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.

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All labels observed (17)

Label Occurrences
House of Representatives of Japan canonical 149
House of Representatives of Japan (Imperial Diet) 2
House of Representatives of the Empire of Japan 2

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 ⓘ
surface form: 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 ⓘ
surface form: 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 House of Representatives ⓘ
surface form: 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 ⓘ
surface form: House of Councillors of Japan
isLowerHouseOf National Diet ⓘ
surface form: National Diet of Japan
isMorePowerfulThan House of Councillors ⓘ
surface form: House of Councillors of Japan
jointSessionPurpose electing the Prime Minister ⓘ
hearing foreign dignitaries ⓘ
receiving addresses from the Emperor of Japan ⓘ
languageOfProceedings Japanese ⓘ
locatedIn Nagatachō, Tokyo, Japan ⓘ
surface form: Nagatachō, Chiyoda, Tokyo
meetsIn National Diet Building ⓘ
meetsJointlyWith House of Councillors ⓘ
surface form: House of Councillors of Japan
oversees Government of Japan ⓘ
partOf National Diet ⓘ
surface form: National Diet of Japan
predecessor House of Representatives of Japan self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: House of Representatives of the Empire of Japan
presidingOfficerTitle Speaker of the House of Representatives ⓘ
votingAgeForElections 18 ⓘ

Referenced by (170)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Liberal Democratic Party → hasParliamentaryGroupIn → House of Representatives of Japan ⓘ
National Diet → hasPart → House of Representatives of Japan ⓘ
National Diet → legislativeBody → House of Representatives of Japan ⓘ
National Diet → lowerHouse → House of Representatives of Japan ⓘ
National Diet → dissolutionAppliesTo → House of Representatives of Japan ⓘ
Taro Kono (as Minister for Foreign Affairs) → legislativeBody → House of Representatives of Japan ⓘ
subject surface form: Taro Kono
Cabinet of Japan → canDissolve → House of Representatives of Japan ⓘ
Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan → legislativeBody → House of Representatives of Japan ⓘ
National Diet Building → occupant → House of Representatives of Japan ⓘ
The Cabinet → mustEnjoyConfidenceOf → House of Representatives of Japan ⓘ
Jimintō → dominantIn → House of Representatives of Japan ⓘ
Komeito → representedIn → House of Representatives of Japan ⓘ
Eisaku Satō → memberOf → House of Representatives of Japan ⓘ
House of Representatives of Japan → predecessor → House of Representatives of Japan self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: House of Representatives of the Empire of Japan
House of Representatives → alsoKnownAs → House of Representatives of Japan ⓘ
subject surface form: House of Representatives (Japan)
this entity surface form: Lower House of the National Diet of Japan
House of Representatives → precededBy → House of Representatives of Japan ⓘ
subject surface form: House of Representatives (Japan)
this entity surface form: House of Representatives of the Empire of Japan
Naikaku Sōri Daijin → canDissolve → House of Representatives of Japan ⓘ
Hayato Ikeda → officeContested → House of Representatives of Japan ⓘ
President of the Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) → lowerHouseInvolved → House of Representatives of Japan ⓘ
Taro Aso → legislativeBody → House of Representatives of Japan ⓘ
Cabinet Legislation Bureau of Japan → worksWith → House of Representatives of Japan ⓘ
House of Representatives has priority on budget approval → appliesToChamber → House of Representatives of Japan ⓘ
House of Representatives has priority on budget approval → grantsPriorityTo → House of Representatives of Japan ⓘ
House of Representatives has priority in designating the Prime Minister → appliesToInstitution → House of Representatives of Japan ⓘ
House of Representatives has priority in designating the Prime Minister → decisionBody → House of Representatives of Japan ⓘ
this entity surface form: House of Representatives of the National Diet
Toshimitsu Motegi (as Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan) → parliamentaryChamber → House of Representatives of Japan ⓘ
subject surface form: Toshimitsu Motegi
Toshimitsu Motegi (as Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan) → officeContested → House of Representatives of Japan ⓘ
subject surface form: Toshimitsu Motegi
Hiroshima 1st district → electsTo → House of Representatives of Japan ⓘ
Article 41 of the Constitution of Japan → appliesTo → House of Representatives of Japan ⓘ
Nagatachō, Tokyo, Japan → contains → House of Representatives of Japan ⓘ
subject surface form: Nagatachō
Nobutaka Machimura → legislativeBody → House of Representatives of Japan ⓘ
Sanae Takaichi → legislativeBody → House of Representatives of Japan ⓘ
Taro Kono → legislativeBody → House of Representatives of Japan ⓘ
Article 42 of the Constitution of Japan → basisFor → House of Representatives of Japan ⓘ
Article 42 of the Constitution of Japan → appliesTo → House of Representatives of Japan ⓘ
Article 45 of the Constitution of Japan → appliesTo → House of Representatives of Japan ⓘ
Article 45 of the Constitution of Japan → bindingOn → House of Representatives of Japan ⓘ
this entity surface form: House of Representatives of the National Diet
Article 47 of the Constitution of Japan → appliesTo → House of Representatives of Japan ⓘ
Article 50 of the Constitution of Japan → appliesTo → House of Representatives of Japan ⓘ
Article 52 of the Constitution of Japan → appliesTo → House of Representatives of Japan ⓘ
Article 52 of the Constitution of Japan → concernsInstitution → House of Representatives of Japan ⓘ
Article 52 of the Constitution of Japan → bindingOn → House of Representatives of Japan ⓘ
Article 53 of the Constitution of Japan → appliesTo → House of Representatives of Japan ⓘ
Article 56 of the Constitution of Japan → appliesTo → House of Representatives of Japan ⓘ
Article 43 of the Constitution of Japan → appliesTo → House of Representatives of Japan ⓘ
Article 43 of the Constitution of Japan → governsInstitution → House of Representatives of Japan ⓘ
Article 57 of the Constitution of Japan → appliesTo → House of Representatives of Japan ⓘ
Seiko Noda → legislativeBody → House of Representatives of Japan ⓘ
Seiko Noda → employer → House of Representatives of Japan ⓘ
Article 49 of the Constitution of Japan → bindingOn → House of Representatives of Japan ⓘ