Disambiguation evidence for House of Representatives via surface form

"House of Representatives (Japan)"


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Triples where this entity appears as subject under the label "House of Representatives (Japan)".

Predicate Object
alsoKnownAs House of Representatives of Japan
surface form: Lower House of the National Diet of Japan
alsoKnownAs 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
canBeDissolvedBy 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
hasCommitteeSystem 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
hasLegislativeSessions ordinary sessions
hasLegislativeSessions special sessions
hasOfficialWebsite https://www.shugiin.go.jp/
hasSpeaker Speaker of the House of Representatives of Japan
instanceOf chamber of parliament
instanceOf lower house of a bicameral legislature
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
primaryFunction oversight of the executive branch
primeMinisterSelectionPower decision prevails over the House of Councillors after repeated vote
role approves government expenditures and revenues
role approves international treaties
role can pass a vote of no confidence in the Cabinet
role elects the Prime Minister of Japan
role has final say over most legislation in case of disagreement with the House of Councillors
role initiates legislation
role 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
votingSystem parallel voting system
votingSystem proportional representation in regional blocks