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| | Diet of Japan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | Membership of the Diet is open to citizens who are at least twenty-five in the case of the House of Representatives and thirty in the case of the upper house, and no one may be a member of both houses at the same time. | | | The Supreme Court of Japan began exercising judicial review of apportionment laws following the Kurokawa decision of 1976, invalidating an election in which one district in Hyogo Prefecture received five times the representation of another district in Osaka Prefecture. | | | Japan's first modern legislature was the Imperial Diet (帝國議会; Teikoku Gikai) established by the Meiji constitution in force from 1889-1947. |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diet_of_Japan
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| | Japan on Encyclopedia.com |
| | The diet is composed of the house of representatives, a body of 480 members elected for terms of four years, approximately three fifths of which are chosen by single-seat constituencies and the rest proportionally; and the house of councilors, having 252 members elected for terms of six years. | | | Japan is divided into 47 prefectures, each governed by a popularly elected governor and unicameral legislature. | | | Executive power is vested in a cabinet appointed and headed by the prime minister, who is elected by the diet and is usually the leader of the majority party in that body. |
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http://www.encyclopedia.com/html/J/Japan.asp
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| | Introduction to Japan's Political Parties: 1874-1998 |
| | Although the party is jointly run by Hatoyama and Kan, Hatoyama is in practice serve as party head and Kan as secretary general, according to party members. | | | In the lower house election of December 1976, the LDP won only 41.8% of the popular vote and gained only 249 seats, less than the 256 required for a majority; this was the first time the party did not achieve a majority in the lower house. | | | In September 1995 Ryutaro Hashimoto, then minister of international trade and industry, replaced Kono as president of the LDP, and in January 1996 Hashimoto became prime minister heading the three-party coalition administration after the coalition cabinet of Prime Minister Tomiichi Murayama resigned. |
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http://www.kanzaki.com/jinfo/PoliticalParties.html
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| | Japanese Government-printer friendly version National Clearinghouse for U.S.-Japan Studies |
| | This constitution created the framework for the Japanese democratic government and redefined the role of the emperor from political leader and divine personage to that of ceremonial head of state, while the political leader of Japan is the democratically elected prime minister. | | | World Civilizations at Washington State University presents the constitution written by Shotoku Taishi, prince regent under the Empress Suiko, shortly before his death in 622. | | | It lists current members and information about officers of the house, Articles of Constitution, Diet Law, and Rules of the House of Councillors. |
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http://www.indiana.edu/~japan/iguides/gov-pfv.html
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| | Embassy of Japan |
| | He also stated although the report was issued prior to the cabinet reshuffling, in which both the foreign minister and defense minister were replaced, the Government of Japan will continue its efforts in a seamless fashion. | | | (1) President Bush pointed out that when he met Prime Minister Koizumi for the first time in Tokyo in 2002, although Japan's economy was in a state of deflation and thought to be declining in the long term, the Prime Minister stated that he had a strategy for growth. | | | (2) Prime Minister Koizumi expressed his hopes that the two-way trade in beef between Japan and the United States would be resumed as early as possible based on science and paying due attention to safety. |
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http://www.us.emb-japan.go.jp/english/html/pressreleases/2005/111805.htm
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| | (Reuters, Feb. 10, 2006) Top diplomats from Japan and China met on Friday in an effort to maintain dialogue despite a chill in ties due to Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's visits to a war shrine seen by Beijing as a symbol of Tokyo's past militarism. | | | (Reuters, Mar. 17, 2006) The United States urged Japan and China to improve strained ties, but insisted that weekend security talks with Australia and Japan will not focus on Washington's wariness of China's rise as an Asia-Pacific power. | | | (Reuters, Mar. 31, 2006) Chinese President Hu Jintao offered to ease tensions with Japan when he met a retired Japanese leader, but said Japan's current prime minister must stop visiting a shrine honouring war criminals. |
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http://www.taiwansecurity.org/TSR-Japan.htm
