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The meeting also follows the president’s vow in December to block a Japanese company from acquiring U.S. Steel. The press conference is scheduled to begin at 1:10 p.m. EST. Watch the live video ...
This List of current members of the House of Representatives of Japan is a list of members of the House of Representatives in Japan's Lower House. [1] The House of Representatives consists of 465 seats, 289 in single-seat constituencies and 176 in a proportional representation block.
President Donald Trump could be heard telling reporters, “we love Japan” when he welcomed the Japanese prime minister to the White House on Friday (7 February. Trump and Prime Minister Shigeru ...
The Japanese parliament, then known as the Imperial Diet, was established in 1890 as a result of the 1889 Meiji Constitution. It was modeled on the parliaments of several Western countries, particularly the German Empire and the United Kingdom, because of the Emperor Meiji's westernizing reforms.
The National Diet (Japanese: 国会, Hepburn: Kokkai) 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 ).
Ruling coalition keeps power despite losing majority in last month’s election
Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko seated in the Chamber of the House of Councillors, with Prince and Princess Akishino, the cabinet, and Prime Minister Naoto Kan giving the government's speech in front of the assembled members of parliament at a ceremony commemorating the 120th anniversary of the founding of National Diet. (2010)
Underlining that fragility, Monday's vote in parliament, broadcast on television, went to a runoff for the first time in 30 years, with no candidate able to muster majority support in the first round.