Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly

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The Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly is the unicameral legislative body responsible for enacting ordinances, approving budgets, and overseeing the administration of the Tokyo Metropolis in Japan.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf regional assembly
subnational legislature
unicameral legislature
budgetApprovalRequiredFor Tokyo Metropolitan Government annual budget
canApprove budget
canConduct administrative audits
canPass ordinances
resolutions
canQuestion executive branch of Tokyo Metropolitan Government
country Japan
electionCycle every 4 years
electorate residents of Tokyo Metropolis with voting rights
elects its president from among its members
its vice president from among its members
establishedInYear 1947
governmentBranch legislative branch
hasCommitteeSystem yes
hasLeaderTitle President of the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
Vice President of the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
hasSpecialCommittees yes
hasStandingCommittees yes
headquarters Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building No. 2
higherLevelGovernment Government of Japan
jurisdiction Tokyo Metropolis
linked to: Tokyo Prefecture
languageUsed Japanese
legalBasis Local Autonomy Law of Japan
legislativeBodyOf Tokyo Metropolis
linked to: Tokyo Prefecture
location Shinjuku, Tokyo
meetingPlace Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly Building
nativeName 東京都議会
nativeNameLanguage ja
numberOfHouses 1
numberOfMembers 127
oversees Tokyo Metropolitan Government bureaus and agencies
parentOrganization Tokyo Metropolitan Government
partOf local government system of Japan
region Kantō region
responsibility approving the Tokyo metropolitan budget
enacting ordinances for Tokyo Metropolis
overseeing administration of Tokyo Metropolis
ratifying key appointments of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government
shortName Tokyo Assembly
supervises Governor of Tokyo
termLength 4 years
typeOfGovernmentBody metropolitan assembly
uses committee deliberation system
votingSystem single non-transferable vote
website https://www.gikai.metro.tokyo.lg.jp/

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Tokyo Prefecture hasLegislature Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
Governor of Tokyo reportsTo Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly (politically)
linked to: Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
Tokyo Metropolitan Government legislativeBody Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly nativeName 東京都議会
linked to: Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly shortName Tokyo Assembly
linked to: Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
Tokyo 23 wards governingBody Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly