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The History Guy Website The Government of Japan Japan Earthquake News The Diet: Japan's Parliament "The Diet-Japan's parliament-is composed of the House of Representatives and the House of Councillors. These two bodies are charged with various duties, including enacting legislation, choosing the prime minister, voting on the budget, and approving treaties." Description of the Medifast Diet is from Sochiro Ito, Speaker of the House of Representatives. http://www.shugiin.go.jp/message_e.htm House of Councillors (Sangiin) Japan's Upper House of Parliament House of Representatives (Shugiin)  2000 Lower House Election: June 25, 2000--From the Japan Times website.  1998 Upper House Vote '98 - special coverage of the July 12 elections from the Japan Times.   Facts on Japan's Upper House Election - concise explanation of the Japanese electoral process and of the country's governmental structure. From CNN.   The Prime Minister Prime Minister's Office Prime Minister of Japan--Wikipedia article Prime Minister's Official Residence News: Japan PM to call election for Aug 30: party official--Reuters, July 12, 2009   Articles on Shinzo Abe--from the New York Times Shinzo Abe--Wikipedia article Profile: Junichiro Koizumi - from the BBC. Koizumi succeeded Yoshiro Mori in 2001. Yoshiro Mori --Profile of the Prime Minister who succeeded Keizo Obuchi in April 2000 after Obuchi suffered a stroke. From the BBC.   CNN Profile: Ryutaro Hashimoto Mr. Hashimoto resigned after his party suffered election defeat. Hashimoto Resignation Statement - from the BBC. The Cabinet Part of the Executive Branch, the Cabinet is appointed by the Prime Minister and includes Ministers for Foreign Affairs, Finance, Justice and many others. Current Japanese Cabinet--From the Japan Times website.   The Nation's Economy Bank of Japan - This site has reports and statistics, transcripts of speeches, news, and information on monetary policy.   Japanese Economic Planning Agency - includes an economic survey of Japan and a monthly economic report.   The Japan Economic Institute of America - source for current information on U.S.-Japan relations, and Japan's economy, politics, and foreign policy. A nonprofit research organization supported by Japan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs.    Japanese Media Sources Asahi Newspapers Daily Yomiuri The Japan Times Kyodo News  Non-Japanese Media Sources Japanese Opposition Wins Elections in Landslide--NYTimes, August 31, 2009   Pages on Japanese History   Sino-Japanese Wars World War Two: Japanese surrender documents Battle of Khalkhin Gol (1939) Attack on Pearl Harbor Copyright © 1998-2018 History Guy Media; Last Modified: 01.15.18 "The History Guy" is a Registered Trademark. Contact the webmaster