Article 66 of the Constitution of Japan
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Article 66 of the Constitution of Japan is the provision that defines the structure, responsibilities, and civilian nature of the Cabinet within Japan’s postwar constitutional framework.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Article 66 of the Constitution of Japan canonical | 3 |
| Constitution of Japan, Article 66 | 1 |
| 日本国憲法第66条 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T586715 — 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 66 of the Constitution of Japan Context triple: [The Cabinet, constitutionalArticle, Article 66 of the Constitution of Japan]
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Article 65 of the Constitution of Japan
Article 65 of the Constitution of Japan is the provision that vests executive power in the Cabinet, defining its central role in Japan’s postwar constitutional government.
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B.
Article 56 of the Constitution of Japan
Article 56 of the Constitution of Japan is the provision that sets the quorum and voting requirements for decisions in the National Diet, including the House of Councillors.
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C.
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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D.
Article 57 of the Constitution of Japan
Article 57 of the Constitution of Japan is the constitutional provision that regulates the procedures, openness, and internal rules of the National Diet’s sessions, including those of 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 66 of the Constitution of Japan Target entity description: Article 66 of the Constitution of Japan is the provision that defines the structure, responsibilities, and civilian nature of the Cabinet within Japan’s postwar constitutional framework.
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A.
Article 65 of the Constitution of Japan
Article 65 of the Constitution of Japan is the provision that vests executive power in the Cabinet, defining its central role in Japan’s postwar constitutional government.
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B.
Article 56 of the Constitution of Japan
Article 56 of the Constitution of Japan is the provision that sets the quorum and voting requirements for decisions in the National Diet, including the House of Councillors.
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C.
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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D.
Article 57 of the Constitution of Japan
Article 57 of the Constitution of Japan is the constitutional provision that regulates the procedures, openness, and internal rules of the National Diet’s sessions, including those of 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 (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | constitutional provision ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
ensure democratic civilian government
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prevent military dominance in government ⓘ |
| appliesTo | Cabinet of Japan ⓘ |
| belongsTo | postwar Japanese constitutional framework ⓘ |
| bindingOn |
国務大臣
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surface form:
Ministers of State of Japan
Prime Minister of Japan ⓘ |
| chapter | Chapter V: The Cabinet ⓘ |
| constitutionalPrinciple |
civilian control of the military
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responsible cabinet system ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| dateEffective | 1947-05-03 ⓘ |
| dateEnacted | 1946-11-03 ⓘ |
| defines |
civilian nature of the Cabinet of Japan
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responsibilities of the Cabinet of Japan ⓘ structure of the Cabinet of Japan ⓘ |
| enshrines | civilian supremacy over the executive branch ⓘ |
| ensures | parliamentary character of the Cabinet ⓘ |
| establishes | principle of civilian control over the Cabinet ⓘ |
| governs |
composition of the Cabinet of Japan
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eligibility of Ministers of State ⓘ eligibility of the Prime Minister of Japan ⓘ |
| hasSectionNumber | Article 66 ⓘ |
| historicalContext | post–World War II constitutional reform in Japan ⓘ |
| interpretedBy | Supreme Court of Japan ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Government of Japan
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surface form:
national government of Japan
|
| language | Japanese ⓘ |
| legalStatus | supreme law provision ⓘ |
| legalSystem | Japanese constitutional law ⓘ |
| partOf | Constitution of Japan ⓘ |
| prohibits |
active-duty military personnel serving as Ministers of State
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active-duty military personnel serving as Prime Minister ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Article 65 of the Constitution of Japan
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Article 67 of the Constitution of Japan ⓘ |
| requires |
civilian status of Cabinet members
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that a majority of Ministers of State be chosen from among the members of the Diet ⓘ that the Cabinet be composed of Ministers of State ⓘ that the Prime Minister be a member of the Diet ⓘ |
| scope | national-level executive authority ⓘ |
| sourceText |
Article 66 of the Constitution of Japan
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Constitution of Japan, Article 66
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| subjectMatter |
civilian control of government
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executive branch organization ⓘ |
| typeOfRule | organizational rule for the executive ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Article 66 of the Constitution of Japan Description of subject: Article 66 of the Constitution of Japan is the provision that defines the structure, responsibilities, and civilian nature of the Cabinet within Japan’s postwar constitutional framework.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Ministers of State (Japan)
Article 66 of the Constitution of Japan
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sourceText
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Article 66 of the Constitution of Japan
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
Constitution of Japan, Article 66
this entity surface form:
日本国憲法第66条