House of Councillors (Japan)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/House_of_Councillors_(Japan)
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Lok_Sabha
gptkb:legislative_body
gptkbp:authority gptkb:Constitution_of_Japan
gptkbp:country gptkb:Japan
gptkbp:current_vice_president gptkb:Hiroyuki_Nagahama
gptkbp:dissolved no
gptkbp:electionCycle half of members elected every 3 years
gptkbp:emblem Emblem of the House of Councillors of Japan.svg
gptkbp:established 1947
gptkbp:firstSession May 1947
gptkbp:has_lower_house gptkb:House_of_Representatives_(Japan)
gptkbp:has_multi-member_districts yes
gptkbp:has_party_groups yes
gptkbp:has_proportional_representation_block National PR block
gptkbp:has_single-member_districts yes
gptkbp:has_women_members yes
gptkbp:hasCommittee yes
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label House of Councillors (Japan)
gptkbp:lastElection gptkb:2022_Japanese_House_of_Councillors_election
gptkbp:legislature bills can be passed by House of Representatives override
gptkbp:location gptkb:Nagatachō,_Chiyoda,_Tokyo,_Japan
gptkbp:mainFunction approve treaties
review and amend legislation
approve appointments
deliberate on budget
question government
gptkbp:meetingPlace gptkb:National_Diet_Building
gptkbp:membersCalled Councillors
gptkbp:minimum_age_for_members 30
gptkbp:minimum_age_for_voters 18
gptkbp:nativeName gptkb:参議院
ja
gptkbp:nextEdition gptkb:2025_Japanese_House_of_Councillors_election
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Sangiin
gptkbp:number_of_electoral_districts 45
gptkbp:number_of_standing_committees 17
gptkbp:numberOfMembers 248
gptkbp:officialLanguage Japanese
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:National_Diet
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:House_of_Peers_(Japan)
gptkbp:president gptkb:Hidehisa_Otsuji
gptkbp:presidingOfficerTitle gptkb:President_of_the_House_of_Councillors
gptkbp:publishedIn gptkb:House_of_Councillors_Journal
gptkbp:salary about 25 million yen per year
gptkbp:symbol gptkb:Paulownia_flower
gptkbp:termLength 6 years
gptkbp:vice_presiding_officer gptkb:Vice_President_of_the_House_of_Councillors
gptkbp:votingSystem proportional representation
single non-transferable vote
gptkbp:website https://www.sangiin.go.jp/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:House_of_Peers_(Japan)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5