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Japan's Diet convenes ordinary session

The House of Representatives holds a plenary session in Tokyo on Jan. 24, 2025, as Japan's parliament began a 150-day regular session the same day.

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Japan's Diet convenes ordinary session

Japan's House of Councillors holds a plenary session in Tokyo on Jan. 24, 2025, as Japan's parliament began a 150-day regular session the same day.

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Japan's Diet convenes ordinary session

Japan's House of Councillors holds a plenary session in Tokyo on Jan. 24, 2025, as Japan's parliament began a 150-day regular session the same day.

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Japan's Diet convenes ordinary session

Japan's Diet convenes a 150-day ordinary session in Tokyo on Jan. 26, 2024.

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Japan's Diet convenes ordinary session

Japan's Diet convenes a 150-day ordinary session in Tokyo on Jan. 26, 2024.

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Diet session extended for 70 days

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan (R standing) bows during a Diet session in Tokyo on June 22, 2011, as the Democratic Party of Japan extended the ordinary Diet session for 70 days, despite resistance from major opposition parties, in a bid to pass bills vital for the rebuilding of areas devastated by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.

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Kan urges parliament to pass budget

TOKYO, Japan - Finance Minister Naoto Kan gives a speech on fiscal policy at a plenary session of the House of Representatives in Tokyo on Jan. 18, 2010, the opening day of the 150-day ordinary session of the Diet. He urged the ''earliest possible passage'' of the second extra budget, submitted earlier in the day, and related bills to ensure an economic recovery.

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Kan urges parliament to pass budget

TOKYO, Japan - Finance Minister Naoto Kan gives a speech on fiscal policy at a plenary session of the House of Representatives in Tokyo on Jan. 18, 2010, the opening day of the 150-day ordinary session of the Diet. He urged the ''earliest possible passage'' of the second extra budget, submitted earlier in the day, and related bills to ensure an economic recovery.

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Emperor addresses Diet opening ceremony

TOKYO, Japan - Emperor Akihito addresses the opening ceremony of the 174th parliamentary session in the plenary chamber of the House of Councillors in Tokyo on Jan. 18, 2010. The Diet commenced a 150-day ordinary session for the first time under the four-month-old Democratic Party of Japan-led government.

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Hatoyama and Kan attend Diet

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama (R) and Finance Minister Naoto Kan (L) attend the plenary session of the House of Representatives on Jan. 18, 2010, the opening day of the ordinary parliamentary session. Hatoyama's government is aiming to get key budgets through the Diet, but the opposition bloc is set to attack the prime minister and his Democratic Party of Japan's No. 2, Ichiro Ozawa, over a series of funds scandals in which they are embroiled.

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Emperor addresses Diet opening ceremony

TOKYO, Japan - Emperor Akihito addresses the opening ceremony of the 174th parliamentary session in the plenary chamber of the House of Councillors in Tokyo on Jan. 18, 2010. The Diet commenced a 150-day ordinary session for the first time under the four-month-old Democratic Party of Japan-led government.

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Hatoyama aims to pass budget through parliament

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama leaves his official residence in Tokyo on Jan. 18, prior to the commencement of the ordinary session of parliament. While his government aims to get key budgets through the Diet early, the opposition bloc is set to attack Hatoyama and his right-hand man Ichiro Ozawa over a series of money scandals in which they are embroiled.

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Hatoyama aims to pass budget through parliament

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama speaks to reporters in front of his official residence in Tokyo on Jan. 18, 2010, prior to the commencement of the ordinary session of parliament. Hatoyama pledged to demonstrate his government's policy to improve people's lives by getting key budgets through the Diet.

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Japanese Diet adjourns

TOKYO, Japan - Members of the Japanese House of Councillors clap their hands as the Diet ends its 166th ordinary parliamentary session July 5, setting the stage for the upper house election slated for July 29 that could determine the fate of embattled Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.

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Diet approves 12-day extension, delaying election to July 29

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) and other Cabinet ministers bow in apology at a plenary session of the House of Representatives on June 22 after the lower house decided to extend the current ordinary Diet session by 12 days through July 5. The decision will delay the House of Councillors election from July 22 until July 29.

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Diet adjourns, upper house campaigns effectively start

TOKYO, Japan - Lawmakers leave the House of Representatives chamber as Japan's parliament ended a 150-day ordinary session June 16 after tackling issues on Iraq and pension reform. The closure effectively marks the start of campaigns for the House of Councillors election in July.

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(2)Koizumi vows Iraq aid, declares economic recovery at Diet

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi delivers his policy speech at an ordinary session of the Diet that convened on Jan. 19. He reaffirmed his commitment to sending noncombat Japanese ground troops to Iraq and declared the Japanese economy is recovering in his policy speech in the Diet on Jan. 19.

