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The National Diet is the [[legislature]], the organ of the Legislative branch. It is [[Bicameralism|bicameral]], consisting of two houses with the [[House of Councillors (Japan)|House of Councilors]] being the [[upper house]], and the [[House of Representatives (Japan)|House of Representatives]] being the [[lower house]]. Its members are directly elected by the [[people]], who are the source of [[sovereignty]].<ref name="EmperorPeople">{{cite constitution|article=1|section=1|country=Japan|language=en|ratified=1947|url=http://japan.kantei.go.jp/constitution_and_government_of_japan/constitution_e.html|access-date=5 September 2015}}</ref> It is defined as the supreme organ of sovereignty in the Constitution. The [[Supreme Court of Japan|Supreme Court]] and other inferior courts make up the Judicial branch and have all the judicial powers in the state. It has ultimate judicial authority to interpret the [[Japanese constitution]] and the power of [[judicial review]]. They are [[Judicial independence|independent]] from the executive and the legislative branches.<ref name="JudiIndep">{{cite constitution|article=76(2)|section=6|country=Japan|language=en|ratified=1947|url=http://japan.kantei.go.jp/constitution_and_government_of_japan/constitution_e.html|access-date=5 September 2015}}</ref> [[Judge]]s are nominated or appointed by the Cabinet and never removed by the executive or the legislature except during [[impeachment]].

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