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Japan's Parliament is known as - |
| A. | Diet |
| B. | Dail |
| C. | Yuan |
| D. | Shores |
| Answer» A. Diet | |
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Explanation: The Diet 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 a parallel voting system. In addition to passing laws, the Diet is formally responsible for selecting the Prime Minister. The Diet was firstconvened as the Imperial Diet in 1889 as a result of adopting the Meiji constitution. |
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