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Foreign Minister Kawaguchi delivers policy speech

TOKYO, Japan - Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi delivers her policy speech at an ordinary session of the Diet that convened on Jan. 19.

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Finance Minister Tanigaki delivers policy speech

TOKYO, Japan - Finance Minister Sadakazu Tanigaki delivers his policy speech at an ordinary session of the Diet that convened on Jan. 19.

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(1)Koizumi vows Iraq aid, declares economic recovery at Diet

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (R, standing) delivers his policy speech as the Diet convenes for a 150-day ordinary session on Jan. 19.

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Financial Services Minister Takenaka delivers policy speech

TOKYO, Japan - Financial Services Minister Heizo Takenaka delivers his policy speech at an ordinary session of the Diet that convened on Jan. 19.

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Koizumi meets press after end of Diet session

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi holds a news conference at his office on July 29, one day after the ordinary Diet session ended.

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Shiokawa makes pitch for extra budget

TOKYO, Japan - Finance Minister Masajuro Shiokawa delivers a fiscal policy speech to the Diet at the start of its 150-day ordinary session Jan. 20. He made a pitch for a supplementary budget for fiscal 2002.

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3 opposition leaders meet over lunch

TOKYO, Japan - Ichiro Ozawa of the Liberal Party, Naoto Kan of the Democratic Party of Japan and Takako Doi of the Social Democratic Party (from left) hold talks over lunch in Tokyo on Dec. 28. The three opposition party leaders met to discuss their plans for cooperating in the ordinary Diet session to start in January and the next general election to be held possibly next year.

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Japan's Diet closes after session full of scandals

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (2nd from R) shakes hands with Takenori Kanzaki, leader of New Komeito, a partner in his three-party coalition government, in the Diet building on July 31 after parliament ended its current ordinary session.

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Shiokawa vows to avoid deflationary spiral

TOKYO, Japan - Finance Minister Masajuro Shiokawa (foreground) delivers a fiscal policy speech at a plenary session of the House of Representatives in Tokyo on Jan. 21, the opening day of the 150-day ordinary Diet session, as Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (background) listens.

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Diet starts 150-day ordinary session

TOKYO, Japan - Emperor Akihito makes an opening speech at the House of Councillors hall in the Diet building in Tokyo on Jan. 21 at the start of the Diet's 150-day ordinary session.

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Mori touches on scandals in policy speech

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori makes a policy speech to the Diet in Tokyo on Jan. 31 at the beginning of the 150-day ordinary session of parliament. Mori pledged to restore public trust in politics following allegations that members of his ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) took money from a scandal-ridden foundation and that a diplomat embezzled secret government funds.

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Emperor makes speech at opening of ordinary Diet session

TOKYO, Japan - Emperor Akihito makes a speech at the House of Councillors at the opening of a 150-day ordinary session of the Diet on Jan. 31

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Opposition demands LDP members speak under oath on KSD

TOKYO, Japan - Kanju Sato (L), a member of the leading opposition Democratic Party of Japan, submits to Shozo Harada, chairman of the Budget Committee of the House of Representatives, an opposition request that a extraordinary committee session be held to investigate bribery allegations involving scandal-hit mutual aid foundation KSD. The Diet is in recess until the next ordinary session, scheduled to start Jan. 31.

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Parliamentarians in kimono

Clad in traditional kimono, Posts and Telecommunications Minister Seiko Noda (R) and Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) Secretary General Yoshiro Mori pose for photographers prior to the opening of the ordinary Diet (parliament) session Jan. 19. Few Japanese wear kimono in attending routine business these days.

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Diet starts 150-day ordinary session

TOKYO, Japan - Emperor Akihito makes an opening speech at the House of Councillors hall in the Diet building in Tokyo on Jan. 21 at the start of the Diet's 150-day ordinary session.

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Shiokawa vows to avoid deflationary spiral

TOKYO, Japan - Finance Minister Masajuro Shiokawa (foreground) delivers a fiscal policy speech at a plenary session of the House of Representatives in Tokyo on Jan. 21, the opening day of the 150-day ordinary Diet session, as Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (background) listens.

