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National Diet

Index National Diet

The is Japan's bicameral legislature. [1]

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Additional Member System

The additional member system (AMS), also known as mixed-member proportional representation (MMP) outside the United Kingdom, is a mixed electoral system with one tier of single-member district representatives, and another tier of "additional members" elected to make the overall election results more proportional.

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Asahi Shimbun

The is one of the five national newspapers in Japan.

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Assembly to Energize Japan

The Assembly to Energize Japan is a Japanese political party.

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Bicameralism

A bicameral legislature divides the legislators into two separate assemblies, chambers, or houses.

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Cabinet of Japan

The is the executive branch of the government of Japan.

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Chiyoda, Tokyo

is a special ward located in central Tokyo, Japan.

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Constitution of Japan

The is the fundamental law of Japan.

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Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan

The, frequently abbreviated to CDP,, or, is a centre-left political party in Japan.

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Democratic Party (Japan)

The, abbreviated as DP, was a political party in Japan.

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Diet (assembly)

In politics, a diet is a formal deliberative assembly.

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Elections in Japan

The Japanese political system has three types of elections: general elections to the House of Representatives held every four years (unless the lower house is dissolved earlier), elections to the House of Councillors held every three years to choose one-half of its members, and local elections held every four years for offices in prefectures, cities, and villages.

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Emperor of Japan

The Emperor of Japan is the head of the Imperial Family and the head of state of Japan.

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Genrō

was an unofficial designation given to certain retired elder Japanese statesmen, considered the "founding fathers" of modern Japan, who served as informal extraconstitutional advisors to the emperor, during the Meiji, Taishō, and Shōwa periods in Japanese history.

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Government of Japan

The government of Japan is a constitutional monarchy in which the power of the Emperor is limited and is relegated primarily to ceremonial duties.

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History of Japan

The first human habitation in the Japanese archipelago has been traced to prehistoric times.

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Holy Roman Empire

The Holy Roman Empire (Sacrum Romanum Imperium; Heiliges Römisches Reich) was a multi-ethnic but mostly German complex of territories in central Europe that developed during the Early Middle Ages and continued until its dissolution in 1806.

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House of Councillors (Japan)

The is the upper house of the National Diet of Japan.

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House of Lords

The House of Lords of the United Kingdom, also known as the House of Peers, is the upper house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

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House of Peers (Japan)

The was the upper house of the Imperial Diet as mandated under the Constitution of the Empire of Japan (in effect from 11 February 1889 to 3 May 1947).

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House of Representatives (Japan)

The is the lower house of the National Diet of Japan.

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Hyōgo Prefecture

is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region on Honshu island.

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Japan

Japan (日本; Nippon or Nihon; formally 日本国 or Nihon-koku, lit. "State of Japan") is a sovereign island country in East Asia.

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Japanese Communist Party

The Japanese Communist Party (JCP, 日本共産党, Nihon Kyōsan-tō) is a political party in Japan and is one of the largest non-governing communist parties in the world.

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Japanese general election, 2017

The took place on 22 October 2017.

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Japanese House of Councillors election, 2016

The 24th regular election of members of the House of Councillors (dai-nijūyon-kai Sangiin giin tsūjō senkyo, 第24回参議院議員通常選挙) was held on Sunday 10 July 2016 to elect 121 of the 242 members of the House of Councillors, the upper house of the 717-member bicameral National Diet of Japan, for a term of six years.

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Judicial review

Judicial review is a process under which executive or legislative actions are subject to review by the judiciary.

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Kibō no Tō

is a conservative political party in Japan founded by Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike.

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Komeito

, formerly called New Komeito (abbreviated NKP), is a political party in Japan founded by members of the Nichiren Buddhist-based new religious movement Soka Gakkai.

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Latin

Latin (Latin: lingua latīna) is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages.

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Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)

The, frequently abbreviated to LDP or, is a conservative political party in Japan.

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Liberal Party (Japan, 2016)

The is a political party in Japan.

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List of legislatures by country

This is a list of legislatures by country.

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List of Presidents of the House of Councillors (Japan)

List of Speakers or Presidents (gichō) and Vice-Speakers or Vice Presidents (fuku-gichō) of the House of Councillors.

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List of Speakers of the House of Representatives of Japan

List of Speakers or Presidents (gichō) and Vice-Speakers or Vice Presidents (fuku-gichō) of the House of Representatives.

