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