House of Councillors

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chamber of parliament legislative body upper house

The House of Councillors is the upper chamber of Japan’s national legislature, responsible for reviewing, amending, and approving laws alongside the lower House of Representatives.

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All labels observed (11)

Label Occurrences
House of Councillors of Japan 83
House of Councillors canonical 13
House of Councillors (Japan) 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf chamber of parliament ⓘ
legislative body ⓘ
upper house ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Sangiin ⓘ
Sangiin ⓘ
surface form: 参議院
canBeDissolved no ⓘ
constitutionalStatus co-equal house of the National Diet ⓘ
country Japan ⓘ
dateOfEstablishment 1947 ⓘ
electionCycle half of members elected every 3 years ⓘ
establishedBy Constitution of Japan ⓘ
hasCommitteeSystem special committees ⓘ
standing committees ⓘ
hasDeputyPresidingOfficer Vice-President of the House of Councillors ⓘ
hasPower approve appointment of the Prime Minister in conjunction with the House of Representatives ⓘ
approve treaties ⓘ
conduct investigations in relation to government ⓘ
deliberate on legislation ⓘ
hasPresidingOfficer President of the House of Councillors ⓘ
language Japanese ⓘ
legalBasis Article 42 of the Constitution of Japan ⓘ
Article 43 of the Constitution of Japan ⓘ
Article 45 of the Constitution of Japan ⓘ
Article 46 of the Constitution of Japan ⓘ
Article 47 of the Constitution of Japan ⓘ
Article 48 of the Constitution of Japan ⓘ
Article 49 of the Constitution of Japan ⓘ
Article 50 of the Constitution of Japan ⓘ
Article 51 of the Constitution of Japan ⓘ
Article 52 of the Constitution of Japan ⓘ
Article 53 of the Constitution of Japan ⓘ
Article 54 of the Constitution of Japan ⓘ
Article 55 of the Constitution of Japan ⓘ
Article 56 of the Constitution of Japan ⓘ
Article 57 of the Constitution of Japan ⓘ
legislativeRole amends bills ⓘ
approves laws ⓘ
reviews bills ⓘ
locatedIn Nagatachō, Tokyo, Japan ⓘ
surface form: Nagatachō, Chiyoda, Tokyo
meetsIn National Diet Building ⓘ
numberOfMembers 248 ⓘ
partOf National Diet ⓘ
surface form: National Diet of Japan
positionInLegislature upper chamber ⓘ
replaced House of Peers ⓘ
termLength 6 years ⓘ
votingSystem mixed electoral system ⓘ
open-list proportional representation ⓘ
single non-transferable vote in multi-member districts ⓘ
worksAlongside House of Representatives ⓘ

Referenced by (105)