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Lower house

A lower house is one of two chambers of a bicameral legislature, the other chamber being the upper house.

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Masaaki Yamazaki

is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature).

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Meiji Constitution

The Constitution of the Empire of Japan (Kyūjitai: 大日本帝國憲法; Shinjitai: 大日本帝国憲法 Dai-Nippon Teikoku Kenpō), known informally as the Meiji Constitution (明治憲法 Meiji Kenpō), was the constitution of the Empire of Japan which had the proclamation on February 11, 1889, and had enacted since November 29, 1890 until May 2, 1947.

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Nagatachō

is a district of Tokyo, Japan, located in Chiyoda Ward.

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National Diet Building

The is the building where both houses of the National Diet of Japan meet.

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National Diet Library

The is the national library of Japan and among the largest libraries in the world.

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Nippon Ishin no Kai

is a Japanese political party.

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Osaka Prefecture

is a prefecture located in the Kansai region on Honshu, the main island of Japan.

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Parallel voting

Parallel voting describes a mixed electoral system where voters in effect participate in two separate elections for a single chamber using different systems, and where the results in one election have little or no impact on the results of the other.

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Parliamentary privilege

Parliamentary privilege is a legal immunity enjoyed by members of certain legislatures, in which legislators are granted protection against civil or criminal liability for actions done or statements made in the course of their legislative duties.

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Parliamentary system

A parliamentary system is a system of democratic governance of a state where the executive branch derives its democratic legitimacy from its ability to command the confidence of the legislative branch, typically a parliament, and is also held accountable to that parliament.

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Party for Japanese Kokoro

The, 日本のこころを大切にする党 (Nippon no Kokoro o Taisetsu ni Suru Tō) is a Japanese political party.

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Politics of Japan

The politics of Japan are conducted in a framework of a multi-party bicameral parliamentary representative democratic constitutional monarchy whereby the Emperor is the ceremonial head of state and the Prime Minister is the head of government and the head of the Cabinet, which directs the executive branch.

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Post-occupation Japan

Post-occupation Japan is the period in Japanese history which started after the Allied occupation of Japan and ended in 1952.

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Prime Minister of Japan

The is the head of government of Japan.

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Prussia

Prussia (Preußen) was a historically prominent German state that originated in 1525 with a duchy centred on the region of Prussia.

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Quorum

A quorum is the minimum number of members of a deliberative assembly (a body that uses parliamentary procedure, such as a legislature) necessary to conduct the business of that group.

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Reichstag (German Empire)

The Reichstag (Diet of the Realm or Imperial Diet) was the Parliament of Germany from 1871 to 1918.

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Royal assent

Royal assent or sanction is the method by which a country's monarch (possibly through a delegated official) formally approves an act of that nation's parliament.

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Shinkansen

The, colloquially known in English as the bullet train, is a network of high-speed railway lines in Japan.

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Social Democratic Party (Japan)

The Social Democratic Party (社会民主党 Shakai Minshu-tō, often abbreviated to 社民党 Shamin-tō), also known as the Social Democratic Party of Japan (日本社会党, abbreviated to SDPJ in English) and previously as the Japan Socialist Party (JSP), is a political party that at various times advocated the establishment of a socialist Japan, until 1996.

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Speech from the throne

A speech from the throne (or throne speech) is an event in certain monarchies in which the reigning sovereign, or a representative thereof, reads a prepared speech to members of the nation's legislature when a session is opened, outlining the government's agenda and focus for the forthcoming session; or in some cases, closed.

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Supreme Court of Japan

The, located in Hayabusachō, Chiyoda, Tokyo, is the highest court in Japan.

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Tadamori Oshima

is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party and the Speaker of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature).

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The Japan Times

The Japan Times is Japan's largest and oldest English-language daily newspaper.

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The Nikkei

The Nikkei,, is Nikkei, Inc.'s flagship publication and the world's largest financial newspaper, with a daily circulation exceeding three million.

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Tokyo

, officially, is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan and has been the capital since 1869.

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Upper house

An upper house is one of two chambers of a bicameral legislature (or one of three chambers of a tricameral legislature), the other chamber being the lower house.

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Westminster system

The Westminster system is a parliamentary system of government developed in the United Kingdom.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Diet

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