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| | Secretary-General's visit to Japan (February 20-25, 2004) |
| | Secretary-General Kofi Annan (second from right) attends a traditional Japanese tea ceremony hosted in his honour by Senator Genshitu (left), President of UN Association of Japan, at Tokyo Dojyo of Urasenke. | | | Secretary-General Kofi Annan (left) and Yoriko Kawaguchi, Foreign Minister of Japan, at a press conference. | | | Hiroyuki Kurata (far left), President of the House of Councilors, and Yohei Kono (far right), Speaker of the House of Representatives. |
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http://www.un.org/av/photo/sgtrips/sgjapan0204.htm
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| | omnibus entertainment systems / japan |
| | In Japan, however, to give an opinion is to appear opinionated, and this is a fault in a society where dissenting opinion is at least officially unvoiced, and where a consensus of opinion is the invariable goal. | | | This site acts as a clearinghouse for press working in Japan. | | | The National Diet of Japan/ House of Councillors. |
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http://www.csua.berkeley.edu/~dhuang/jap.html
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| | Japan |
| | The timing to request Japan's support, however, seemed somehow favorable since Japan's ruling coalition, led by the premier's Liberal-Democratic Party (LDP) very recently submitted a package of three national emergency laws to the Diet enabling Japan's armed forces to defend Japanese security at home and abroad. | | | Just when Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi was getting ready to celebrate his first year in office, United States government officials were asking Japan to be ready for the worst-case scenario. | | | "Japan is again unnecessarily gun-shy," complained a senior official from Japan's defense agency recently, adding that "worrying too much about criticism against Japan's military role from China and South Korea is only making Japan vulnerable to US pressure and bullying". |
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http://www.atimes.com/japan-econ/DD03Dh02.html
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| | In Japan, there is half as much hip fractures in the elderly as there are in the U.S., which is indicative of a lower morbidity of osteoporosis. | | | There is an even lower morbidity of osteoporosis in Okinawa, which has 20 percent fewer hip fractures per year than in mainland Japan (Willcox 2001). | | | This is significantly higher than the life expectancy of other industrialized countries like the United States (69.3 years) and the United Kingdom (70.5 years) (WHO 2004). |
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http://instruct1.cit.cornell.edu/courses/psych527ageless/student2005/amn34/results.htm
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| | Twelfth Annual Meeting with the Japan-Canada Diet Friendship League |
| | The Canadian delegation was led by the Honourable Senator Marie-P. Poulin (Northern Ontario) and Mr. | | | Hino and Senator Okazaki. In Utsunomiya, Governor Fukuda (Tochigi) provided a working lunch with the Speaker of the Assembly, Watanabe, and Diet representatives - Minister Moriyama (Justice), and members Watanabe and Tsutomo Sato. Mrs. | | | The Canadian Delegation visited the Matsushima Islands on the Pacific coast, and met two other members of the Democratic Party of Japan, Mr. |
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http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/InterParl/Associations/Japon/Japan/page02-e.htm
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| | GREENPEACE CALLS FOR CANCELLATION OF ‘PEACEFUL’ NUCLEAR COOPERATION WITH JAPAN AS SPECIAL DIET COMMITTEE DEBATES ... |
| | In recent weeks, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yasuo Fukuda, has stated that Japan could review its "three non-nuclear principles" (1). | | | In a further worrying sign controversial Tokyo Governor Shintaro Ishihara expressed his support for Fukuda’s statement, stating to the Chief Cabinet Secretary in a telephone call "Japan can possess nuclear weapons. | | | But in the face of calls to amend the Constitution, amendment of the principles is also possible," Fukuda May 31st 2002. |
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http://archive.greenpeace.org/pressreleases/nuclear/2002jun10.html
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| | House of Councillors |
| | Articles of Constitution, Diet Law, and Rules of the House of Councillors | | | Handbook on the Research Report on the Constitution of Japan | | | Strength of the Political Groups in the House |
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| | EH.Net Encyclopedia: Japan, Industrialization and Economic Growth |
| | Surrendering to the United States and its allies in 1945, Japan's economy and infrastructure was revamped under the S.C.A.P (Supreme Commander of the Allied Powers) Occupation lasting through 1951. | | | After all, when the United States forcibly "opened Japan" in the 1850s and Japan was forced to cede extra-territorial rights to a number of Western nations as had China earlier in the 1840s, many Westerners and Japanese alike thought Japan's prospects seemed dim indeed. | | | Notable in Panels A and B of the table is that the gap between Japanese and American income per capita closed most decisively during the 1910s, the 1930s, and the 1960s, precisely the periods when manufacturing expansion was the most vigorous. |
