National Diet

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The National Diet is Japan’s bicameral national legislature, consisting of the House of Representatives and the House of Councillors, responsible for making laws and overseeing the government.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bicameral legislature
national legislature
parliament
branchOf legislative branch of Japan
budgetApprovalRequiredFor Government of Japan
buildingStyle Art Deco
cannotBeDissolved House of Councillors
surface form: House of Councillors of Japan
capital Tokyo
constitutionalStatus highest organ of state power in Japan
sole law-making organ of the state
country Japan
dissolutionAppliesTo House of Representatives of Japan
elects Prime Minister of Japan
foundedBy Constitution of Japan
hasJurisdiction Japan
hasPart House of Councillors
surface form: House of Councillors of Japan

House of Representatives of Japan
inception 1947
languageUsed Japanese
legalBasis Constitution of Japan
legislativeBody House of Councillors
surface form: House of Councillors of Japan

House of Representatives of Japan
location Nagatachō, Tokyo, Japan
surface form: Chiyoda, Tokyo
lowerHouse House of Representatives of Japan
mainFunction approval of the national budget
designation of the Prime Minister of Japan
lawmaking
oversight of the government
ratification of treaties
meetingPlace National Diet Building
nativeName 国会
nativeNameLanguage ja
numberOfHouses 2
officialName National Diet self-linksurface differs
surface form: National Diet of Japan
oversees Cabinet of Japan
precededBy National Diet self-linksurface differs
surface form: Imperial Diet
replaced National Diet self-linksurface differs
surface form: Imperial Diet
sessionType extraordinary session
ordinary session
special session
termLengthLowerHouse 4 years
termLengthUpperHouse 6 years
treatyApprovalRequiredFor Government of Japan
upperHouse House of Councillors
surface form: House of Councillors of Japan
votingSystemLowerHouse parallel voting
votingSystemUpperHouse open-list proportional representation
single non-transferable vote

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Speaker of the House of Representatives of Japan partOf National Diet
this entity surface form: National Diet of Japan
Speaker of the House of Representatives of Japan legislature National Diet
this entity surface form: National Diet of Japan
Article 60 of the Constitution of Japan appliesTo National Diet
this entity surface form: National Diet of Japan
Vice Speaker of the House of Representatives partOf National Diet
subject surface form: Vice Speaker of the House of Representatives (Japan)
this entity surface form: National Diet of Japan
Sōri Daijin nominatedBy National Diet
this entity surface form: National Diet of Japan
Sōri Daijin reportsTo National Diet
this entity surface form: National Diet of Japan
Japanese Communist Party participatesIn National Diet
this entity surface form: National Diet of Japan
Nippon Ishin no Kai operatesIn National Diet
this entity surface form: National Diet of Japan
Wada Masakazu occupant National Diet
subject surface form: National Diet Building
this entity surface form: National Diet of Japan
Sangiin partOf National Diet
this entity surface form: National Diet of Japan
Sangiin isUpperHouseOf National Diet
this entity surface form: National Diet of Japan
Yamaguchi 4th district partOf National Diet
this entity surface form: National Diet of Japan
LDP President associatedWith National Diet
this entity surface form: National Diet of Japan
LDP parliamentary caucus partOf National Diet
this entity surface form: National Diet of Japan
Penal Code of Japan enactedBy National Diet
this entity surface form: National Diet of Japan
Financial Instruments and Exchange Act of Japan enactedBy National Diet
this entity surface form: National Diet of Japan
Shūgiin partOf National Diet
this entity surface form: National Diet of Japan
Policy Board of the Bank of Japan reportsTo National Diet
this entity surface form: National Diet of Japan
Director-General of the Cabinet Legislation Bureau liaisesWith National Diet
this entity surface form: National Diet of Japan
Diet Law of Japan jurisdiction National Diet
this entity surface form: National Diet of Japan
Member of the House of Representatives of Japan partOf National Diet
this entity surface form: National Diet of Japan
Takeo Miki workedIn National Diet
this entity surface form: National Diet of Japan
Chapter IV of the Constitution of Japan subject National Diet
this entity surface form: National Diet of Japan
extraordinary sessions of the National Diet convenedBy National Diet
this entity surface form: National Diet of Japan
Miyazawa economic stimulus packages legislatedBy National Diet
this entity surface form: National Diet of Japan
Yasujiro Tsutsumi associatedWith National Diet
this entity surface form: Japanese National Diet
Article 61 of the Constitution of Japan appliesTo National Diet
this entity surface form: National Diet of Japan
Article 61 of the Constitution of Japan bindingOn National Diet
this entity surface form: National Diet of Japan
Diet of Japan officialName National Diet
National Diet Law of Japan appliesTo National Diet
this entity surface form: National Diet of Japan
Liberal Party (Japan, 1998) parliamentaryGroup National Diet
this entity surface form: National Diet of Japan
Hokkaido 9th district legislature National Diet
this entity surface form: National Diet of Japan
Minister of the Environment of Japan reportsTo National Diet
this entity surface form: National Diet of Japan (through cabinet accountability)
Suga Cabinet legislature National Diet
Kagawa 1st district legislativeBody National Diet
this entity surface form: National Diet of Japan
House of Representatives constituencies of Japan partOf National Diet
this entity surface form: National Diet of Japan
Japanese National Railways Law governingBody National Diet
this entity surface form: National Diet of Japan
Tokyo 9th district isElectoralDistrictFor National Diet
this entity surface form: National Diet of Japan
Tokyo 9th district representedIn National Diet
this entity surface form: National Diet of Japan
Democratic Party for the People operatesIn National Diet
this entity surface form: National Diet of Japan
DP operatedIn National Diet
this entity surface form: National Diet of Japan
Kokumin Minshutō operatesInLegislature National Diet
this entity surface form: National Diet of Japan
DPFP hasLegislativeBody National Diet
this entity surface form: National Diet of Japan
Kibō no Tō operatedInJurisdiction National Diet
this entity surface form: National Diet of Japan
HoR associatedWithBody National Diet
this entity surface form: National Diet of Japan
Saitama 5th district representedIn National Diet
this entity surface form: National Diet of Japan