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AGORA Parliamentary Variables

 National Diet of Japan

 House of Representatives/  , Shgiin

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Unicameral/Bicameral: Bicameral

Rules of Procedure for the House of Representatives: Chapter IV. The Diet, House Rules,

Diet Act 

Constitution of Japan: The Constitution of Japan 

Website: http://www.shugiin.go.jp/index.nsf/html/index_e.htm 

Other House of Representatives Legal Framework: N/A

Name and Title of Speaker of the House: Takahiro Yokomichi, Speaker of the House of 

Representatives

Name and Title of Vice Speaker of the House: Eto Seishiro, Vice-Speaker of the House of 

Representatives

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Type of System (Presidential, Parliamentary, Hybrid): Parliamentary (constitutional

monarchy) 

Date of Last Election: August 30, 2009

Political Parties and Number of Seats:480

 

Political Party Number of Seats Percentage

Democratic Party of Japan 311 64.79%

Liberal Democratic Party 118 24.58%

Komeito Party 21 4.38%

Communist Party 9 1.880%

Social Democratic Party 7 1.460%

Your Party 5 1.040%

People¶s New Party 3 0.63%

Independents/Others 6 1.25%

Total 480 100.01%

MPs:

-  Number of MPs: 480 

-  Women: N/A 

-  Minorities: N/A 

-  First-Time MPs: N/A 

Type of Electoral System: 300 elected with first past the post, 180 are elected from elevenelection blocks utilizing a party list system of proportional representation

Date of Next Election: August 30, 20131 

List of Standing Committees:

y  Cabinet Committee 

y  Affairs Committee 

y  Legal affairs committee 

y  Foreign Affairs Committee 

y  Tsutomu Takara Finance Committee 

y  Board of Education 

y  Board of Health 

y  Agriculture Committee 

y  Industry Commission 

y  Land Commission 

y  Environment Committee 

y  Security Committee 

1Note that the PM can dissolve the House of Representatives at any time and call for new elections.

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y   National Basic Policy Committee 

y  Budget committee 

y  Financial Administrative Oversight Committee 

y  Rules and Administration Committee 

y  Committee on Discipline 

List of Special Committees:

y  Special Committee on Disaster Management 

y  Special committee on election law and the establishment of political ethics 

y  Special Committee on Okinawa and Northern Problems 

y  Special Committee on Youth Problems 

y  Special Committee on Japan's cooperation and support activities to prevent and respondto international terrorism and piracy. 

y  Special Committee on the abduction issue and North Korea 

y  Special Committee on Consumer Affairs 

Other Committees:

y  Constitution Committee 

Strategic Plans/Strategic Development Plans: N/A 

Needs Assessment: N/A

Parliamentary Development Projects

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