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.