Cabinet of Japan

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The Cabinet of Japan is the country’s chief executive body, composed of the Prime Minister and other ministers who direct national policy and administer the government.


Statements (50)
Predicate Object
instanceOf cabinet
executive branch
appointmentBy Emperor of Japan
appointmentOnAdviceOf National Diet
canBeDissolvedBy vote of no confidence in the House of Representatives
canDissolve House of Representatives of Japan
collectiveResponsibilityTo National Diet
compositionIncludes Ministers of State
Prime Minister of Japan
constitutionalBasis Constitution of Japan
country Japan
established 1947
formedUnder 1947 Constitution of Japan
governs Government of Japan
hasMemberRequirement all ministers must be civilians
majority of ministers must be Diet members
hasOfficialWebsite https://www.kantei.go.jp/
headedBy Prime Minister of Japan
headOfGovernment Prime Minister of Japan
jurisdiction Japan
languageOfName Japanese
leaderTitle Prime Minister
legalStatus collective executive body
maximumNumberOfMembers 19
meetsAt Prime Minister’s Official Residence
minimumNumberOfMembers 14
nativeName 内閣
nativeNameLanguage ja
oversees Cabinet Office
Japanese ministries
national public administration
power conducts foreign affairs
enacts cabinet orders
grants commutation of punishment
grants general amnesty
grants reprieve
grants special amnesty
manages national defense
prepares the national budget
restores rights
submits bills to the National Diet
predecessor Cabinet of the Empire of Japan
reportsTo National Diet
responsibility administration of state affairs
execution of laws
maintenance of public order
responsibleTo National Diet
seat Nagatachō, Tokyo
subordinateTo Constitution of Japan
symbolUsed Government Seal of Japan

Referenced by (107)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Army Minister of Japan
Chief Cabinet Secretary
Hayato Ikeda ("Ikeda Cabinet")
Minister for Administrative Reform of Japan
Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications of Japan
Minister of Defense of Japan
Minister of Health and Welfare of Japan
Minister of Science and Technology of Japan
Minister of State for Disaster Management
Minister of State for Gender Equality
Minister of State for Okinawa and Northern Territories Affairs
Minister of Transport of Japan
Ministers of State (Japan)
Ministry of Education of Japan
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan
Navy Minister of Japan
Shinzo Abe (as Minister for Foreign Affairs) ("Koizumi Cabinet")
Sōri Daijin
Toshimitsu Motegi
partOf
Chief Cabinet Secretary
Chief Cabinet Secretary (Shinzo Abe)
Gotō Shinpei ("Japanese government cabinet")
Japan Ministry of Defense
Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications of Japan
Minister of Health and Welfare of Japan
Minister of Science and Technology of Japan
Minister of State for Gender Equality
Ministers of State (Japan)
Naikaku Sōri Daijin
Prime Minister of Japan
memberOf
Cabinet Legislation Bureau of Japan
Economic Planning Agency of Japan
Imperial Household Agency
Ministry of War of Japan
Supreme War Council of Japan ("Japanese cabinet")
subordinateTo
Article 53 of the Constitution of Japan
Article 66 of the Constitution of Japan
Article 69 of the Constitution of Japan
Article 70 of the Constitution of Japan
appliesTo
Paulownia Crest
Prime Minister’s Official Residence Annex
Standard of the Prime Minister of Japan
Yuko Kishida
associatedWith
Article 53 of the Constitution of Japan
Article 60 of the Constitution of Japan
Article 67 of the Constitution of Japan
Article 68 of the Constitution of Japan
bindingOn
Cabinet Intelligence and Research Office
Gender Equality Bureau
Minister of State for Disaster Management
Minister of State for Okinawa and Northern Territories Affairs
reportsTo
Yasuo Fukuda ("Cabinet of Shinzō Abe")
Yasuo Fukuda ("Cabinet of Junichiro Koizumi")
Yukio Edano ("Naoto Kan Cabinet")
Yukio Edano ("Noda Cabinet")
servedInCabinetOf
Goshichi no kiri
Government Seal of Japan
Kantei
usedBy
Article 6 of the Constitution of Japan
Article 72 of the Constitution of Japan
appliesToInstitution
Masayoshi Ōhira ("First Ōhira Cabinet")
Masayoshi Ōhira ("Second Ōhira Cabinet")
hasCabinet
Cabinet Office of Japan
Ministry of Justice of Japan
parentOrganization
Emperor of Japan
actsOnAdviceOf
Cabinet Legislation Bureau of Japan
advises
Article 65 of the Constitution of Japan
allocatesPowerTo
The Cabinet
alsoKnownAs
Justice of the Supreme Court of Japan
appointedBy
Judiciary of Japan
appointmentInvolves
Order of the Chrysanthemum
awardingAuthority
Government of Japan
budgetProposedBy
Yoshirō Mori ("Mori Cabinet")
cabinet
Yasuo Fukuda ("Fukuda Cabinet")
cabinetName
Army Minister of Japan ("Government ministers of Japan")
category
Constitution of Japan
definesExecutive
Article 67 of the Constitution of Japan
definesRelationshipBetween
Privy Council of Japan
distinctFrom
Nihon-koku Kenpō
establishesInstitution
Government of Japan
executivePowerVestedIn
Kantei
governedBy
Official Residence of the Prime Minister of Japan
governingBody
Article 65 of the Constitution of Japan
governsInstitution
Article 65 of the Constitution of Japan
governsRelationshipBetween
Act on National Holidays
implementedBy
The Cabinet ("内閣")
JapaneseName
Fumio Kishida ("Kishida Cabinet")
knownFor
Article 68 of the Constitution of Japan
legalSubject
Shinzo Abe (as Minister for Foreign Affairs)
locatedInGovernment
Naikaku ("内閣")
nativeLabel
Cabinet of Japan ("内閣")
nativeName
Chief Justice of Japan
nominatedBy
Taro Aso ("Aso Cabinet")
notableWork
National Diet
oversees
Japan Ministry of Defense
parentAgency
Minister of Transport of Japan ("Cabinet meetings of Japan")
participatesIn
Cabinet of Japan ("Cabinet of the Empire of Japan")
predecessor
House of Representatives has priority on budget approval
relatedInstitution
Imperial Ordinances of Japan ("Japanese cabinet")
relatedTo
Article 72 of the Constitution of Japan
relatesToBody
Privy Council of Japan
replacedBy
Speaker of the House of Representatives of Japan
representsInRelationsWith
Article 69 of the Constitution of Japan
requiresActionBy
Article 6 of the Constitution of Japan
requiresAdviceAndApprovalOf
Article 6 of the Constitution of Japan
requiresPriorDecisionBy
Chiyoda
seatOf
Article 65 of the Constitution of Japan
subject

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