Article 59 of the Constitution of Japan
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Article 59 of the Constitution of Japan is the provision that defines how the House of Representatives can override decisions of the House of Councillors in the legislative process, thereby establishing the lower house’s supremacy in passing laws.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Article 59 of the Constitution of Japan canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T710150 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Article 59 of the Constitution of Japan Context triple: [House of Representatives of Japan, hasConstitutionalArticle, Article 59 of the Constitution of Japan]
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A.
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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B.
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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C.
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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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 49 of the Constitution of Japan
Article 49 of the Constitution of Japan is the constitutional provision that sets out the rules for the remuneration of members of the National Diet, including those of 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 59 of the Constitution of Japan Target entity description: Article 59 of the Constitution of Japan is the provision that defines how the House of Representatives can override decisions of the House of Councillors in the legislative process, thereby establishing the lower house’s supremacy in passing laws.
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A.
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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B.
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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C.
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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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 49 of the Constitution of Japan
Article 49 of the Constitution of Japan is the constitutional provision that sets out the rules for the remuneration of members of the National Diet, including those of the House of Councillors.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
constitutional paragraph
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constitutional paragraph ⓘ constitutional paragraph ⓘ constitutional provision ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
House of Councillors
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House of Representatives ⓘ |
| chapter | Chapter IV The Diet ⓘ |
| clarifies | relationship between the two Houses in ordinary legislation ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| defines |
conditions for overriding decisions of the House of Councillors
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procedure for passage of bills ⓘ |
| distinguishesFrom | Article 60 of the Constitution of Japan ⓘ |
| doesNotApplyTo |
budget bills
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designation of the Prime Minister ⓘ treaty approval ⓘ |
| effectiveSince | 3 May 1947 ⓘ |
| embodies | principle of lower house supremacy in lawmaking ⓘ |
| establishes |
60-day rule for House of Councillors consideration of bills
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supremacy of the House of Representatives in legislation ⓘ |
| grantsPowerTo | House of Representatives to enact a bill without consent of the House of Councillors under specified conditions ⓘ |
| hasSection |
Article 59 paragraph 1
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Article 59 paragraph 2 ⓘ Article 59 paragraph 3 ⓘ |
| language | Japanese ⓘ |
| legalDomain | constitutional law ⓘ |
| partOf | Constitution of Japan ⓘ |
| providesThat |
a bill becomes law on passage by both Houses except as otherwise provided by the Constitution
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a bill becomes law upon passage by both Houses except as otherwise provided by the Constitution ⓘ a bill passed by the House of Representatives and rejected by the House of Councillors may still become law under certain conditions ⓘ an override requires a two-thirds or greater majority of members present in the House of Representatives ⓘ if the House of Councillors fails to take final action within 60 days after receipt of a bill from the House of Representatives the bill is deemed rejected ⓘ if the House of Councillors fails to take final action within 60 days after receipt of a bill from the House of Representatives the bill is deemed rejected by the House of Councillors ⓘ if the House of Councillors rejects a bill or fails to take final action within a prescribed period the House of Representatives may override ⓘ if the House of Councillors rejects a bill passed by the House of Representatives the bill becomes law if passed a second time by a two-thirds or more majority of members present in the House of Representatives ⓘ the prescribed period for House of Councillors action on ordinary bills is 60 days ⓘ |
| regulates |
enactment of laws
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legislative process ⓘ |
| requires |
consideration of a bill by the House of Councillors
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passage of a bill by the House of Representatives ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Article 59 of the Constitution of Japan Description of subject: Article 59 of the Constitution of Japan is the provision that defines how the House of Representatives can override decisions of the House of Councillors in the legislative process, thereby establishing the lower house’s supremacy in passing laws.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
House of Representatives of Japan
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hasConstitutionalArticle
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Article 59 of the Constitution of Japan
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Chapter IV of the Constitution of Japan
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containsArticle
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Article 59 of the Constitution of Japan
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