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Diet approves 12-day extension, delaying election to July 29

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) and other Cabinet ministers bow in apology at a plenary session of the House of Representatives on June 22 after the lower house decided to extend the current ordinary Diet session by 12 days through July 5. The decision will delay the House of Councillors election from July 22 until July 29. (Kyodo)

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Japanese Diet adjourns

TOKYO, Japan - Members of the Japanese House of Councillors clap their hands as the Diet ends its 166th ordinary parliamentary session July 5, setting the stage for the upper house election slated for July 29 that could determine the fate of embattled Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. (Kyodo)

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3 opposition leaders meet over lunch

TOKYO, Japan - Ichiro Ozawa of the Liberal Party, Naoto Kan of the Democratic Party of Japan and Takako Doi of the Social Democratic Party (from left) hold talks over lunch in Tokyo on Dec. 28. The three opposition party leaders met to discuss their plans for cooperating in the ordinary Diet session to start in January and the next general election to be held possibly next year. (Kyodo)

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The 72nd ordinary session of the Diet pursues inflation

Prime Minister Kakuei Tanaka delivers his policy statement at the ordinary Diet session. The opposition party pursues inflation. Prime Minister Kakuei Tanaka's policy speech, people shopping at department stores, opposition party members making speeches, rickety expressways, newspaper articles about the strike, people walking to work because of the national railroad strike, shooting date unknown, release date: December 7, 1973.

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Lawmakers attend 1st Diet session with kimono

Ruling Liberal Democratic Party Secretary General Sadakazu Tanigaki (C) and other lawmakers pose for photos wearing kimonos in front of Japan's parliament in Tokyo on Jan. 4, 2016, the start of a 150-day ordinary Diet session. Some lawmakers wear kimono on the first day of a new parliamentary session as an annual tradition. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Lawmakers attend 1st Diet session with kimono

Ruling Liberal Democratic Party Secretary General Sadakazu Tanigaki (C) and other lawmakers pose for photos wearing kimonos in front of Japan's parliament in Tokyo on Jan. 4, 2016, the start of a 150-day ordinary Diet session. Some lawmakers wear kimono on the first day of a new parliamentary session as an annual tradition. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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JCP lawmakers attend opening ceremony of Diet session

Japanese Communist Party leader Kazuo Shii (seated, 2nd from R) attends the opening ceremony of an ordinary Diet session at the House of Councillors chamber in Tokyo on Jan. 4, 2016. JCP lawmakers had declined to attend the ceremony for decades on the grounds that the emperor's presence at the event was unconstitutional. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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JCP lawmakers attend opening ceremony of Diet session

Japanese Communist Party leader Kazuo Shii (R, back row) attends the opening ceremony of an ordinary Diet session at the House of Councillors chamber in Tokyo on Jan. 4, 2016. JCP lawmakers had declined to attend the ceremony for decades on the grounds that the emperor's presence at the event was unconstitutional. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (front) is also pictured. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ordinary Diet session starts

Photo taken Jan. 4, 2016, shows the opening ceremony of an ordinary Diet session at the House of Councillors chamber in Tokyo, with the attendance of Emperor Akihito. The 150-day session runs through June 1. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ordinary Diet session starts

Emperor Akihito addresses the opening ceremony of an ordinary Diet session at the House of Councillors chamber in Tokyo on Jan. 4, 2016. The 150-day session runs through June 1. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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JCP lawmakers attend opening ceremony of Diet session

Japanese Communist Party leader Kazuo Shii (C, back row) attends the opening ceremony of an ordinary Diet session at the House of Councillors chamber in Tokyo on Jan. 4, 2016. JCP lawmakers had declined to attend the ceremony for decades on the grounds that the emperor's presence at the event was unconstitutional. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (front) is also pictured. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ordinary Diet session starts

Photo taken Jan. 4, 2016, shows the opening ceremony of an ordinary Diet session at the House of Councillors chamber in Tokyo, with the attendance of Emperor Akihito. The 150-day session runs through June 1. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ordinary Diet session starts

Emperor Akihito addresses the opening ceremony of an ordinary Diet session at the House of Councillors chamber in Tokyo on Jan. 4, 2016. The 150-day session runs through June 1. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ordinary Diet session starts

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) attends the House of Representatives plenary session in Tokyo on Jan. 4, 2016, the first day of the 150-day ordinary Diet session. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ordinary Diet session starts

Photo shows the House of Representatives members attending the plenary session in Tokyo on Jan. 4, 2016, at the start of the 150-day ordinary Diet session. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ordinary Diet session to start

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe arrives at his office in Tokyo on Jan. 4, 2016, at the start of a 150-day ordinary Diet session. The domestic economy will be on the main agenda, following an agreement on the Trans-Pacific Partnership free-trade pact. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Diet session effectively closes

House of Representatives lawmakers leave the lower house chamber in Tokyo on Sept. 25, 2015, as the ordinary Diet session effectively closed. The session was extended by 95 days, the longest in postwar Japan, to enact controversial security laws. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo