencies of the Government of Japan ⓘ legal persons making information requests ⓘ ministries of the Government of Japan ⓘ natural persons making information requests ⓘ |
| basedOn | principle that government information belongs to the people ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| covers | administrative documents held by administrative organs ⓘ |
| enforcedBy |
Japanese administrative organs
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relevant ministries of the Government of Japan ⓘ |
| excludes |
certain classified information
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information whose disclosure would harm legitimate business interests ⓘ information whose disclosure would harm national security ⓘ information whose disclosure would harm public safety ⓘ information whose disclosure would harm the privacy of individuals ⓘ |
| goal |
to enhance public trust in government
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to prevent arbitrary exercise of administrative power ⓘ to strengthen democratic control over the administration ⓘ |
| hasEffectOn |
information management practices of Japanese administrative organs
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public access to government records in Japan ⓘ |
| influencedBy | freedom of information legislation in other democracies ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Japan ⓘ |
| language | Japanese ⓘ |
| legalRightGranted | right of any person to request disclosure of administrative documents ⓘ |
| policyArea |
administrative law
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civil rights in Japan ⓘ information disclosure ⓘ |
| providesFor |
appeal mechanisms against non-disclosure
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procedures for administrative review of non-disclosure decisions ⓘ procedures for filing information disclosure requests ⓘ |
| purpose |
to grant the public the right to access government-held information
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to promote accountability of administrative agencies ⓘ to promote transparency in government ⓘ |
| regulates | disclosure of information held by national administrative organs ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
accountability of Japanese administrative agencies
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citizens' right to know in Japan ⓘ government transparency in Japan ⓘ open government in Japan ⓘ |
| requires |
administrative organs to either disclose or refuse disclosure with reasons
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administrative organs to respond to information disclosure requests ⓘ |
| sector | public administration ⓘ |
| typeOfAccess | request-based access to information ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Freedom of Information Act of Japan Description of subject: The Freedom of Information Act of Japan is a national law that grants the public the right to access government-held information, promoting transparency and accountability in Japanese administrative agencies.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.