House of Representatives
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The House of Representatives is the more powerful lower chamber of Japan’s National Diet, responsible for choosing the prime minister, passing budgets, and often having final say over legislation.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| House of Representatives (Japan) | 0 |
| 衆議院 | 3 |
| members of the House of Representatives | 2 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
chamber of parliament
ⓘ
lower house of a bicameral legislature ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
House of Representatives of Japan
ⓘ
surface form:
Lower House of the National Diet of Japan
Shūgiin ⓘ |
| budgetaryPower | holds precedence over the House of Councillors on budget bills ⓘ |
| canBeDissolvedBy |
Emperor of Japan
ⓘ
surface form:
Emperor of Japan on advice of Cabinet
Prime Minister of Japan ⓘ |
| constitutionalArticle | Article 41 of the Constitution of Japan ⓘ |
| constitutionalBasis | Constitution of Japan ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| describedAs | more powerful lower chamber of Japan’s National Diet ⓘ |
| electionFrequency | at least every 4 years or upon dissolution ⓘ |
| electoralFranchise | universal adult suffrage ⓘ |
| established | 1947 ⓘ |
| governsJurisdiction | Japan ⓘ |
| hasCommitteeSystem |
special committees
ⓘ
standing committees ⓘ |
| hasDeputySpeaker | Vice Speaker of the House of Representatives of Japan ⓘ |
| hasHigherAuthorityThan |
House of Councillors
ⓘ
surface form:
House of Councillors (Japan)
|
| hasLegislativeSessions |
extraordinary sessions
ⓘ
ordinary sessions ⓘ special sessions ⓘ |
| hasOfficialWebsite | https://www.shugiin.go.jp/ ⓘ |
| hasSpeaker | Speaker of the House of Representatives of Japan ⓘ |
| language | Japanese ⓘ |
| legislativeBodyFor | Government of Japan ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Nagatachō, Tokyo, Japan
ⓘ
surface form:
Nagatachō, Chiyoda, Tokyo
|
| meetsAt | National Diet Building ⓘ |
| minimumCandidacyAge | 25 years ⓘ |
| minimumVotingAge | 18 years ⓘ |
| numberOfMembers | 465 ⓘ |
| partOf |
National Diet
ⓘ
surface form:
National Diet of Japan
|
| precededBy |
House of Representatives of Japan
ⓘ
surface form:
House of Representatives of the Empire of Japan
|
| primaryFunction |
lawmaking
ⓘ
oversight of the executive branch ⓘ |
| primeMinisterSelectionPower | decision prevails over the House of Councillors after repeated vote ⓘ |
| role |
approves government expenditures and revenues
ⓘ
approves international treaties ⓘ can pass a vote of no confidence in the Cabinet ⓘ elects the Prime Minister of Japan ⓘ has final say over most legislation in case of disagreement with the House of Councillors ⓘ initiates legislation ⓘ passes the national budget ⓘ |
| termLength | 4 years ⓘ |
| treatyPower | holds precedence over the House of Councillors on treaty approval ⓘ |
| votingSystem |
first-past-the-post in single-member districts
ⓘ
parallel voting system ⓘ proportional representation in regional blocks ⓘ |
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