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The House of Councilors (Sangi-in) is the upper house of the Diet of
Japan. The House of Representatives of Japan is the lower house.
The House of Councilors has 247 members, who serve longer terms than
those of the House of Representatives. The House cannot be dissolved, as
only half of its membership is reelected at each election. Of these 73 are
elected from the 47 Prefectural districts and 48 are elected from a
nationwide list by proportional representation.
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