30-plus Diet members wear kimonos to Diet session

30-plus Diet members wear kimonos to Diet session

Posts and Telecommunications Minister Seiko Noda arrives Jan. 19 at the Diet building in a bright green kimono. More than 30 Diet members responded to a call from a parliamentary group promoting the usage of traditional Japanese clothing by donning kimonos at an opening ceremony of the 150-day regular Diet session. ==Kyodo

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