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	House of Representatives of Japan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The House of Councillors of Japan is the upper house.
		Members of the House of Representatives, who are elected to a maximum of four years, sit for a shorter term than members of the House of Councillors, who are elected to full six-year terms.
		Thus the House of Representatives is considered to be more sensitive to public opinion, and is termed the "lower house." This term is also a legacy of the 1889 Meiji Constitution, when the House of Peers functioned as an aristocratic upper house in a format similar to the Westminster system of the time.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/House_of_Representatives_of_Japan (445 words)

	House of Councillors - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The House of Representatives is the lower house.
		The House of Councillors is the successor to the pre-war House of Peers, the Japanese equivalent to the British House of Lords.
		Councillors must be at least 30 years old, compared with 25 years old in the House of Representatives.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/House_of_Councillors_of_Japan (249 words)

	HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF JAPAN FACTS AND INFORMATION
		The House of Representatives (衆議院; Shugi-in) is the lower house of the Diet_of_Japan.
		Members of the House of Representatives, who are elected to a maximum of four years, sit for a shorter term than members of the House_of_Councillors, who are elected to full six-year terms.
		Thus the House of Representatives is considered to be more sensitive to public opinion, and is termed the "lower house." This term is also a legacy of the 1889 Meiji_Constitution, when the House_of_Peers functioned as an aristocratic upper house in a format similar to the Westminster_system of the time.
	www.abait.com /House_of_Representatives_of_Japan (397 words)

	Japan (08/05)
		Manchukuo was dissolved, and Manchuria was returned to China; Japan renounced all claims to Formosa; Korea was occupied and divided by the U.S. and the U.S.S.R.; southern Sakhalin and the Kuriles were occupied by the U.S.S.R.; and the U.S. became the sole administering authority of the Ryukyu, Bonin, and Volcano Islands.
		Japan's Government is a parliamentary democracy, with a House of Representatives and a House of Councillors.
		Japan’s economic engagement with its neighbors is increasing, as evidenced by the conclusion of an EPA with Singapore, and its ongoing negotiations for EPAs with Korea, Thailand, Malaysia, and the Philippines.
	www.state.gov /r/pa/ei/bgn/4142.htm (5691 words)

	SANGIIN THE HOUSE OF COUNCILLORS OF JAPAN
		But if they are passed in a different text by the House of Councillors, the government or private bill becomes law when it is passed a second time by the House of Representatives, with a two-thirds majority of the members present.
		The House of Councillors (like the House of Representatives) may conduct inquiries into Government actions and may demand the attendance and hearing of witnesses, as well as the production of documents.
		B - The House of Councillors (like the House of Representatives) is judge of the election of its members.
	www.senat.fr /senatsdumonde/english/japon.html (502 words)

	TERI Silver Jubilee Interview Series (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		The target set at COP-3 (third session of the Conference of the Parties) Kyoto was that Japan was supposed to reduce CO2 emissions by six per cent by 2010.
		It is a matter of balance: there are people who are conscientious and conscious about the environmental problems especially when it comes to their own backyard, but when it comes to the global environment, it is not as much the mass media should emphasize the dangers and much more.
		In Japan, many of the foundations are government-funded and even they say they are private companies, they are private in the sense that they are owned by private companies.
	www.teriin.org /25years/intervw/wakako.htm (990 words)

	Japan America Law Student Association (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		The tour included meeting rooms, the entrance hall where the Emperor's room is located, and the House of Councillors' main chamber.
		The left side of the building is dedicated to the House of Representatives, the right side to the House of Councillors.
		Japan Program students assemble outside of the Diet prior to the tour.
	www.temple.edu /jalsa/990127.html (67 words)

	House of Representatives Annual Report 2002: Appendices: 6
		Delegation from the House of Councillors of Japan
		Delegation from the House of Representatives of the Republic of Indonesia
		Legislation Committee of the House of Representatives of the Republic of Indonesia
	www.aph.gov.au /house/PUBS/ar01-02/append6.htm (163 words)

	Sea Shepherd - Showdown at the IWC — Sea Shepherd Prepares to Battle Japan
		The whale killers are Japan, Norway, Iceland, and a bunch of small, puppet nations in the Caribbean and the South Pacific whose votes have been purchased by Japan.
		This year, Japan has given the finger to international public opinion confident that they have finally bought enough votes to overturn the 1986 moratorium on commercial whaling.
		Last month, Yoshimasa Hayashi, a member of Japan's House of Councillors, warned that it would break the 20-year moratorium on commercial whaling if international regulators failed to establish a whaling management system by the end of June.
	www.seashepherd.org /news/media_050615_1.html (938 words)

