Kizoku-in

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Kizoku-in was the upper house of Japan’s prewar Imperial Diet, composed mainly of nobility and imperial appointees.

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Kizoku-in canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical institution
legislative body
upper house
abolitionCause postwar constitutional reforms under the 1947 Constitution of Japan
composedMainlyOf imperial appointees
nobility
country Japan
dissolved 1947
established 1890
function approve national budget
initiate legislation
participate in treaty approval
review and revise legislation passed by the lower house
governmentBranch legislature of the Empire of Japan
hasChamberType bicameral legislature upper house
hasJapaneseName 貴族院
hasMemberType emperor-appointed members
high taxpayers (at certain periods)
imperial family members
kazoku (hereditary peerage)
hasRole upper chamber of the Imperial Diet
historicalEra Meiji era
surface form: Meiji period

Showa era
surface form: Shōwa period (pre-1947)

Taisho era
surface form: Taishō period
jurisdiction Imperial Japan
surface form: Empire of Japan
languageOfWork Japanese
legalBasis Meiji Constitution
legislativeStatus prewar
literalMeaning House of Peers
meetsIn National Diet Building
surface form: National Diet Building (Tokyo)
memberSelectionMethod hereditary membership
imperial appointment
indirect election (for some categories)
partOf Imperial Diet
surface form: Imperial Diet of Japan
politicalSystemContext constitutional monarchy
relatedTo House of Lords of the United Kingdom (as a model)
House of Representatives of Japan
surface form: House of Representatives of Japan (Shūgiin)
replacedBy House of Councillors
surface form: House of Councillors of Japan
transliteration Kizokuin

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House of Peers transcribedName Kizoku-in
貴族院 transcribedName Kizoku-in