# 日本国憲法 / The Constitution of Japan — 第七十三条 (Article 73)

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- Law: 日本国憲法 (The Constitution of Japan), 昭和二十一年憲法
- English title "The Constitution of Japan": Ministry of Justice translation
- Kind: Constitution — the distinction between 法律 (Act), 政令 (Cabinet Order), 省令 (Ministerial Order) and 条例 (local ordinance) decides who may issue it and what it may say.
- Provision: 第七十三条 (Article 73) — address `art-73`
- Text in force since: 1947-05-03
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/en/constitution/art-73
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### 第七十三条
<sup>art-73 · https://japanlaw.org/en/constitution/art-73</sup>

**第一項**  内閣は、他の一般行政事務の外、左の事務を行ふ。
<sup>art-73/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/constitution/art-73/par-1</sup>
The Cabinet, in addition to other general administrative functions, shall perform the following functions:
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **一**  法律を誠実に執行し、国務を総理すること。
  <sup>art-73/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/constitution/art-73/par-1/item-1</sup>
  Administer the law faithfully; conduct affairs of state.
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **二**  外交関係を処理すること。
  <sup>art-73/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/constitution/art-73/par-1/item-2</sup>
  Manage foreign affairs.
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **三**  条約を締結すること。但し、事前に、時宜によつては事後に、国会の承認を経ることを必要とする。
  <sup>art-73/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/constitution/art-73/par-1/item-3</sup>
  Conclude treaties. However, it shall obtain prior or, depending on circumstances, subsequent approval of the Diet.
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **四**  法律の定める基準に従ひ、官吏に関する事務を掌理すること。
  <sup>art-73/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/en/constitution/art-73/par-1/item-4</sup>
  Administer the civil service, in accordance with standards established by law.
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **五**  予算を作成して国会に提出すること。
  <sup>art-73/par-1/item-5 · https://japanlaw.org/en/constitution/art-73/par-1/item-5</sup>
  Prepare the budget, and present it to the Diet.
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **六**  この憲法及び法律の規定を実施するために、政令を制定すること。但し、政令には、特にその法律の委任がある場合を除いては、罰則を設けることができない。
  <sup>art-73/par-1/item-6 · https://japanlaw.org/en/constitution/art-73/par-1/item-6</sup>
  Enact cabinet orders in order to execute the provisions of this Constitution and of the law. However, it cannot include penal provisions in such cabinet orders unless authorized by such law.
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **七**  大赦、特赦、減刑、刑の執行の免除及び復権を決定すること。
  <sup>art-73/par-1/item-7 · https://japanlaw.org/en/constitution/art-73/par-1/item-7</sup>
  Decide on general amnesty, special amnesty, commutation of punishment, reprieve, and restoration of rights.
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Sources

- e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁) — 日本国憲法 — the text in force from 1947-05-03 (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/321CONSTITUTION/19470503_000000000000000), retrieved 2026-09-16
- Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — The Constitution of Japan — Ministry of Justice translation (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/174/tb), retrieved 2026-09-16
- This site's parser, version 211 — 日本国憲法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-09-16