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

Government of Japan → upperHouse → House of Councillors ⓘ
Constitution of Japan → definesUpperHouse → House of Councillors ⓘ
this entity surface form: House of Councillors of Japan
Liberal Democratic Party → hasParliamentaryGroupIn → House of Councillors ⓘ
this entity surface form: House of Councillors of Japan
National Diet → hasPart → House of Councillors ⓘ
this entity surface form: House of Councillors of Japan
National Diet → legislativeBody → House of Councillors ⓘ
this entity surface form: House of Councillors of Japan
National Diet → upperHouse → House of Councillors ⓘ
this entity surface form: House of Councillors of Japan
National Diet → cannotBeDissolved → House of Councillors ⓘ
this entity surface form: House of Councillors of Japan
The Diet → hasComponent → House of Councillors ⓘ
The Diet → upperHouse → House of Councillors ⓘ
Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan → legislativeBody → House of Councillors ⓘ
this entity surface form: House of Councillors of Japan
Japan Socialist Party → competedIn → House of Councillors ⓘ
this entity surface form: House of Councillors elections
国会 → legislativeBody → House of Councillors ⓘ
this entity surface form: 参議院
National Diet Building → occupant → House of Councillors ⓘ
this entity surface form: House of Councillors of Japan
Jimintō → dominantIn → House of Councillors ⓘ
this entity surface form: House of Councillors of Japan
Komeito → representedIn → House of Councillors ⓘ
this entity surface form: House of Councillors of Japan
House of Representatives of Japan → isMorePowerfulThan → House of Councillors ⓘ
this entity surface form: House of Councillors of Japan
House of Representatives of Japan → hasBudgetPriorityOver → House of Councillors ⓘ
this entity surface form: House of Councillors of Japan
House of Representatives of Japan → hasTreatyPriorityOver → House of Councillors ⓘ
this entity surface form: House of Councillors of Japan
House of Representatives of Japan → meetsJointlyWith → House of Councillors ⓘ
this entity surface form: House of Councillors of Japan
House of Representatives → hasHigherAuthorityThan → House of Councillors ⓘ
subject surface form: House of Representatives (Japan)
this entity surface form: House of Councillors (Japan)
President of the Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) → upperHouseInvolved → House of Councillors ⓘ
this entity surface form: House of Councillors of Japan
Cabinet Legislation Bureau of Japan → worksWith → House of Councillors ⓘ
this entity surface form: House of Councillors of Japan
President of the House of Councillors → partOf → House of Councillors ⓘ
this entity surface form: House of Councillors of Japan
President of the House of Councillors → chamber → House of Councillors ⓘ
President of the House of Councillors → positionHeldIn → House of Councillors ⓘ
this entity surface form: House of Councillors of Japan
House of Representatives has priority on budget approval → appliesToChamber → House of Councillors ⓘ
this entity surface form: House of Councillors of Japan
House of Representatives has priority on budget approval → givesPrecedenceOver → House of Councillors ⓘ
this entity surface form: House of Councillors of Japan
House of Representatives has priority in designating the Prime Minister → appliesToInstitution → House of Councillors ⓘ
this entity surface form: House of Councillors of Japan
House of Representatives has priority in designating the Prime Minister → appliesWhen → House of Councillors ⓘ
this entity surface form: House of Councillors fails to make a designation within a specified period
House of Representatives has priority in designating the Prime Minister → counterpartBody → House of Councillors ⓘ
this entity surface form: House of Councillors of the National Diet
Article 41 of the Constitution of Japan → appliesTo → House of Councillors ⓘ
this entity surface form: House of Councillors of Japan
Nagatachō, Tokyo, Japan → contains → House of Councillors ⓘ
subject surface form: Nagatachō
this entity surface form: House of Councillors of Japan
House of Peers → replacedBy → House of Councillors ⓘ
House of Peers → historicalSuccessor → House of Councillors ⓘ
Vice-President of the House of Councillors → partOf → House of Councillors ⓘ
this entity surface form: House of Councillors of Japan
Vice-President of the House of Councillors → legislativeBody → House of Councillors ⓘ
this entity surface form: House of Councillors of Japan
Vice-President of the House of Councillors → positionHeldIn → House of Councillors ⓘ
this entity surface form: House of Councillors of Japan
Vice-President of the House of Councillors → appointedBy → House of Councillors ⓘ
this entity surface form: House of Councillors of Japan
Article 42 of the Constitution of Japan → basisFor → House of Councillors ⓘ
this entity surface form: House of Councillors of Japan
Article 42 of the Constitution of Japan → appliesTo → House of Councillors ⓘ
this entity surface form: House of Councillors of Japan
Article 46 of the Constitution of Japan → appliesTo → House of Councillors ⓘ
Article 46 of the Constitution of Japan → appliesToBody → House of Councillors ⓘ
this entity surface form: upper house of the National Diet
Article 46 of the Constitution of Japan → bindingOn → House of Councillors ⓘ
Article 47 of the Constitution of Japan → appliesTo → House of Councillors ⓘ
this entity surface form: House of Councillors of Japan
Article 50 of the Constitution of Japan → appliesTo → House of Councillors ⓘ
this entity surface form: House of Councillors of Japan
Article 52 of the Constitution of Japan → appliesTo → House of Councillors ⓘ
this entity surface form: House of Councillors of Japan
Article 52 of the Constitution of Japan → concernsInstitution → House of Councillors ⓘ
this entity surface form: House of Councillors of Japan
Article 52 of the Constitution of Japan → bindingOn → House of Councillors ⓘ
this entity surface form: House of Councillors of Japan
Article 53 of the Constitution of Japan → appliesTo → House of Councillors ⓘ
this entity surface form: House of Councillors of Japan
Article 56 of the Constitution of Japan → appliesTo → House of Councillors ⓘ
this entity surface form: House of Councillors of Japan