Central Advisory Council

The Central Advisory Council (Japanese: 中央参議院, Hepburn: Chūō Sangiin, Kunrei-shiki: Tyuuoo Sangiin, lit.'Central House of Councillors', Indonesian: Dewan Pertimbangan Pusat) was the name given to bodies established by the Japanese military administration in Java and Sumatra in 1943 during the Japanese occupation of the Dutch East Indies to notionally provide Indonesians with popular representation.