national referendum law; Act on Procedures for Amendment of the Constitution of Japan
Refers specifically to the Japanese law that sets out the procedures for a national referendum to amend the constitution. In legal contexts, it is often cited by its full official name.
The National Referendum Law stipulates the procedures for constitutional amendment.
Compound of 国民 (kokumin, 'citizen, people') + 投票 (tōhyō, 'vote, voting') + 法 (hō, 'law').