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House of Representatives of Japan
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/House_of_Representatives_of_Japan
GPTKB entity
Statements (49)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:Lok_Sabha
gptkb:legislative_body
gptkbp:appointedBy
Japanese citizens
gptkbp:can_override_House_of_Councillors
with two-thirds majority
gptkbp:country
gptkb:Japan
gptkbp:currentSpeaker
gptkb:Fumio_Ohno
gptkbp:dissolved
gptkb:Prime_Minister_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkbp:electionCycle
every 4 years or when dissolved
gptkbp:emblem
gptkb:Paulownia_flower
gptkbp:established
1890
gptkbp:firstSession
1890
gptkbp:has_legislative_sessions
ordinary, extraordinary, special
gptkbp:has_legislative_supremacy_over
House of Councillors of Japan (in some matters)
gptkbp:has_official_gazette
gptkb:Shūgiin_Giho
gptkbp:has_secretariat
gptkb:House_of_Representatives_Secretariat
gptkbp:has_special_committees
yes
gptkbp:has_standing_committees
yes
gptkbp:hasCommittee
yes
gptkbp:hasLibrary
gptkb:House_of_Representatives_Library
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
House of Representatives of Japan
gptkbp:JapaneseName
gptkb:衆議院
gptkbp:lastElection
31 October 2021
gptkbp:legalBasis
gptkb:Constitution_of_Japan
gptkbp:location
gptkb:Nagatachō,_Chiyoda,_Tokyo,_Japan
gptkbp:meetingPlace
gptkb:National_Diet_Building
gptkbp:minimum_age_for_members
25
gptkbp:minimum_age_for_voters
18
gptkbp:nextEdition
by October 2025
gptkbp:nickname
gptkb:Shūgiin
gptkbp:number_of_electoral_districts
289 single-member districts
gptkbp:number_of_proportional_blocks
11
gptkbp:numberOfMembers
465
gptkbp:officialLanguage
Japanese
gptkbp:part_of
gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkbp:powers
approve treaties
approve budget
pass laws
select Prime Minister
gptkbp:predecessor
gptkb:House_of_Representatives_of_the_Empire_of_Japan
gptkbp:presidingOfficerTitle
gptkb:Speaker_of_the_House_of_Representatives
gptkbp:salary
about 2 million yen per month
gptkbp:termLength
4 years
gptkbp:upperHouse
gptkb:House_of_Councillors_of_Japan
gptkbp:votingSystem
first-past-the-post
proportional representation
parallel voting
gptkbp:website
https://www.shugiin.go.jp/
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:Shinzo_Abe
gptkbp:bfsLayer
4