Diet of Japan
Bicameral legislature of Japan
Diet of Japan (国会, Kokkai) is the national bicameral legislature of Japan. The National Diet Building is in Nagatachō, Chiyoda, Tokyo.
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It is made up of the House of Representatives (lower house) and the House of Councillors (upper house).[1] The members of both houses of the Diet are directly elected. The Diet selects the Prime Minister.
History
changeThe Diet was first convened as the Imperial Diet in 1889.[1]
In 1947, the Diet took its current form.[2]
Gallery
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Joint session of the Diet of Japan
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Buildings housing the Diet in 1905.
Related pages
changeReferences
changeOther websites
changeMedia related to Diet of Japan at Wikimedia Commons
- National Diet Library website Archived 2002-10-18 at the Wayback Machine