National Diet

Also known as Diet of Japan, National Diet/Congress

bicameral legislature of Japan

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The National Diet is Japan's parliament, made up of two separate chambers that work together to make laws for the country. It matters because it is the primary governmental body responsible for creating and passing legislation that affects all Japanese citizens.

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Has part: House of Councillors to the Emperor
Country: Japan
Headquarters: National Diet Building
Subsidiary: National Diet Library
Official website: www.sangiin.go.jp/eng/index.htm
Image: Diet of Japan Kokkai 2009.jpg

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inception: 1947-05-20
replaces: Imperial Diet
Commons category: Diet of Japan
topic's main category: Category:National Diet
applies to jurisdiction: Japan
native label: 国会
external data available at URL: kokkai.ndl.go.jp

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The National Diet (国会, Kokkai; Japanese pronunciation: [kok̚.kai]) is the national legislature of Japan. It is composed of a lower house, called the House of Representatives (衆議院, Shūgiin), and an upper house, the House of Councillors (参議院, Sangiin). Both houses are directly elected under a parallel voting system. In addition to passing laws, the Diet is formally responsible for nominating the prime minister. The Diet was first established as the Imperial Diet in 1890 under the Meiji Constitution, and took its current form in 1947 upon the adoption of the post-war constitution. Both houses meet in the National Diet Building (国会議事堂, Kokkai-gijidō) in Nagatachō, Chiyoda, Tokyo.

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