Committees of the House of Councillors

		No. of Members
Standing Committees	Committee on Cabinet	22
	Committee on General Affairs	25
	Committee on Judicial Affairs	21
	Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defense	21
	Committee on Financial Affairs	25
	Committee on Education, Culture and Science	21
	Committee on Health, Welfare and Labour	25
	Committee on Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries	21
	Committee on Economy and Industry	21
	Committee on Land and Transport	25
	Committee on Environment	21
	Committee on Fundamental National Policies	20
	Committee on Budget	45
	Committee on Audit	30
	Committee on Oversight of Administration	35
	Committee on Rules and Administration	25
	Committee on Discipline	10
Special Committees	Special Committee on Disasters	20
	Special Committee on Official Development Assistance and Related Matters as well as Okinawa and Northern Problems	35
	Special Committee on Political Reform	35
	Special Committee on North Korean Abduction Issue and Related Matters	20
	Special Committee on Regional Revitalization and Formation of a Digital Society	20
	Special Committee on Consumer Affairs	20
	Special Committee on Reconstruction after the Great East Japan Earthquake	35
Research Committees	Research Committee on Foreign Affairs and National Security	25
	Research Committee on National Life, the Economy and Local Affairs	25
	Research Committee on Natural Resources and Energy, Sustainable Society	25
Commission on the Constitution		45
Board of Oversight and Review of Specially Designated Secrets		8
Deliberative Council on Political Ethics		15