Article 56 of the Constitution of Japan
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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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Article 56 of the Constitution of Japan canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T262450 — 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 56 of the Constitution of Japan Context triple: [House of Councillors, legalBasis, Article 56 of the Constitution of Japan]
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A.
Article 53 of the Constitution of Japan
Article 53 of the Constitution of Japan is the provision that governs the convening of the National Diet, including requirements for calling extraordinary sessions.
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B.
Article 52 of the Constitution of Japan
Article 52 of the Constitution of Japan is the constitutional provision that regulates the convocation and regular sessions of 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 51 of the Constitution of Japan
Article 51 of the Constitution of Japan is a constitutional provision that grants members of the National Diet immunity from being held liable outside the Diet for speeches, debates, or votes made within it.
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E.
Article 45 of the Constitution of Japan
Article 45 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.
- 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 56 of the Constitution of Japan Target entity description: 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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A.
Article 53 of the Constitution of Japan
Article 53 of the Constitution of Japan is the provision that governs the convening of the National Diet, including requirements for calling extraordinary sessions.
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B.
Article 52 of the Constitution of Japan
Article 52 of the Constitution of Japan is the constitutional provision that regulates the convocation and regular sessions of 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 51 of the Constitution of Japan
Article 51 of the Constitution of Japan is a constitutional provision that grants members of the National Diet immunity from being held liable outside the Diet for speeches, debates, or votes made within it.
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E.
Article 45 of the Constitution of Japan
Article 45 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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
article of the Constitution of Japan
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constitutional provision ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
House of Councillors of Japan
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linked to:
House of Councillors
House of Representatives of Japan ⓘ National Diet of Japan ⓘ
linked to:
National Diet
ordinary decisions of each House ⓘ plenary sessions of each House ⓘ |
| bindingOn |
members of the House of Councillors
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members of the House of Representatives ⓘ
linked to:
House of Representatives
|
| chapter | Chapter IV The Diet ⓘ |
| constitutionalRank | supreme law within its scope in Japan ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| defaultVotingRule | public vote ⓘ |
| effectiveSince | 3 May 1947 ⓘ |
| enforcedBy |
National Diet of Japan
ⓘ
linked to:
National Diet
|
| exceptionVotingRule | secret vote may be demanded by one-tenth or more of the members present ⓘ |
| governsBody | legislative procedure in the National Diet ⓘ |
| hasNumber | 56 ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Japan ⓘ |
| languageOfDocument | Japanese ⓘ |
| legalSubject |
majority requirement
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presiding officer’s vote ⓘ public voting ⓘ quorum ⓘ secret voting ⓘ voting ⓘ |
| legalSystem | Japanese constitutional law ⓘ |
| partOf | Constitution of Japan ⓘ |
| presidingOfficerVoteException | presiding officer may cast a deciding vote in case of a tie ⓘ |
| presidingOfficerVoteRule | presiding officer shall not vote ⓘ |
| quorumRequirement | one-third or more of the total membership of each House ⓘ |
| regulates |
decision-making procedures in the National Diet
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quorum of the National Diet ⓘ voting requirements in the National Diet ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Article 59 of the Constitution of Japan
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Article 60 of the Constitution of Japan ⓘ Article 61 of the Constitution of Japan ⓘ |
| setsDecisionThreshold | simple majority of members present ⓘ |
| setsMinimumAttendance | one-third of total members must be present for decisions ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
legislative decision-making
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parliamentary procedure ⓘ |
| typeOfMajority | simple majority ⓘ |
| votingRequirement | majority of those present ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Article 56 of the Constitution of Japan Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Chapter IV of the Constitution of Japan
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containsArticle
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Article 56 of the Constitution of Japan
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