Article 15 of the Constitution of Japan
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Article 15 of the Constitution of Japan is a provision that guarantees the people’s right to choose and dismiss public officials and affirms that all public officials are servants of the whole community, not of any particular group.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Article 15 of the Constitution of Japan canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4273038 — 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 15 of the Constitution of Japan Context triple: [Chapter III of the Constitution of Japan, containsArticle, Article 15 of the Constitution of Japan]
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A.
Article 14 of the Constitution of Japan
Article 14 of the Constitution of Japan is the provision that guarantees equality under the law and prohibits discrimination based on factors such as race, creed, sex, social status, or family origin.
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B.
Article 13 of the Constitution of Japan
Article 13 of the Constitution of Japan is a fundamental rights provision that guarantees respect for individual dignity and the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, subject to the public welfare.
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C.
Article 11 of the Constitution of Japan
Article 11 of the Constitution of Japan is a fundamental rights provision that guarantees the people’s inviolable basic human rights as eternal and inviolate.
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D.
Article 12 of the Constitution of Japan
Article 12 of the Constitution of Japan is a provision that safeguards fundamental human rights by placing them under the constant responsibility of the people to refrain from abusing them and to use them for the public welfare.
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E.
Article 50 of the Constitution of Japan
Article 50 of the Constitution of Japan is a constitutional provision that defines key aspects of the organization and functioning of Japan’s national legislature, 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 15 of the Constitution of Japan Target entity description: Article 15 of the Constitution of Japan is a provision that guarantees the people’s right to choose and dismiss public officials and affirms that all public officials are servants of the whole community, not of any particular group.
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A.
Article 14 of the Constitution of Japan
Article 14 of the Constitution of Japan is the provision that guarantees equality under the law and prohibits discrimination based on factors such as race, creed, sex, social status, or family origin.
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B.
Article 13 of the Constitution of Japan
Article 13 of the Constitution of Japan is a fundamental rights provision that guarantees respect for individual dignity and the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, subject to the public welfare.
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C.
Article 11 of the Constitution of Japan
Article 11 of the Constitution of Japan is a fundamental rights provision that guarantees the people’s inviolable basic human rights as eternal and inviolate.
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D.
Article 12 of the Constitution of Japan
Article 12 of the Constitution of Japan is a provision that safeguards fundamental human rights by placing them under the constant responsibility of the people to refrain from abusing them and to use them for the public welfare.
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E.
Article 50 of the Constitution of Japan
Article 50 of the Constitution of Japan is a constitutional provision that defines key aspects of the organization and functioning of Japan’s national legislature, including the House of Councillors.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
article of the Constitution of Japan
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constitutional provision ⓘ |
| affirmsPrinciple |
public officials are not servants of any particular group
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public officials are servants of the whole community ⓘ |
| aimsToEnsure |
democratic legitimacy of public officials
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impartiality of public officials ⓘ |
| aimsToPrevent | capture of public office by particular groups ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
appointed officials
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elected officials ⓘ public officials ⓘ |
| cameIntoForceWith |
Constitution of Japan of 1947
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linked to:
Constitution of Japan
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| category |
human rights provision in the Constitution of Japan
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provision on public office and elections ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| distinguishes | public officials serving the whole community from officials serving special interests ⓘ |
| enforcedIn | Japan ⓘ |
| ensures | people’s control over public administration ⓘ |
| foundationFor |
Japanese electoral law principles
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principle of political accountability of public officials ⓘ |
| guaranteesRight |
right to choose public officials
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right to dismiss public officials ⓘ |
| hasInterpretationBy | Supreme Court of Japan ⓘ |
| historicalContext | postwar democratic reforms in Japan ⓘ |
| influences |
interpretation of civil service neutrality in Japan
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standards of political activity for public officials in Japan ⓘ |
| language | Japanese ⓘ |
| legalStatus | supreme law provision ⓘ |
| legalSystem | Japanese constitutional law ⓘ |
| normType |
organizational norm about public officials
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rights-guaranteeing norm ⓘ |
| partOf | Constitution of Japan ⓘ |
| recognizes | people as the ultimate source of authority over public officials ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
democratic elections
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popular sovereignty ⓘ public service ethics ⓘ |
| relatedToArticle |
Article 41 of the Constitution of Japan
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Article 43 of the Constitution of Japan ⓘ Article 44 of the Constitution of Japan ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
popular sovereignty in appointment of public officials
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status and responsibility of public officials ⓘ |
| underpins | principle that sovereignty resides with the people in Japan ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Article 15 of the Constitution of Japan Description of subject: Article 15 of the Constitution of Japan is a provision that guarantees the people’s right to choose and dismiss public officials and affirms that all public officials are servants of the whole community, not of any particular group.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Chapter III of the Constitution of Japan
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containsArticle
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Article 15 of the Constitution of Japan
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