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.

Aliases (8)

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	chamber of parliament → legislative body → upper house →
alsoKnownAs	Sangiin → 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, Chiyoda, Tokyo →
meetsIn	National Diet Building →
numberOfMembers	248 →
partOf	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 (71)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Article 41 of the Constitution of Japan ("House of Councillors of Japan") → Article 42 of the Constitution of Japan ("House of Councillors of Japan") → Article 43 of the Constitution of Japan ("House of Councillors of Japan") → Article 46 of the Constitution of Japan → Article 47 of the Constitution of Japan ("House of Councillors of Japan") → Article 50 of the Constitution of Japan ("House of Councillors of Japan") → Article 52 of the Constitution of Japan ("House of Councillors of Japan") → Article 53 of the Constitution of Japan ("House of Councillors of Japan") → Article 56 of the Constitution of Japan ("House of Councillors of Japan") → Article 57 of the Constitution of Japan ("House of Councillors of Japan") → Article 59 of the Constitution of Japan →	appliesTo
CDP ("House of Councillors of Japan") → Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan ("House of Councillors of Japan") → House of Councillors chamber → National Democratic Party (Japan) ("House of Councillors of Japan") → National Diet ("House of Councillors of Japan") → Vice-President of the House of Councillors ("House of Councillors of Japan") → 国会 ("参議院") →	legislativeBody
Article 46 of the Constitution of Japan → Article 49 of the Constitution of Japan ("House of Councillors of Japan") → Article 52 of the Constitution of Japan ("House of Councillors of Japan") → Article 60 of the Constitution of Japan ("House of Councillors of Japan") →	bindingOn
House of Councillors chamber ("House of Councillors of Japan") → President of the House of Councillors ("House of Councillors of Japan") → Vice-President of the House of Councillors ("House of Councillors of Japan") →	partOf
Government of Japan → National Diet ("House of Councillors of Japan") → The Diet →	upperHouse
Japan Democratic Party ("House of Councillors of Japan") → Japan Socialist Party ("House of Councillors of Japan") →	chamberRepresentation
Hirofumi Nakasone ("House of Councillors of Japan") → Natsuo Yamaguchi ("House of Councillors of Japan") →	memberOf
President of the House of Councillors ("House of Councillors of Japan") → Vice-President of the House of Councillors ("House of Councillors of Japan") →	positionHeldIn
House of Peers → Privy Council of Japan ("House of Councillors of Japan") →	replacedBy
Article 46 of the Constitution of Japan ("upper house of the National Diet") →	appliesToBody
House of Representatives has priority on budget approval ("House of Councillors of Japan") →	appliesToChamber
House of Representatives has priority in designating the Prime Minister ("House of Councillors of Japan") →	appliesToInstitution
House of Representatives has priority in designating the Prime Minister ("House of Councillors fails to make a designation within a specified period") →	appliesWhen
Vice-President of the House of Councillors ("House of Councillors of Japan") →	appointedBy
Article 42 of the Constitution of Japan ("House of Councillors of Japan") →	basisFor
National Diet ("House of Councillors of Japan") →	cannotBeDissolved
President of the House of Councillors →	chamber
Japan Socialist Party ("House of Councillors elections") →	competedIn
Article 52 of the Constitution of Japan ("House of Councillors of Japan") →	concernsInstitution
Nagatachō ("House of Councillors of Japan") →	contains
House of Representatives has priority in designating the Prime Minister ("House of Councillors of the National Diet") →	counterpartBody
Constitution of Japan ("House of Councillors of Japan") →	definesUpperHouse
Article 67 of the Constitution of Japan ("House of Councillors of Japan") →	designatesElectingBody
Jimintō ("House of Councillors of Japan") →	dominantIn
House of Representatives has priority on budget approval ("House of Councillors of Japan") →	givesPrecedenceOver
House of Councillors chamber ("House of Councillors Secretariat") →	governingBody
Article 43 of the Constitution of Japan ("House of Councillors of Japan") →	governsInstitution
House of Representatives of Japan ("House of Councillors of Japan") →	hasBudgetPriorityOver
The Diet →	hasComponent
House of Representatives (Japan) ("House of Councillors (Japan)") →	hasHigherAuthorityThan
Liberal Democratic Party ("House of Councillors of Japan") →	hasParliamentaryGroupIn
National Diet ("House of Councillors of Japan") →	hasPart
House of Representatives of Japan ("House of Councillors of Japan") →	hasTreatyPriorityOver
House of Peers →	historicalSuccessor
House of Representatives of Japan ("House of Councillors of Japan") →	isMorePowerfulThan
Democratic Party (Japan) ("House of Councillors of Japan") →	legislativeBodyContested
Article 60 of the Constitution of Japan ("House of Councillors of Japan") →	limitsPriorityOf
House of Representatives of Japan ("House of Councillors of Japan") →	meetsJointlyWith
National Diet Building ("House of Councillors of Japan") →	occupant
Article 60 of the Constitution of Japan ("House of Councillors of Japan") →	relatedTo
Komeito ("House of Councillors of Japan") →	representedIn
Speaker of the House of Representatives of Japan ("House of Councillors of Japan") →	representsInRelationsWith
President of the Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) ("House of Councillors of Japan") →	upperHouseInvolved
Cabinet Legislation Bureau of Japan ("House of Councillors of Japan") →	worksWith