House of Councillors of Japan

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/House_of_Councillors_of_Japan
GPTKB entity
Statements (60)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Lok_Sabha
gptkb:legislative_body
gptkb:parliamentary_committee
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:Sangiin
gptkbp:authority gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
shares with House of Representatives
gptkbp:buildingCompleted 1936
gptkbp:constitution gptkb:Constitution_of_Japan
gptkbp:country gptkb:Japan
gptkbp:dissolved no
gptkbp:district_seats 148
gptkbp:election_law gptkb:Public_Offices_Election_Act
gptkbp:electionCycle half elected every 3 years
gptkbp:electionMethod direct election
gptkbp:established 1947
gptkbp:firstSession May 1947
gptkbp:has_budget_committee yes
gptkbp:has_female_members yes
gptkbp:has_male_members yes
gptkbp:has_rules_committee yes
gptkbp:has_special_committees yes
gptkbp:has_standing_committees yes
gptkbp:hasCommittee yes
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label House of Councillors of Japan
gptkbp:lastElection 2022
gptkbp:legislative_sessions regular and extraordinary sessions
gptkbp:location gptkb:Nagatachō,_Chiyoda,_Tokyo,_Japan
gptkbp:lowerAward gptkb:House_of_Representatives_of_Japan
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
gptkbp:nextEdition 2025
gptkbp:number_of_electoral_districts 45
gptkbp:numberOfMembers 248
gptkbp:officialLanguage Japanese
gptkbp:overridden_by gptkb:House_of_Representatives_of_Japan
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:House_of_Peers
gptkbp:presidingOfficerTitle gptkb:President_of_the_House_of_Councillors
gptkbp:proportional_representation_seats 100
gptkbp:publishedIn gptkb:House_of_Councillors_Journal
gptkbp:salary about 25 million yen per year
gptkbp:symbol Paulownia flower emblem
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:President_of_the_House_of_Councillors
gptkb:Mizuho_Umemura
gptkb:House_of_Representatives_of_Japan
gptkb:Yuriko_Koike
gptkb:Antonio_Inoki
gptkb:Hinonishi_Motoko
gptkb:Kotaro_Tamura
gptkb:Toranosuke_Miyamura
gptkb:れいわ新選組
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5