98

CHAPTER X

Jurisdiction: Japan
Provision: 98
Source language: English
Recorded status: in force

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Article 98. This Constitution shall be the supreme law of the nation and no law, ordinance, imperial rescript or other act of government, or part thereof, contrary to the provisions hereof, shall have legal force or validity. The treaties concluded by Japan and established laws of nations shall be faithfully observed.

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The Constitution of Japan · wipo.int · Retrieved 18 August 2026.

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