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http://www.eh.net/encyclopedia/article/mosk.japan.final
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| | Diet of Japan |
| | Modelled after the British Parliament, the leader of the country is the Prime Minister, majority leader from the House of Representatives. | | | On February 11, 1889 the Meiji constitution was adopted paving the way for the first meeting of the Diet in 1890. | | | The House of Councillors is largely ceremonial, and carries little weight in political matters. |
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http://www.fastload.org/di/Diet_of_Japan.html
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| | CRL - Japan |
| | Confidential U.S. diplomatic post records : Japan [1914-1941]. | | | This is the official gazette of Japan for July 2, 1883-1966. | | | Records of the Department of State relating to political relations between the United States and Japan, 1910-1929. |
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http://www.crl.edu/topicsControl.asp?top=24
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| | All Japan 日本 |
| | The Role Geisha and Geisha Party in Japan | | | Nintendo then raised its sales target of 2 million units in Japan and the United States in 2004 to 2.8 million. | | | The original Game Boy was released on April 21, 1989 in Japan and in August 1989 in the United States. |
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| | JAPAN WAR CRIMES |
| | // First Honda Act // What still has not happened is that the apology has not been ratified and acted upon by the Parliament of Japan or the Diet of Japan. | | | // First Gibney Act // Because of Cold War policies, the United States chose not to make too much of Japan's war guilt after the war crime trials had concluded. | | | Honda -- who is a third- generation Japanese-American -- believes Japan has not yet met its responsibilities on the war crimes issue despite repeated apologies by a succession of prime ministers and billions of dollars in economic aid to affected nations. |
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http://www.fas.org/news/japan/990826-japan.htm
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| | Diet (assembly) - |
| | The Riksdag of the Estates was the diet of the four estates of Sweden, from the 15th century until 1866. | | | In some democratic countries, the legislative branch of the country is known as the Diet. | | | Japan - The English name for Japan's legislature, Kokkai (国会). |
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http://psychcentral.com/psypsych/Diet_(assembly)
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| | Japan |
| | Japan has made it clear that the terrorist attacks on the United States must not be linked to Islamic doctrine. | | | Japan is determined to continue to extend its full support to the President. | | | Japan fully supports the activities of Secretary-General Annan and his Special Representative for Afghanistan, H.E. Mr. |
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http://www.un.org/webcast/ga/56/statements/011111japanE.htm
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| | Talk:Diet of Japan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | shouldn't the term diet be lower case if it is standing alone? | | | P.S. "Diet of japan" didn't work, but that's to be expected since the 'pedia is case sensitive. | | | And I'm still busy with the Library of Congress material... |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Diet_of_Japan
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| | Maryland and the National Diet Library of Japan
Join Forces to Preserve Post-War History :: University ... |
| | In 1978, the collection was named in Prange's honor by the University of Maryland Board of Regents. | | | The University of Maryland and the National Diet Library of Japan are long-time partners working to preserve this priceless collection. | | | Due to the influence and insight of Gordon W. Prange, author of Tora, Tora, Tora, history professor at Maryland, and chief of General Douglas MacArthur's Historical Section in post-war Japan, the collection was declassified and shipped to Maryland in 1950. |
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http://www.newsdesk.umd.edu/culture/release.cfm?ArticleID=1052
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| | DIET and HEALTH |
| | Michio Kushi was the first such student who left Japan from his school.) | | | Since his method was unique at that time, and effective, many patients visited his clinic; so many in fact that he had to limit his practice to 100 persons per day. | | | The study appears in the Jan. 17 issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. |
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| | Koizumi's New Diet For Japan - Forbes.com |
