Article 72 of the Constitution of Japan
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Article 72 of the Constitution of Japan is the provision that defines the Prime Minister’s authority to represent and direct the Cabinet and oversee the administration of state affairs.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Article 72 of the Constitution of Japan canonical | 1 |
| Constitution of Japan, Article 72 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T586721 — 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 72 of the Constitution of Japan Context triple: [The Cabinet, constitutionalArticle, Article 72 of the Constitution of Japan]
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Article 70 of the Constitution of Japan
Article 70 of the Constitution of Japan is the provision that governs the resignation and reappointment of the Cabinet, particularly in relation to events such as a vote of no confidence or the convocation of the Diet.
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B.
Article 67 of the Constitution of Japan
Article 67 of the Constitution of Japan is the provision that governs the election and appointment of the Prime Minister by the National Diet and the Cabinet’s relationship to that choice.
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C.
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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D.
Article 69 of the Constitution of Japan
Article 69 of the Constitution of Japan is the provision that regulates how the House of Representatives can pass a no-confidence resolution against the Cabinet and the resulting obligation of the Cabinet to resign en masse or dissolve the House.
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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 72 of the Constitution of Japan Target entity description: Article 72 of the Constitution of Japan is the provision that defines the Prime Minister’s authority to represent and direct the Cabinet and oversee the administration of state affairs.
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A.
Article 70 of the Constitution of Japan
Article 70 of the Constitution of Japan is the provision that governs the resignation and reappointment of the Cabinet, particularly in relation to events such as a vote of no confidence or the convocation of the Diet.
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B.
Article 67 of the Constitution of Japan
Article 67 of the Constitution of Japan is the provision that governs the election and appointment of the Prime Minister by the National Diet and the Cabinet’s relationship to that choice.
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C.
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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D.
Article 69 of the Constitution of Japan
Article 69 of the Constitution of Japan is the provision that regulates how the House of Representatives can pass a no-confidence resolution against the Cabinet and the resulting obligation of the Cabinet to resign en masse or dissolve the House.
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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 (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
article of the Constitution of Japan
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constitutional provision ⓘ |
| adoptedIn | 1946 ⓘ |
| appliesTo | exercise of executive power in Japan ⓘ |
| appliesToInstitution | Cabinet of Japan ⓘ |
| appliesToOfficeHolder | incumbent Prime Minister of Japan ⓘ |
| branch | executive branch of Japan ⓘ |
| citationForm |
Article 72 of the Constitution of Japan
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surface form:
Constitution of Japan, Article 72
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| constitutionalFunction |
allocates executive responsibilities within the Japanese government
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clarifies leadership structure of the Cabinet ⓘ |
| constitutionalRole |
centralizes executive authority in the Prime Minister
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establishes the Prime Minister as head of the Cabinet ⓘ |
| constitutionalStatus | binding and supreme law within Japan ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| definesAuthorityOf | Prime Minister of Japan ⓘ |
| effectiveFrom | 3 May 1947 ⓘ |
| enforcedBy |
Judiciary of Japan
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surface form:
courts of Japan
Government of Japan ⓘ
surface form:
government of Japan
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| governs |
Prime Minister’s role in state administration
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relationship between the Prime Minister and the Cabinet ⓘ |
| grantsPower |
direction of the Cabinet
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oversight of executive functions ⓘ representation of the Cabinet ⓘ supervision of the administration of state affairs ⓘ |
| historicalContext | post–World War II constitutional reform in Japan ⓘ |
| interpretedBy |
Cabinet Legislation Bureau of Japan
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Supreme Court of Japan ⓘ |
| language | Japanese ⓘ |
| legalEffect |
defines the scope of the Prime Minister’s executive authority
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provides constitutional basis for the Prime Minister’s leadership of the Cabinet ⓘ |
| legalHierarchy | subordinate to the text of the Constitution of Japan as a whole only in systemic interpretation ⓘ |
| legalSystem | Japanese constitutional law ⓘ |
| levelOfNorm | primary constitutional norm ⓘ |
| partOf | Constitution of Japan ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Article 65 of the Constitution of Japan
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Article 66 of the Constitution of Japan ⓘ Article 73 of the Constitution of Japan ⓘ |
| relatesToBody | Cabinet of Japan ⓘ |
| relatesToOffice | Prime Minister of Japan ⓘ |
| scope | nationwide ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
administration of state affairs
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authority of the Cabinet ⓘ powers of the Prime Minister of Japan ⓘ |
| typeOfPower | executive authority ⓘ |
| usedIn | constitutional practice of Japanese executive government ⓘ |
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Subject: Article 72 of the Constitution of Japan Description of subject: Article 72 of the Constitution of Japan is the provision that defines the Prime Minister’s authority to represent and direct the Cabinet and oversee the administration of state affairs.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Article 72 of the Constitution of Japan
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citationForm
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Article 72 of the Constitution of Japan
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this entity surface form:
Constitution of Japan, Article 72