Diet of Japan ( ?? , Kokkai ) is the national bicameral legislature of Japan. The National Diet Building is in Nagatach? , 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 [ change | change source ]

The Diet was first convened as the Imperial Diet in 1889. ^[1]

In 1947, the Diet took its current form. ^[2]

Gallery [ change | change source ]

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  Joint session of the Diet of Japan
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  Buildings housing the Diet in 1905.

Related pages [ change | change source ]

• Bicameralism
• History of Japan
• National Diet Library
• Parliamentary system

References [ change | change source ]

Other websites [ change | change source ]

Media related to Diet of Japan at Wikimedia Commons

• National Diet Library website Archived 2002-10-18 at the Wayback Machine

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