Speaker of the House of Representatives of Japan

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The Speaker of the House of Representatives of Japan is the presiding officer and highest authority of the lower house of the National Diet, responsible for overseeing legislative proceedings and representing the chamber domestically and internationally.


Statements (47)
Predicate Object
instanceOf parliamentary speaker
political office
presiding officer
appointedBy House of Representatives of Japan
canBeReelected yes
country Japan
currentIncumbent Fumio Kishida
electedBy members of the House of Representatives of Japan
eligibleVoters members of the House of Representatives of Japan
governmentBranch legislative branch of Japan
hasAuthorityOver agenda of the House of Representatives of Japan
disciplinary measures against members in the chamber
recognition of speakers in debate
hasDeputy Vice Speaker of the House of Representatives of Japan
hasResidence Speaker’s official residence in Tokyo
incumbentAssumedOffice 2025
jurisdiction House of Representatives of Japan
legalBasis Constitution of Japan
Diet Law of Japan
legislativeChamber House of Representatives of Japan
legislature National Diet of Japan
location Chiyoda, Tokyo NERFINISHED
nativeName 衆議院議長
nativeNameLanguage ja
officeCreated 1947
officeHolderMustBe member of the House of Representatives of Japan
oversees House of Representatives Secretariat
partOf House of Representatives of Japan
National Diet of Japan
positionInOrganization highest authority of the House of Representatives of Japan
predecessorOffice Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Imperial Diet
presidesOver deliberations in the House of Representatives of Japan
plenary sessions of the House of Representatives of Japan
rankInProtocol one of the highest-ranking officials in Japan’s state protocol
represents House of Representatives of Japan domestically
House of Representatives of Japan internationally
representsInRelationsWith Cabinet of Japan
Emperor of Japan on matters concerning the House of Representatives
House of Councillors of Japan
foreign parliaments
responsibleFor ensuring observance of the rules of procedure of the House of Representatives of Japan
maintaining order in the House of Representatives of Japan
managing legislative proceedings in the House of Representatives of Japan
seat National Diet Building
selectionMethod election by the House of Representatives from among its members
style Mr. Speaker
termLength same as term of the House of Representatives unless replaced

Referenced by (10)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Nobutaka Machimura
Takako Doi
positionHeld
Vice Speaker of the House of Representatives (Japan) ("Speaker of the House of Representatives (Japan)")
assistsOffice
Vice Speaker of the House of Representatives (Japan) ("Speaker of the House of Representatives (Japan)")
canActInPlaceOf
Vice Speaker of the House of Representatives (Japan) ("Speaker of the House of Representatives (Japan)")
deputyTo
House of Representatives (Japan)
hasSpeaker
President of the House of Councillors ("Speaker of the House of Representatives (Japan)")
isDistinctFrom
Speaker of the House of Representatives of Japan ("Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Imperial Diet")
predecessorOffice
Security Police (Japan)
protectsOffice
Sōri Daijin
relatedPosition

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