Country
Official name of the country (Latin transcript):
Nihon-koku
Parliament
Official name of parliament:
in original language (Latin transcript):
Kokkai
in English translation:
The Diet
bicameral
Official name of chambers:
in original language (Latin transcript):
Shûgi-in ; Sangi-in
in English translation:
House of Representatives ; House of Councillors
Related libraries:
one library for all chambers
Library - General Information
Does any other library provide services to parliament instead?
Adress:
Kokuritsu Kokkai Toshokan
1-10-1 Nagata-cho
Chiyoda-ku
Tôkyo 100
Telephone:
+81 (3) 35812331
Fax:
+81 (3) 35979104
Library - Detailed Information
Year of foundation:
1948
Person in charge of the parliamentary library:
Mr. Masao Tobari
Who may use the library?
The functions of a national library have been assigned to the National Diet Library, which is therefore open to the public. Within the National Diet Library the Research and Legislative Reference Bureau serves exclusively Members and parliamentary staff. The National Diet Library also provides library services for the executive and judicial agencies through itts branch libraries in them.
Number of library staff:
851
Annual acquisition budget:
1.290.000.000 Ø
(=10.840.000 US $)
Size of collection:
6.880.000
Legal deposit?
Yes
Depository library for which institutions?
UN, ILO, World Bank, ICJ, IMF, WHO, FAO, ICAO, GATT/WTO, IAEA, UNESCO, OECD, EU etc.
Other special collections of the library:
Modern Japanese political and constitutional history, laws and parliamentary records, foreign books concerning Japan, maps, rare books, music records
Number of current periodicals (printed and electronic):
157.000
Are periodicals currently indexed for articles?
Yes
Press cuttings:
Yes
Are the papers of the parliament indexed?
Yes
Is the library in charge of the archival materials of the parliament?
No
Has the library automated its cataloguing?
Yes
Is the automated catalogue accessible to outside users?
Yes
Does the library use a thesaurus or a classification system for subject indexing?
Yes
Reference services:
Yes
Research service:
Yes
Other special services:
Bill-drafting (design) service
IFLA membership:
Yes