	Japan's formal apology for its past wrongs urged in S. Korea
		Pyongyang, February 21 (KCNM) -- Members of the South Korean council for the solution of the issue of the volunteers corps reportedly staged the Wednesday demonstration in front of the Japanese embassy in Seoul on February 12.
		Three female members of the house of councillors of Japan joined in the demonstration.
		Tomiko Okazaki, a dietwoman from the Democratic Party of Japan, said though the Japanese Government claims that Japan apologized for the issue of the "comfort women" for the Japanese army, this cannot be regarded as a formal apology.
	www.globalsecurity.org /wmd/library/news/rok/2003/rok-030222-kcna01.htm (161 words)

	APEC: E-com Legal Guide to Japan
		The Legislature consists of the House of Representatives and the House of Councillors.
		Japan's judicial system is a civil law system based on the model of Roman law.
		Japan is undergoing a digital revolution, fuelled by the expansion of e-commerce and governmental support and promotion of e-government projects.
	www.bakernet.com /apec/japanapec.htm (212 words)

	CNN - Obuchi beats no-confidence motion in Japanese Parliament - August 11, 1999
		TOKYO (CNN) -- Japan's Parliament rejected a no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi Wednesday, beating off a challenge from the opposition protesting a controversial wiretapping law.
		The no-confidence motion, which was rejected 354-134 in the 500-member lower house, was merely symbolic.
		The usually staid halls of the Diet, as Japan's parliament is known, erupted in violence late Monday as debate on the wiretapping bills turned physical.
	www.cnn.com /WORLD/asiapcf/9908/11/japan.obuchi.01 (450 words)

	The Forum of Young Global Leaders (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		Keiichiro Asao was elected in 1998 to the House of Councillors from Kanagawa Prefecture representing the Democratic Party of Japan.
		Concurrent to his studies, he served as secretary to a Member of the House of Councillors of Japan and took an active part in the formation of the Japan New Party in 1992.
		Previously he was a Councillor of the City of Warsaw, and he served as Adviser to the Prime Minister of Poland.
	www.younggloballeaders.org /scripts/modules/Profiles/page5265.html (6539 words)

	Library of Congress / Federal Research Division / Country Studies / Area Handbook Series/ Japan / Bibliography
		Japan's Renaissance: The Politics of the Muromachi Bakufu.
		Japan's Struggle with Internationalism: Japan, China and the League of Nations, 1931-3.
		Japan in the Global Community: Its Role and Contribution on the Eve of the 21st Century.
	lcweb2.loc.gov /frd/cs/japan/jp_bibl.html (11216 words)

	CO2e.com
		The papers will be submitted after the cabinet gives final approval for the move in Tokyo on Tuesday morning, Takeuchi told a regular press conference.
		Japan's House of Councillors endorsed a government proposal to approve the pact last Friday, allowing the Diet to give ratification the green light.
		The Kyoto Protocol requires industrialized countries to cut their greenhouse-gas emissions from 1990 levels by an average of 5.2% between 2008 and 2012.
	www.co2e.com /News/story.asp?StoryID=610 (192 words)

	Simply Haiku: October 2003, Vol. 1, No. 4
		"A member of the House of Councillors, Japan's equivalent to the U.S. Senate, Dr. Arima continues to serve both science and Japan's rising international consciousness by bringing the knowledge gained in his years of scientific and poetic work to bear on the problems of the new century.
		He understands the necessity for international unity in the face of dwindling natural resources and increased environmental destruction, growing human population and energy demands, the need for global sustainability, and the continuing threat of nuclear weapons.
		In addition to the fact that we all live with and in nature, I think its shortness is the key to the accessibility of haiku among the general public.
	www.poetrylives.com /SimplyHaiku/SHv1n4/Arima.html (424 words)

	Foundation Programs \| Supplemental Seminars, Conferences & Symposia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		William T. Breer, Japan chair of CSIS and Dr. Hong Juang, professor of Chung-Ang University.
		Jimbo, associate professor at Keio University, will lead a discussion on the implications of Japan's September 11 Diet elections on Japan's defense and foreign policies.
		Roundtable Discussion with The Honorable Yutaka Kobayashi, Member of the House of Councillors of Japan
	www.mansfieldfdn.org /programs/pastsymp.htm (364 words)

	International Relations and Security Network ISN - Security Watch
		Press Statement of the ASEAN and China, ASEAN and Japan, ASEAN and Republic of Korea, and ASEAN and India Summit
		This site is maintained by the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) and provides information on the meeting of ASEAN chairpersons with the leaders of China, Japan, the Republic of Korea, and India in October 2003, when they agreed to consolidate cooperation.
		This site, maintained by the Japan Institute of Policy Research, offers original analysis and commentary on change in Japan's politics and economy, interviews, and opinions of people who take an active role in the political and economic arenas.
	www.isn.ethz.ch /news/sw/relatedlinks.cfm?Parent=351 (300 words)

	Find in a Library: Japan at the polls : the House of Councillors election of 1974
		Find in a Library: Japan at the polls : the House of Councillors election of 1974
		Japan at the polls : the House of Councillors election of 1974
		WorldCat is provided by OCLC Online Computer Library Center, Inc. on behalf of its member libraries.
	www.worldcatlibraries.org /wcpa/ow/6eac0d46433f202e.html (68 words)

