A full reading of the English translation of the Constitution of Japan, from the Preamble to Article 103, without commentary. The Constitution was promulgated on November 3, 1946, and came into effect on May 3, 1947; this year marks 80 years since its promulgation.

The episode opens with a short introduction in Japanese, followed by the reading in English.

・Preamble

・Chapter I. The Emperor (Articles 1–8)

・Chapter II. Renunciation of War (Article 9)

・Chapter III. Rights and Duties of the People (Articles 10–40)

・Chapter IV. The Diet (Articles 41–64)

・Chapter V. The Cabinet (Articles 65–75)

・Chapter VI. Judiciary (Articles 76–82)

・Chapter VII. Finance (Articles 83–91)

・Chapter VIII. Local Self-Government (Articles 92–95)

・Chapter IX. Amendments (Article 96)

・Chapter X. Supreme Law (Articles 97–99)

・Chapter XI. Supplementary Provisions (Articles 100–103)

Only the Japanese text of the Constitution has legal force; the English text is a translation published by the Government of Japan. Source of the English text: the website of the House of Representatives of Japan. The voice in this episode is generated by AI speech synthesis. This content is for study purposes only and is not legal advice.

Yasashii Minpo Radio is a Japanese-language podcast that reads and explains the Japanese Civil Code article by article.