Diet of Japan
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.
References
- Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "History" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 333.
- Nussbaum, at p. 335.
Other websites
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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