Document year AD 1946What a document says
The preamble of the inspected Japanese Constitution declares that sovereign power resides with the people.
What this does and does not establish: Documentary provision, not evidence of universal implementation. Listed under 1946, the year of official proclamation, not the date it took effect. English is an AI working translation of the Japanese source, not an official translation or a broader legal interpretation. The Japanese term 国民 appears as “the people” in the preamble and “nationals” in these article translations; these renderings do not settle its legal scope.
From Japan’s Constitution
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Article 14 of the inspected Japanese Constitution states that all nationals are equal under the law and shall not be discriminated against in political, economic or social relations on the grounds of race, creed, sex, social status or family origin.
What this does and does not establish: Documentary provision, not evidence of universal implementation. Listed under 1946, the year of official proclamation, not the date it took effect. English is an AI working translation of the Japanese source, not an official translation or a broader legal interpretation. The Japanese term 国民 appears as “the people” in the preamble and “nationals” in these article translations; these renderings do not settle its legal scope.
From Japan’s Constitution
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Article 26 of the inspected Japanese Constitution states that all nationals have a right to receive education equally according to ability as provided by law, and an obligation to have the children under their care receive ordinary education as provided by law; compulsory education is free.
What this does and does not establish: Documentary provision, not evidence of universal implementation. Listed under 1946, the year of official proclamation, not the date it took effect. English is an AI working translation of the Japanese source, not an official translation or a broader legal interpretation. The Japanese term 国民 appears as “the people” in the preamble and “nationals” in these article translations; these renderings do not settle its legal scope.
From Japan’s Constitution
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