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How many seats does Japan's House of Representatives have?
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465
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- www.shugiin.go.jp, britannica entry on the house of representatives / national diet of japan (britannica.com); house of representatives of japan official website (shugiin.go.jp), both confirming 465 total seats (289 single-member district + 176 proportional representation) since the 2017 reform., britannica, "house of representatives" (government of japan); house of representatives of japan official website (shugiin.go.jp), "about the house of representatives", en.wikipedia.org, encyclopaedia britannica, "diet" (national diet of japan) entry, section on the house of representatives (shugiin), which gives its membership as 465 seats (289 single-member district seats plus 176 proportional representation seats)., encyclopaedia britannica, 'diet (japanese government)', https://www.britannica.com/topic/diet-japanese-government; corroborated by the official house of representatives of japan website (https://www.shugiin.go.jp), which states the house has 465 members (289 by single-seat constituency, 176 by proportional representation)., encyclopaedia britannica, 'diet' (japan) entry, and the official house of representatives of japan website (shugiin.go.jp), both stating 465 total seats (289 single-member district + 176 proportional representation)., encyclopaedia britannica, 'house of representatives (japan)' and the national diet of japan's house of representatives official website (shugiin.go.jp), both stating the house of representatives has 465 members., encyclopaedia britannica, 'national diet' (japan) entry; official house of representatives of japan website, shugiin.go.jp — both state 465 total seats (289 single-member district seats + 176 proportional representation seats)., house of representatives of japan (official site, shugiin.go.jp), 'about the house of representatives': the house currently has 465 members (289 elected from single-seat constituencies, 176 by proportional representation), following the 2017 electoral reform under the public offices election act., house of representatives of japan (official site, shugiin.go.jp, 'about the house of representatives') and encyclopaedia britannica entry on the national diet of japan both state the house of representatives (shūgiin) has 465 members, following the reduction from 475 to 465 seats effective for the october 2017 general election., house of representatives of japan official site (shugiin.go.jp) and encyclopaedia britannica entry on the national diet of japan, house of representatives of japan official site (shugiin.go.jp) and encyclopaedia britannica entry on the national diet of japan, both stating 465 total seats (289 single-member district + 176 proportional representation) since the 2017 electoral reform., house of representatives of japan official site (shugiin.go.jp), 'about the house of representatives' page, which states the chamber has 465 members (289 elected from single-member districts, 176 by proportional representation) since the 2017 electoral reform., house of representatives of japan official website (https://www.shugiin.go.jp) and encyclopaedia britannica entry on the national diet of japan, house of representatives of japan official website (https://www.shugiin.go.jp/) and encyclopaedia britannica entry on the diet of japan, both stating 465 total seats., house of representatives of japan official website (shugiin.go.jp) — about the house of representatives page, stating 465 total members; corroborated by encyclopaedia britannica's article on the diet of japan., house of representatives of japan official website (shugiin.go.jp) — states the house of representatives comprises 465 members (289 elected from single-member constituencies, 176 by proportional representation); corroborated by encyclopaedia britannica's article on the national diet of japan., house of representatives of japan official website (shugiin.go.jp), 'about the house of representatives' page, stating 465 total members (289 single-member district seats + 176 proportional representation seats), house of representatives of japan official website (shugiin.go.jp); corroborated by encyclopaedia britannica entry on the national diet of japan, house of representatives of japan, guide to the house - diet functions, structure of the national diet (official english guide): https://www.shugiin.go.jp/internet/itdb_english.nsf/html/statics/guide/structure.htm, house of representatives of japan, official english site (www.shugiin.go.jp/index.nsf/html/index_e_gaiyo1.htm), which states the house of representatives has 465 members; corroborated by encyclopaedia britannica's entry on the national diet of japan, which likewise gives 465 seats (289 elected from single-member districts plus 176 by proportional representation)., house of representatives of japan, official site (shugiin.go.jp), 'about the house of representatives': the house has 465 members (289 elected from single-member constituencies, 176 from proportional representation blocs), as fixed by the public offices election act (act no. 100 of 2016 amendment). corroborated by encyclopaedia britannica's entry on the national diet of japan, which states