Shūgiin
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Shūgiin is the lower house of Japan’s National Diet, responsible for passing legislation, approving the budget, and selecting the prime minister.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Shūgiin canonical | 5 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
chamber of the National Diet of Japan
ⓘ
lower house of parliament ⓘ |
| buildingStyle | Art Deco (National Diet Building) ⓘ |
| canBeDissolved | yes ⓘ |
| canPassNoConfidenceMotion | yes ⓘ |
| constitutionalArticle |
Article 41 of the Constitution of Japan (as part of the Diet)
ⓘ
Article 59 of the Constitution of Japan (override of House of Councillors) ⓘ Article 69 of the Constitution of Japan (no-confidence in Cabinet) ⓘ |
| constitutionalStatus | more powerful chamber of the National Diet ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| deputyPresidingOfficerTitle | Vice-Speaker of the House of Representatives ⓘ |
| electoralDistrictTypes |
proportional representation blocks
ⓘ
single-member districts ⓘ |
| electorate | Japanese citizens aged 18 or over ⓘ |
| established | 1889 ⓘ |
| establishedUnder | Meiji Constitution ⓘ |
| hasCommitteeSystem | yes ⓘ |
| hasHigherChamber | Sangiin ⓘ |
| hasPublicGallery | yes ⓘ |
| higherChamberLabel | House of Councillors ⓘ |
| languageOfProceedings | Japanese ⓘ |
| legislativeBodyFor | Government of Japan ⓘ |
| location |
Nagatachō, Tokyo, Japan
ⓘ
surface form:
Nagatachō, Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan
|
| meetsFrequency | annually and as convened by Cabinet or law ⓘ |
| meetsIn | National Diet Building ⓘ |
| noConfidenceEffect | requires Cabinet resignation or dissolution of Shūgiin ⓘ |
| numberOfMembers | 465 ⓘ |
| officialName |
House of Representatives
ⓘ
Shūgiin self-link ⓘ House of Representatives ⓘ
surface form:
衆議院
|
| partOf |
National Diet
ⓘ
surface form:
National Diet of Japan
|
| power |
approves appointment of the Prime Minister–nominated officials in some posts
ⓘ
approves international treaties ⓘ approves the national budget ⓘ can override House of Councillors with two-thirds majority in some cases ⓘ passes legislation ⓘ selects the Prime Minister of Japan ⓘ |
| presidingOfficerTitle | Speaker of the House of Representatives ⓘ |
| reconstitutedUnder |
Constitution of Japan
ⓘ
surface form:
Constitution of Japan (1947)
|
| sessionTypes |
extraordinary sessions
ⓘ
ordinary sessions ⓘ special sessions ⓘ |
| supervises | Cabinet of Japan ⓘ |
| termLength | 4 years ⓘ |
| typeOfLegislature | bicameral lower house ⓘ |
| votingSystem |
first-past-the-post
ⓘ
parallel voting ⓘ proportional representation ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
House of Representatives (Japan)