House of Councillors chamber
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The House of Councillors chamber is the main meeting hall of Japan’s upper house of parliament, where members of the House of Councillors convene to debate and pass national legislation.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| House of Councillors sessions | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
legislative chamber
ⓘ
parliamentary chamber ⓘ |
| accessRestrictedTo | authorized members and staff ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Imperial Crown Style
ⓘ
surface form:
Imperial Crown Style (of the National Diet Building)
|
| category |
Government buildings in Tokyo
ⓘ
Legislative chambers ⓘ National Diet ⓘ
surface form:
National Diet of Japan
National politics of Japan ⓘ
surface form:
Politics of Japan
|
| city | Tokyo ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| floorOfBuilding | one wing of the National Diet Building ⓘ |
| function |
approval of appointments requiring House of Councillors consent
ⓘ
approval of treaties ⓘ debate of national legislation ⓘ main meeting hall of Japan’s upper house of parliament ⓘ questioning of the government ⓘ venue for plenary sessions of the House of Councillors ⓘ voting on national legislation ⓘ |
| governingBody |
House of Councillors
ⓘ
surface form:
House of Councillors Secretariat
|
| hasFeature |
Imperial Seal of Japan
ⓘ
surface form:
Imperial chrysanthemum crest display
desks and microphones for members ⓘ electronic voting equipment ⓘ national flag of Japan display ⓘ podium for the presiding officer ⓘ press gallery ⓘ public gallery ⓘ seating area for the Cabinet ⓘ simultaneous interpretation facilities ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | Japanese ⓘ |
| hasSeating | seats for all members of the House of Councillors ⓘ |
| hasSecurity | parliamentary security staff ⓘ |
| inception | 1947 (with establishment of the House of Councillors under the postwar Constitution) ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
Constitution of Japan
ⓘ
Diet Law of Japan ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | House of Councillors ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Nagatachō, Tokyo, Japan
ⓘ
surface form:
Nagatachō, Chiyoda, Tokyo
National Diet Building ⓘ |
| meetingType | plenary sessions ⓘ |
| parliamentaryHouse | upper house of the National Diet ⓘ |
| partOf |
House of Councillors
ⓘ
surface form:
House of Councillors of Japan
National Diet ⓘ
surface form:
National Diet of Japan
|
| precededBy |
House of Peers
ⓘ
surface form:
House of Peers chamber
|
| usedBy |
Cabinet ministers (when addressing the House of Councillors)
ⓘ
President of the House of Councillors ⓘ Prime Minister of Japan ⓘ
surface form:
Prime Minister of Japan (when addressing the House of Councillors)
Vice-President of the House of Councillors ⓘ
surface form:
Vice-Presidents of the House of Councillors
members of the House of Councillors ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
House of Councillors sessions