the house of representatives has 465 seats., house of representatives of japan, official website (https://www.shugiin.go.jp), 'about the house of representatives'; corroborated by encyclopaedia britannica's article on the national diet of japan, house of representatives of japan, official website (https://www.shugiin.go.jp/) — 'number of members' page states the house has 465 members (289 single-seat constituency + 176 proportional representation); corroborated by encyclopaedia britannica's article on the national diet of japan., house of representatives of japan, official website (shugiin.go.jp) — 'number of members: 465', house of representatives of japan, official website (shugiin.go.jp) — house composition/overview page stating 465 total seats (289 single-member district seats + 176 proportional representation seats), house of representatives of japan, official website (shugiin.go.jp) — house composition: 465 members total; corroborated by encyclopaedia britannica, 'national diet' entry., house of representatives of japan, official website (shugiin.go.jp), "about the house of representatives" / composition page, which states the house has 465 members (289 elected from single-member constituencies and 176 by proportional representation), a figure also confirmed by britannica's entry on the national diet of japan., house of representatives of japan, official website (shugiin.go.jp), 'about the house of representatives' / member roster page, which states the house has 465 members (289 elected from single-member constituencies and 176 by proportional representation); corroborated by britannica's entry on the national diet of japan., house of representatives of japan, official website (shugiin.go.jp), 'about the house of representatives' page, stating the house has 465 members; corroborated by encyclopaedia britannica's article on the national diet of japan., house of representatives of japan, official website (shugiin.go.jp), 'about the house of representatives' — states the house consists of 465 members (289 elected from single-seat constituencies, 176 by proportional representation); corroborated by britannica's entry on the national diet of japan, which gives the same 465-seat figure for the house of representatives., house of representatives of japan, official website (shugiin.go.jp), 'about the house of representatives' — states the house consists of 465 members, a figure set by the 2016 electoral reform law (reduced from 475), corroborated by encyclopaedia britannica's article on the national diet of japan., house of representatives of japan, official website (shugiin.go.jp), 'about the house of representatives' — states the house has 465 members (289 elected from single-seat constituencies and 176 from proportional representation blocks), current since the reapportionment that took effect for the october 2017 general election. corroborated by encyclopaedia britannica's entry on the national diet of japan., house of representatives of japan, official website (shugiin.go.jp, english section 'about the house of representatives'), which states the house has 465 members (289 elected from single-seat constituencies and 176 by proportional representation), a total set by the 2016 electoral reform effective from the october 2017 general election. corroborated by encyclopaedia britannica's entry on the national diet of japan., house of representatives of japan, structure of the national diet: https://www.shugiin.go.jp/internet/itdb_english.nsf/html/statics/guide/structure.htm, house of representatives, japan, strength of the in-house groups in the house of representatives, https://www.shugiin.go.jp/internet/itdb_english.nsf/html/statics/english/strength.htm (as of february 18, 2026): membership 465. read september 25, 2026., japan house of representatives official website (shugiin.go.jp) — states 465 total seats (289 single-member district + 176 proportional representation), official house of representatives of japan, structure of the national diet: https://www.shugiin.go.jp/internet/itdb_english.nsf/html/statics/guide/structure.htm, the house of representatives of japan, 'structure of the national diet' (official house website); comparison table states 465 members., the house of representatives of japan, 'structure of the national diet': https://www.shugiin.go.jp/internet/itdb_english.nsf/html/statics/guide/structure.htm, the house of representatives of japan, diet functions—structure of the national diet: https://www.shugiin.go.jp/internet/itdb_english.nsf/html/statics/guide/structure.htm, the house of representatives of japan, structure of the national diet, https://www.shugiin.go.jp/internet/itdb_english.nsf/html/statics/guide/structure.htm, the house of representatives of japan, ‘structure of the national diet’: https://www.shugiin.go.jp/internet/itdb_english.nsf/html/statics/guide/structure.htm, the house of representatives, japan, structure of the national diet: https://www.shugiin.go.jp/internet/itdb_english.nsf/html/statics/guide/structure.htm, the house of representatives, japan, ‘structure of the national diet’: https://www.shugiin.go.jp/internet/itdb_english.nsf/html/statics/guide/structure.htm (lists 465 as the house of representatives' number of members)., www.britannica.com, www.shugiin.go.jp
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