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)

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Article 49 of the Constitution of Japan appliesIn House of Councillors chamber
this entity surface form: House of Councillors sessions
National Diet Building hasPart House of Councillors chamber