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Diet of Japan (国会, Kokkai) 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.
Related pages
Bicameralism
History of Japan
National Diet Library
Parliamentary system
References
Other websites
Media related to Diet of Japan at Wikimedia Commons
2002-10-18 at the Wayback Machine
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Summary
Japan's national legislature, the Diet, is a bicameral body consisting of the House of Representatives and the House of Councillors. Both houses are directly elected by the people. The Diet Building is in Tokyo's Nagatacho district. Established in 1889, it took its current form in 1947. The Diet
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