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 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 of Japan
House of Representatives of Japan
inception 1947
languageUsed Japanese
legalBasis Constitution of Japan
legislativeBody House of Councillors of Japan
House of Representatives of Japan
location 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 of Japan
linked to: National Diet
oversees Cabinet of Japan
precededBy Imperial Diet
linked to: National Diet
replaced Imperial Diet
linked to: National Diet
sessionType extraordinary session
ordinary session
special session
termLengthLowerHouse 4 years
termLengthUpperHouse 6 years
treatyApprovalRequiredFor Government of Japan
upperHouse House of Councillors of Japan
votingSystemLowerHouse parallel voting
votingSystemUpperHouse open-list proportional representation
single non-transferable vote

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Government of Japan legislativeBranch National Diet
Government of Japan legislatureName National Diet
Government of Japan budgetApprovedBy National Diet
Constitution of Japan definesLowerHouse House of Representatives of Japan
linked to: National Diet
Emperor of Japan opens National Diet sessions
subject linked to: Emperor
linked to: National Diet
Meiji era parliament Imperial Diet
linked to: National Diet
Prime Minister of Japan nominatedBy National Diet
Prime Minister of Japan reportsTo National Diet
National Diet officialName National Diet of Japan
linked to: National Diet
National Diet replaced Imperial Diet
linked to: National Diet
National Diet precededBy Imperial Diet
linked to: National Diet
Law Regarding the National Flag and National Anthem legislativeBody National Diet of Japan
linked to: National Diet
Law Regarding the National Flag and National Anthem enactedBy National Diet of Japan
linked to: National Diet
The Diet officialName National Diet
Tokyo isSeatOf National Diet of Japan
linked to: National Diet
House of Councillors partOf National Diet of Japan
linked to: National Diet
Cabinet of Japan responsibleTo National Diet
Cabinet of Japan reportsTo National Diet
国会 officialName 日本国国会
linked to: National Diet
National Diet Building occupant National Diet of Japan
linked to: National Diet
The Cabinet accountableTo National Diet
Jimintō dominantIn National Diet of Japan
linked to: National Diet
House of Representatives of Japan partOf National Diet of Japan
linked to: National Diet
House of Representatives of Japan isLowerHouseOf National Diet of Japan
linked to: National Diet
House of Representatives (Japan) partOf National Diet of Japan
subject linked to: House of Representatives
linked to: National Diet
Article 6 of the Constitution of Japan requiresPriorDecisionBy National Diet of Japan
linked to: National Diet
Naikaku Sōri Daijin nominatedBy National Diet of Japan
linked to: National Diet
Naikaku Sōri Daijin reportsTo National Diet of Japan
linked to: National Diet
President of the Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) legislativeBodyInvolved National Diet of Japan
linked to: National Diet
Imperial Household Law enactedBy National Diet of Japan
linked to: National Diet
President of the House of Councillors appliesToJurisdiction National Diet of Japan
linked to: National Diet
House of Representatives has priority on budget approval appliesToLegislature National Diet of Japan
linked to: National Diet
House of Representatives has priority in designating the Prime Minister associatedWith National Diet of Japan
linked to: National Diet
Toshimitsu Motegi legislativeBody National Diet of Japan
linked to: National Diet
Hiroshima 1st district legislativeBody National Diet of Japan
linked to: National Diet
Article 41 of the Constitution of Japan subject National Diet of Japan
linked to: National Diet
Article 41 of the Constitution of Japan establishesStatusOf National Diet of Japan
linked to: National Diet
Nobutaka Machimura partOf Japanese National Diet
linked to: National Diet
Sanae Takaichi partOf National Diet of Japan
linked to: National Diet
Ministers of State (Japan) requiresApprovalBy National Diet of Japan
subject linked to: Ministers of State
linked to: National Diet
Ministers of State (Japan) collectiveResponsibilityTo National Diet of Japan
subject linked to: Ministers of State
linked to: National Diet
Vice-President of the House of Councillors partOf National Diet of Japan
linked to: National Diet