House of Councillors

GPTKB entity

Properties (46)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Legislative body
gptkbp:approves Budget
gptkbp:canCreate Legislation
gptkbp:electionYear Every 3 years
gptkbp:established 1947
gptkbp:hasFacility gptkb:Citizens_of_Japan
gptkbp:hasHistoricalSignificance Yes
gptkbp:hasLegalStatus Yes
Annual sessions
gptkbp:hasMember 245
Various committees
gptkbp:hasPersonnel Senators elected from regional constituencies
gptkbp:hasPoliticalParty Multiple political parties
gptkbp:hasPublications Yes
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label House of Councillors
gptkbp:isA Upper house
gptkbp:isAccessibleBy The electorate
gptkbp:isEngagedIn gptkb:House_of_Representatives
gptkbp:isExpectedTo gptkb:Japanese_citizens
3 years for half of its members
gptkbp:isFundedBy Taxpayer money
gptkbp:isGovernedBy Constitution of Japan
gptkbp:isInfluencedBy Policy decisions
gptkbp:isInvolvedIn International relations
gptkbp:isLocatedIn gptkb:National_Diet_Building
gptkbp:isPartOf gptkb:Japanese_government
gptkbp:isSubjectTo Public scrutiny
gptkbp:isUsedFor No
gptkbp:isUtilizedFor Democratic_governance
gptkbp:length 6 years
gptkbp:location gptkb:Tokyo,_Japan
gptkbp:mayHave Investigations
Public officials
gptkbp:meets Regular sessions
gptkbp:members Public vote
gptkbp:oversees Executive branch
Government actions
gptkbp:participatesIn National policy making
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:National_Diet_of_Japan
gptkbp:powers Yes
gptkbp:president President_of_the_House_of_Councillors
gptkbp:ratifies Treaties
gptkbp:responsibleFor Legislation
gptkbp:voterTurnout Mixed-member proportional representation
Defined procedures
gptkbp:wasEstablishedIn gptkb:Japanese_Constitution