	Amazon.com: The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Japan (Cambridge World Encyclopedias): Books (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		YA-An excellent resource for broad discussions of Japan, divided into eight major fields-geography, history, society, arts and crafts, language and literature, thought, economy, and politics.
		Like Kodansha's Japan: An Illustrated Encyclopedia (LJ 10/1/93), this reference work deserves high praise for its authoritative and comprehensive treatment of Japan and for its lavish format.
		Japan and the United States: Economic and political adversaries (Westview special studies in international economics and business) in Back Matter
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0521403529?v=glance (780 words)

	THE KATHMANDU POST - LOCAL NEWS
		Seventy-year-old Shigeko Mieno, presently a social worker and member of the House of Councillors in Japan and French national Jean-Louis Armand, President of Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), were in town last week to receive the Suprabal Gorkha Dakshin Bahu from His Majesty the King.
		Mieno is a renowned social volunteer who has contributed to a number of schools across rural Nepal.
		Later, four of us decided to collect donations to build two classrooms for the school at the request of a female teacher in the school.
	nepalnews.com /contents/englishdaily/ktmpost/2001/apr/apr03/local1.htm (922 words)

	The History Guy: Government and Politics of Japan
		"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 Diet is from Sochiro Ito, Speaker of the House of Representatives.
	www.historyguy.com /government_of_japan.html (184 words)

	FindArticles search for "postal privatization japan" (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		TOKYO, Oct. 13 Kyodo The ruling and opposition camps agreed Thursday that the House of Councillors will put Japan Post privatization bills to a plenary...
		GIFU, Japan, Oct. 9 Kyodo Independent House of Representatives member Seiko Noda suggested Sunday she would vote for Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's...
		TOKYO, March 30 Kyodo Katsuya Okada, the leader of the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan, on Tuesday called the upcoming general election...
	findarticles.com /p/search?qt=postal+privatization+japan&tb=art&qf=all (843 words)

	Foreign Governments (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		Japan House of Councillors Provides general guide, member, and laws information, including related links.
		Japan House of Representatives Information on the Speaker, Officers, political groups, and much more.
		United Kingdom Parliament Provides information on the U.K. Parliament, the House of Commons, the House of Lords, and more.
	www.library.vcu.edu /jbc/govdocs/Foreign_Governments.html (138 words)

	Report on 2001 World Conference Against A & H Bombs, by Ellen Thomas
		- Jamil Majid, Ambassador of Bangladesh to Japan
		- Karamchund Mackerdhuj, Ambassador of South Africa to Japan - Message from the Honourable Thabo Mvuyelwa Mbeki, President of the Republic of South Africa
		Perhaps the antinuclear vigil will be driven away from the White House again.
	www.prop1.org /japan/speeches/report01.htm (1388 words)

	Japan Law & Government (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan Home Page
		Chambre de Commerce et d'Industrie Française au Japan
		A Survey of Japan and Foreign Countries in Terms of the Cost of Industrial Intermediate Goods and Services ('94)
	www.lawresearch.com /v2/global/zjp.htm (162 words)

	Busse Library Web
		Nations included in this region : China, Japan, Mongolia, Myanmar (Burma), Nepal, North Korea, South Korea, Taiwan, and Thailand.
		Chinese Embassy, Washington, D.C. Diet of Japan : House of Councillors -- upper house of Parliament
		Diet of Japan : House of Representatives -- lower Parliament house
	www.mtmercy.edu /lib/fareast.htm (354 words)

	hss_mahler_politics_4\|The Japanese Political System\|Destinations
		The National Diet of Japan: House of Councillors
		Here is information about the different political parties in Japan with links to each party's Web site.
		The Liberal Democratic Party, The Social Democratic Party, New Party Sakigake, The New Frontier Party, The Japanese Communist Party, The Democratic Party of Japan (Minshuto), and other parties and election information.
	wps.prenhall.com /hss_mahler_politics_4/0,7102,550666-,00.html (126 words)

	House of Councillors
		Introduction to the history, organization, and function of the House of Councillors
		Strength of the Political Groups in the House
		Handbook on the Research Report on the Constitution of Japan
	www.sangiin.go.jp /eng (92 words)

	Wednesday evening, 17 October 2001
		Ken-ichiro Arita (Department of Physics, Nagoya Institute of Technology, Nagoya 466-8555, Japan)
		Hiko Morita (Sapporo Gakuin University, Japan), Claudio Ciofi degli Atti, Leonid Kaptari (University of Perugia, Italy)
		Chouffani (Beam Physics and Engineering RIKEN, Saitama, Japan), H. Uberall (The Catholic University of America)
	flux.aps.org /meetings/YR01/HAW01/tocB.html (2213 words)

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