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National Diet
The is
Japan
's
bicameral
legislature. It is composed of a
lower house
called the
House of Representatives
, and an
upper house
, called the
House of Councillors
. Both houses of the
Diet
are directly elected under
parallel voting systems
. In addition to passing laws, the Diet is formally responsible for selecting the
Prime Minister
. The Diet was first convened as the Imperial Diet in 1889 as a result of adopting the
Meiji Constitution
. The Diet took its current form in 1947 upon the adoption of the
postwar constitution
and is considered by the Constitution to be the highest organ of state power. The
National Diet Building
is located in
Nagatacho
,
Chiyoda, Tokyo
.
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