| | With the 31 seats won by its coalition partner, the new Komeito Party, the LDP has more than the two-thirds needed to override the upper house, which rejected Koizumi’s postal reform bill and was not involved in the election. | | | Koizumi’s plans to privatize the post office and institute other reforms in order to move capital into private, more efficient investments have several salutary effects. | | | Actually, this break-up is part of a broad plan to reform the economy and financial structure, many pieces of which were first discussed in the early 1990s when Japan’s speculative bubble broke and the economy entered its long deflationary depression. |
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http://www.forbes.com/investmentnewsletters/2005/10/24/japan-koizumi-reforms-cz_ags_1024soapbox_inl.html?partner=rss
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| | MOFA: Prime Minister's Address to the Diet |
| | Top > Announcement > Speeches and Statements by Prime Minister > Speeches by the Former Prime Minister Tomiichi Murayama > Prime Minister's Address to the Diet | | | Solemnly reflecting upon many instances of colonial rule and acts of aggression in the modern history of the world, and recognizing that Japan carried out those acts in the past, inflicting pain and suffering upon the peoples of other countries, especially in Asia, the Members of this House express a sense of deep remorse. | | | At this time, 50 years after the end of the war, the basic thinking of the Government is as I have made clear in statements and addresses to the Diet, and is consistent with the contents of this resolution. |
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http://www.mofa.go.jp/announce/press/pm/murayama/address9506.html
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| | He said his administration will accelerate reforms of the financial and tax systems, check expenditures and step up deregulation. | | | It was the first time since he took office in 2001 that Koizumi had clearly said Japan's economy is ''recovering'' in a policy speech. | | | The government will keep working with the Bank of Japan to fight deflation and revitalize the economy, he said. |
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http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0XPQ/is_2004_Jan_26/ai_112548523
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| | The Japanese Diet |
| | This last disease is the commonest cause of death in Japan. | | | Japanese who move overseas and adopt a Western-style diet have an increased risk of breast cancer, coronary heart disease and diabetes. | | | Japanese and Mediterranean peoples who eat in the traditional manner have the highest life expectancy in the world - and their longevity has much to do with their diet. |
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| | Islamset - Lowfat Diet & Good Healthcare -Japan Lives Longest |
| | The United States also has high levels of heart disease, obesity and cancers relating to tobacco use. | | | But while people in Japan, Australia, France, Sweden, Spain and Italy enjoy the longest, healthiest lives, the HIV/AIDS epidemic has drastically reduced the lifespans of people in sub-Saharan Africa. | | | : If you want to live to a healthy old age, head for Japan. |
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http://www.islamset.com/healnews/hgenome/japan.html
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| | Truth About Trade & Technology - PM Koizumi Urges Japan Market Food Specialties For Export |
| | Japan's self-sufficiency in food is about 40%, down from 52% 20 years ago, though the nation is self-sufficient in rice, its national staple. | | | The decline has caused fears that dependence on imports could make Japan vulnerable to food shortages if supplies are cut in case of bad weather, war or trade blockage, prompting the government to launch a campaign to boost food self-sufficiency to about 45%. | | | But alarming findings in recent studies that westernized diet, lots of junk food and lack of exercise have produced a growing number of obese children, leading government officials to start awareness-raising projects. |
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| | Diet Amino Acid Mixture |
| | I have recently placed my order, but I have not received any confirmation email. | | | No part of this website may be reproduced or used without the written consent of DietAmino.com. | | | Your order shall be shipped within 24 hours upon payment confirmation. |
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http://www.diet-amino.com/faq/smartfaq.cgi?cat=1093946200
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| | Japan Law & Government |
| | Junior High School attached to Chiba University, Japan | | | Press Briefing by Mr.Sakamoto, Vice-Minister for International Affairs | | | A Survey of Japan and Foreign Countries in Terms of the Cost of Industrial Intermediate Goods and Services ('94) |
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| | New Scientist Premium- Japan's risky diet - Letters |
