Diet of Japan
Lua error in Module:Unicode_data at line 293: attempt to index local 'data_module' (a boolean value). is the national bicameral legislature of Japan. The National Diet Building is in Nagatachō, Chiyoda, Tokyo.
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
The Diet was first convened as the Imperial Diet in 1889.[1]
In 1947, the Diet took its current form.[2]
Gallery
Joint session of the Diet of Japan
Buildings housing the Diet in 1905.
Diet Of Japan Media
Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko seated in the Chamber of the House of Councillors of the National Diet, with members of the imperial family, the cabinet, and Prime Minister Naoto Kan giving the government's speech in front of the assembled members of parliament (2010)
Flag of the Japanese Emperor
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Flag of the Japanese Emperor
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Flag of the Japanese Emperor
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Flag of the Japanese Emperor
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Flag of the Japanese Emperor
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Flag of the Japanese Emperor
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Flag of the Japanese Emperor
The National Diet Building of Japan
The Diet of Japan in Tokyo
Related pages
References
Other websites
Media related to Diet of Japan at Wikimedia Commons
- National Diet Library website Archived 2002-10-18 at the Wayback Machine
Coordinates: 35°40′33″N 139°44′42″E / 35.67583°N 139.74500°E