House of Representatives of Japan

The House of Representatives (衆議院; Shugi-in) is the lower house of the Diet of Japan. The House of Councillors of Japan is the upper house.

Related Topics:
Diet of Japan - House of Councillors of Japan

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The House of Representatives has 480 members, elected for four-year terms. Of these, 180 are elected from 11 multi-member constituencies by proportional representation, and 300 are elected from single-member constituencies. The House of Representatives is the more powerful of the two houses able to override vetoes on bills imposed by the house of councillors with two-thirds majority. It can be dissolved by the Prime Minister at will, as it was by Junichiro Koizumi on August 8, 2005, due to a divide within his Liberal Democratic Party.

Related Topics:
Prime Minister - Junichiro Koizumi - August 8 - 2005 - Liberal Democratic Party

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