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National Diet Library
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The National Diet Library (国立国会図書館, Kokuritsu Kokkai Toshokan) is the only national library in Japan. It was established in 1948.[3]
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![]() Tokyo Main Library of the National Diet Library | |
Country | Japan |
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Type | National Library, Parliamentary Library |
Established | 1948 (76 years ago) (1948) |
Reference to legal mandate | National Diet Library Law |
Location | Tokyo, Kyoto |
Coordinates | 35°40′42″N 139°44′39″E |
Branches | 27 |
Collection | |
Items collected | books, journals, newspapers, electronic archives, manuscripts, official publications, doctoral dissertations, maps, sheet music |
Size | 41,881,649 items (March 2016)[1] |
Criteria for collection | Publications issued in Japan, statutes and parliamentary documents, publications on Japan, reference material, material on science and technology, publications of international organizations and foreign governments, children's literature and related material, Asian works |
Legal deposit | legal deposit |
Access and use | |
Access requirements | eighteen years of age or older for the Tokyo Main Library and the Kansai-kan |
Population served | members of the Diet (722: fixed number as of Feb. 2009) and the general public |
Other information | |
Budget | JP¥20,163M (FY2008) (US$221M) |
Director | Sawako Hanyu (2016)[2] |
Staff | 908 |
Website | www![]() |
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The purpose of the library is to assist members of the Diet of Japan (国会, Kokkai). The library is similar in purpose and scope to the U.S. Library of Congress.
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The National Diet Library has two main facilities. One is in Tokyo and the other is in Kyoto. There are also several branch libraries in Japan.