| | Goodman states that all meat from Japan's "scientific" catches is tested for pollutants and is safe to eat. | | | And in certain regions of Japan, particularly in the south, the... | | | He fails to mention that more than 1000 tonnes of food products derived from small cetaceans also enter the Japanese market each year untested. |
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http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg17523534.100.html
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| | THE JAPAN FOUNDATION NEW YORK |
| | Established in 1972 by special legislation in the Japanese Diet, the Japan Foundation became an Independent Administrative Institution in October 2003. | | | The mission of the Japan Foundation is to promote international cultural exchange and mutual understanding between Japan and other countries. | | | The Japan Foundation activities, aiming comprehensive and effective development of its international cultural exchange programs, consist of following three major categories: |
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| | Japanese Diet Information » Japan increases whale catch |
| | Statistics revealed in 2004, show the average life span of a Japanese female is 85 years of age and 78 for men. | | | I like this quote, “Asking Japan to abandon this part of its culture would compare to Australians being asked to stop eating meat pies, Americans being asked to stop eating hamburgers and the English to go without fish and chips. | | | There are many potential factors which have an affect on the average human life span, but one of the overwhelming factors has to be a healthy diet. |
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http://japanesediet.info/2005/11/19/japan-increases-whale-catch
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| | Kunitoshi / The National Diet of Japan / 1889 |
| | Kunitoshi / The National Diet of Japan / 1889 | | | This image is one of over 118,000 from The Art Museum Image Consortium Library (The AMICO Library™), a growing online collection of high-quality, digital art images from 39 museums around the world. |
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http://www.davidrumsey.com/amico/amico63467-60562.html
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| | Larry Stockton: Japan Links |
| | Export-Import Bank of Japan ** The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi,Ltd. | | | Trade and Industry) ** Japanese companies in U.S. Banks in Japan ** The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi,Ltd. | | | The National Diet of Japan (experimental) ** National Diet Library |
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http://ww2.lafayette.edu/~stocktoj/home/japant.html
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| | NodeWorks - Encyclopedia: Diet |
| | In particular, for some countries, the legislative branch of the country's government is known in English as the Diet. | | | * Japan - The Diet of Japan, Kokkai (国会). | | | * Dieting, the deliberate selection of food to control body weight or nutrient intake. |
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http://pedia.nodeworks.com/D/DI/DIE/Diet
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| | National Diet Library NDL-OPAC |
| | All Rights Reserved, Copyright© National Diet Library 2002 | | | Articles in journals selected by the NDL can be searched by title, author, etc. |
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| | another pointless dotcom - diet of japan |
| | I imagine webcasts exist at the House of Councillors and Representatives sites — if only I knew Japanese... | | | You haven't lived until you've seen Japanese Parliament. | | | P.S. If you know where I can get my Diet proceedings viewing fix, please fill me in. |
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http://www.anotherpointless.com/archive/2005/02/13/diet_of_japan
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| | National Diet Library:Top Page |
| | Pre-conference of WLIC 2006 UPDATE March 3, 2006. | | | Books on Japan Jan.- Mar. 2006, Jan.-Dec. 2005, UPDATE April 25,2006. | | | Survey on Comprehensive Collection, Storage, and Archiving of Japanese Web Sites, UPDATE April 6,2006. |
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| | Japan-101 - Pictures of Japan - Japan's Diet building |
| | Pictures of Japan > Contributor's Showcase > Contributor's Albums > Brian Marriott's Collection | | | Japan-101 - Pictures of Japan - Japan's Diet building | | | Pictures taken from the roof of the hotel, Asakusa Japan |
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| | Diet Beer in Japan on Flickr - Photo Sharing! |
| | Sign up for a free account, or sign in (if you're already a member). | | | Diet Beer in Japan on Flickr - Photo Sharing! | | | To take full advantage of Flickr, you should use a JavaScript-enabled browser and |
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/jzawodn/6114002
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| | Japan Blog: Diet Coke |
| | Over the course of that one day, I drank 16 cans of diet coke, sokenbi cha and coffee. | | | Posted by Jason Cha at January 23, 2003 12:01 AM | | | I should have taken a picture - the pile on my desk was pretty impressive. |
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