| Title |
National Diet (Parliament) of Japan, Tokyo [06]: Emperor Hirohito opens Diet (2) |
| Collection Name and Number |
P0479 Lennox and Catherine Tierney Photo Collection |
| Photo Number |
Box 39, Tokyo, Diet Bldg, 6 |
| Publisher |
Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Date |
1950 |
| Subject |
Japan. Kokkai--Photographs; Public buildings--Japan--Tokyo--Buildings; Hirohito, Emperor of Japan, 1901-1989--Photographs; Diet |
| Keywords |
Parliament; Kokkai |
| Spatial Coverage |
Tokyo (Japan) |
| Description |
Photo showing Emperor Hirohito delivering a speech opening a session of the Diet in Tokyo, Japan during the Allied Occupation period |
| Caption on Slide |
Emperor Hirohito delivering message to Parliament 1950 occupation period Tokyo, Japan. |
| Additional Information |
Image was scanned from color slide. "The National Diet of Japan (国会, Kokkai) 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 first convened as the Imperial Diet in 1889 as a result of adopting the Meiji constitution. The Diet took its current form in 1947 upon the adoption of the postwar constitution and is considered by the Constitution to be the highest organ of state power. The National Diet Building is located in Nagatachō, Chiyoda, Tokyo. ... The Diet Building was completed in 1936 and is constructed purely out of Japanese building materials."--Wikipedia |
| Type |
Image |
| Creator |
Tierney, Lennox |
| Rights Management |
This material may be protected by copyright. Permission required for use in any form. For further information please contact the Multimedia Archivist, Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah. |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s66w9tb5 |
| Digitization Specifications |
Original scanned on Nikon Coolscan 5000 and saved as 2700 ppi TIFF. Display image generated in CONTENTdm as JP2000. |
| Donor |
Lennox Tierney; Catherine Tierney |
| Setname |
uum_lctpc |
| ID |
334387 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s66w9tb5 |
