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House of Representatives (Japan)
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/House_of_Representatives_(Japan)
GPTKB entity
Statements (54)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:Lok_Sabha
gptkb:legislative_body
gptkbp:authority
can approve budget
can designate Prime Minister
can initiate constitutional amendments
can pass laws
can override House of Councillors with two-thirds majority
gptkbp:buildingCompleted
1936
gptkbp:canPassNoConfidenceMotion
true
gptkbp:constitution
gptkb:Constitution_of_Japan
gptkbp:country
gptkb:Japan
gptkbp:currentSpeaker
gptkb:Fumio_Tajima
gptkbp:dissolved
gptkb:Prime_Minister_of_the_United_Kingdom
true
gptkbp:electionCycle
every 4 years unless dissolved
gptkbp:electsPrimeMinister
true
gptkbp:established
1890
gptkbp:firstElection
1 July 1890
gptkbp:hasClerk
true
gptkbp:hasCommittee
true
gptkbp:hasSpecialCommittees
true
gptkbp:hasStandingCommittee
true
gptkbp:hasViceSpeaker
true
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
House of Representatives (Japan)
gptkbp:language
Japanese
gptkbp:lastElection
31 October 2021
gptkbp:legislature
Special Session
Extraordinary Session
Ordinary Session
gptkbp:location
gptkb:Nagatachō,_Chiyoda,_Tokyo
gptkbp:meetingPlace
gptkb:National_Diet_Building
gptkbp:minimumAgeOfCandidates
25
gptkbp:minimumVotingAge
18
gptkbp:nativeName
gptkb:衆議院
gptkbp:nextEdition
by October 2025
gptkbp:nickname
gptkb:Shūgiin
gptkbp:numberOfElectoralDistricts
289 single-member districts
gptkbp:numberOfMembers
465
gptkbp:numberOfProportionalBlocks
11
gptkbp:officialWebsite
https://www.shugiin.go.jp/
gptkbp:partOf
gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkbp:predecessor
gptkb:House_of_Representatives_(Empire_of_Japan)
gptkbp:presidingOfficerTitle
gptkb:public_speaker
gptkbp:proportionalSeats
176
gptkbp:salary
about 2 million yen per month
gptkbp:singleMemberDistrictSeats
289
gptkbp:symbol
House of Representatives emblem
gptkbp:termLength
4 years
gptkbp:upperHouse
gptkb:House_of_Councillors_(Japan)
gptkbp:votingSystem
first-past-the-post
proportional representation
parallel voting
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:Shidehara_Kijūrō
gptkbp:bfsLayer
5