House of Representatives of Japan

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chamber of the National Diet of Japan lower house of parliament

The House of Representatives of Japan is the more powerful lower chamber of the National Diet, responsible for choosing the prime minister, passing legislation, and overseeing the government.

Aliases (4)

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	chamber of the National Diet of Japan → lower house of parliament →
buildingStyle	Imperial Crown Style (National Diet Building) →
canBeDissolvedBy	Emperor of Japan on advice of Cabinet → Prime Minister of Japan →
canOverrideUpperHouseWith	two-thirds majority →
country	Japan →
electoralSystemIncludes	proportional representation → single-member districts →
establishedInYear	1947 →
establishedUnder	Constitution of Japan →
hasBudgetPriorityOver	House of Councillors of Japan →
hasConstitutionalArticle	Article 41 of the Constitution of Japan → Article 42 of the Constitution of Japan → Article 43 of the Constitution of Japan → Article 45 of the Constitution of Japan → Article 59 of the Constitution of Japan → Article 60 of the Constitution of Japan → Article 61 of the Constitution of Japan → Article 67 of the Constitution of Japan → Article 69 of the Constitution of Japan →
hasDeputyPresidingOfficerTitle	Vice Speaker of the House of Representatives →
hasJapaneseName	衆議院 →
hasLegislativePower	passing laws →
hasNumberOfMembers	465 →
hasOfficialWebsite	https://www.shugiin.go.jp/ →
hasPower	approving international treaties → dismissing the Cabinet through a no-confidence motion → initiating budget legislation → overriding certain decisions of the House of Councillors → selecting the Prime Minister of Japan →
hasRomanizedName	Shūgiin →
hasTermLength	4 years →
hasTreatyPriorityOver	House of Councillors of Japan →
isLowerHouseOf	National Diet of Japan →
isMorePowerfulThan	House of Councillors of Japan →
jointSessionPurpose	electing the Prime Minister → hearing foreign dignitaries → receiving addresses from the Emperor of Japan →
languageOfProceedings	Japanese →
locatedIn	Nagatachō, Chiyoda, Tokyo →
meetsIn	National Diet Building →
meetsJointlyWith	House of Councillors of Japan →
oversees	Government of Japan →
partOf	National Diet of Japan →
predecessor	House of Representatives of the Empire of Japan →
presidingOfficerTitle	Speaker of the House of Representatives →
votingAgeForElections	18 →

Referenced by (82)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
CDP → Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan → Hirofumi Hirano → Inejiro Asanuma → Kanagawa 11th district → Kanagawa 2nd district → Kenta Izumi → National Democratic Party (Japan) → National Diet → Nobutaka Machimura → Sanae Takaichi → Seiko Noda → Taro Aso → Taro Kono → Taro Kono → Yukio Edano →	legislativeBody
Article 41 of the Constitution of Japan → Article 42 of the Constitution of Japan → Article 43 of the Constitution of Japan → Article 45 of the Constitution of Japan → Article 47 of the Constitution of Japan → Article 50 of the Constitution of Japan → Article 52 of the Constitution of Japan → Article 53 of the Constitution of Japan → Article 56 of the Constitution of Japan → Article 57 of the Constitution of Japan → Article 69 of the Constitution of Japan →	appliesTo
Article 45 of the Constitution of Japan ("House of Representatives of the National Diet") → Article 49 of the Constitution of Japan → Article 52 of the Constitution of Japan → Article 60 of the Constitution of the Constitution of Japan →	bindingOn
Eisaku Satō → Masayoshi Ōhira → Sōri Daijin → Tetsu Katayama →	memberOf
Speaker of the House of Representatives of Japan → Vice Speaker of the House of Representatives (Japan) →	appointedBy
Cabinet of Japan → Naikaku Sōri Daijin →	canDissolve
Japan Democratic Party → Japan Socialist Party →	chamberRepresentation
Article 60 of the Constitution of Japan → House of Representatives has priority on budget approval →	grantsPriorityTo
Speaker of the House of Representatives of Japan → Vice Speaker of the House of Representatives (Japan) ("plenary sessions of the House of Representatives of Japan") →	jurisdiction
Speaker of the House of Representatives of Japan → Vice Speaker of the House of Representatives (Japan) →	legislativeChamber
Hayato Ikeda → Toshimitsu Motegi →	officeContested
Speaker of the House of Representatives of Japan → Vice Speaker of the House of Representatives (Japan) →	partOf
House of Representatives (Japan) ("Lower House of the National Diet of Japan") →	alsoKnownAs
Three Non-Nuclear Principles of Japan →	announcedIn
House of Representatives has priority on budget approval →	appliesToChamber
House of Representatives has priority in designating the Prime Minister →	appliesToInstitution
Article 42 of the Constitution of Japan →	basisFor
Article 52 of the Constitution of Japan →	concernsInstitution
Nagatachō →	contains
House of Representatives has priority in designating the Prime Minister ("House of Representatives of the National Diet") →	decisionBody
Article 67 of the Constitution of Japan →	designatesElectingBody
National Diet →	dissolutionAppliesTo
Jimintō →	dominantIn
Hiroshima 1st district →	electsTo
Seiko Noda →	employer
Article 43 of the Constitution of Japan →	governsInstitution
Rikken Kaishintō →	hadLegislativeRepresentationIn
Liberal Democratic Party →	hasParliamentaryGroupIn
National Diet →	hasPart
Yasuo Fukuda →	house
Democratic Party (Japan) →	legislativeBodyContested
National Diet →	lowerHouse
President of the Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) →	lowerHouseInvolved
The Cabinet →	mustEnjoyConfidenceOf
National Diet Building →	occupant
Toshimitsu Motegi →	parliamentaryChamber
House of Representatives (Japan) ("House of Representatives of the Empire of Japan") →	precededBy
House of Representatives of Japan ("House of Representatives of the Empire of Japan") →	predecessor
Article 60 of the Constitution of Japan →	relatedTo
Vice Speaker of the House of Representatives (Japan) →	reportsTo
Komeito →	representedIn
Naikaku →	requiresConfidenceOf
Cabinet Legislation Bureau of Japan →	worksWith