House of Councillors (Japan)

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House of Councillors

参議院

Sangiin
Coat of arms or logo
Type
Type
Leadership
Hidehisa Otsuji, LDP (caucus: independent)
since 4 August 2022
Hiroyuki Nagahama, CDP (caucus: independent)
since 4 August 2022
Structure
Seats245
Japan House of Councillors seat composition 2022.svg
Political groups
Government (146)
  •   LDP & affiliated independents (119)
  • <span class="legend-color" style="background-color:Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Political party/K' not found.; color:;">  Kōmeitō (27)

Opposition (99)

  •   CDP / SDP (39)
  •   Ishin (21)
  • <span class="legend-color" style="background-color:Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Political party/J' not found.; color:;">  JCP (11)
  •   DPP (10)
  •   Okinawa Whirlwind [ja] (2)
  •   Reiwa (5)
  • <span class="legend-color" style="background-color:Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Political party/H' not found.; color:;">  Hekisuikai (2)
  • <span class="legend-color" style="background-color:Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Political party/Y' not found.; color:;">  Your Party (2)
  •   Independents (7)
  •   Vacant (3)
Elections
Parallel voting:
Single non-transferable vote (147 seats)
Party-list proportional representation (98 seats)
Staggered elections
Last election
10 July 2022
Next election
July 2025
Meeting place
Japanese diet inside.jpg
Chamber of the House of Councillors
Website
www.sangiin.go.jp

The House of Councillors has 242 members who each serve six-year terms, two years longer than those of the House of Representatives. Councillors must be at least 30 years old, compared with 25 years old in the House of Representatives.

Presidents

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