nment, and may demand the presence and testimony
of witnesses, and the production of records.

Article 63. The Prime Minister and other Ministers of State
may, at any time, appear in either House for the purpose of
speaking on bills, regardless of whether they are members of the
House or not. They must appear when their presence is required in
order to give answers or explanations.

Article 64. The Diet shall set up an impeachment court from
among the members of both Houses for the purpose of trying judges
against whom removal proceedings have been instituted.

(2) Matters relating to impeachment shall be provided by law.

CHAPTER V. THE CABINET

Article 65. Executive power shall be vested in the Cabinet.

Article 66. The Cabinet shall consist of the Prime Minister,
who shall be its head, and other Ministers of State, as provided
for by law.

(2) The Prime Minister and other Minister of State must be
civilians.

(3) The Cabinet, in the exercise of executive power, shall
be collectively responsible to the Diet.

Article 67. The Prime Minister shall be designated from
among the members of the Diet by a resolution of the Diet. This
designation shall precede all other business.

(2) If the House of Representatives and the House of
Councillors disagrees and if no agreement can be reached even
through a joint committee of both Houses, provided for by law, or
the House of Councillors fails to make designation within ten
(10) days, exclusive of the period of recess, after the House of
Representatives has made designation, the decision of the House
of Representatives shall be the decision of the Diet.

Article 68. The Prime Minister shall appoint the Ministers
of State. However, a majority of their number must be chosen from
among the members of the Diet.

(2) The Prime Minister may remove the Ministers of State as
he chooses.

Article 69. If the House of Representatives passes a
non-confidence resolution, or rejects a confidence resolution,
the Cabinet shall resign en masse, unless the House of
Representatives is dissolved with ten (10) days.

Article 70. When there is a vacancy in the post of Prime
Minister, or upon the first convocation of the Diet after a
general election of members of the House of Representatives, the
Cabinet shall resign en masse.

Article 71. In the cases mentioned in the two preceding
arti