Committees of the House of Councillors

		No. of Members
Standing Committees	Committee on Cabinet	20
	Committee on General Affairs	25
	Committee on Judicial Affairs	20
	Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defense	21
	Committee on Financial Affairs	25
	Committee on Education, Culture and Science	20
	Committee on Health, Welfare and Labour	25
	Committee on Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries	20
	Committee on Economy and Industry	21
	Committee on Land and Transport	25
	Committee on Environment	20
	Committee on Fundamental National Policies	20
	Committee on Budget	45
	Committee on Audit	30
	Committee on Oversight of Administration	30
	Committee on Rules and Administration	25
	Committee on Discipline	10
Special Committees	Special Committee on Disasters	20
	Special Committee on Okinawa and Northern Problems	20
	Special Committee on Political Ethics and Election System	35
	Special Committee on North Korean Abduction Issue and Related Matters	20
	Special Committee on Official Development Assistance and Related Matters	30
	Special Committee on Consumer Affairs	25
Research Committees	Research Committee on International Affairs and Global Warming Issues	25
	Research Committee on National Life and Economy	25
	Research Committee on Aged Society with Declining Birthrate and Society of Cooperative Way of Life	25
Deliberative Council on Political Ethics		15