{"id":43296,"date":"2023-07-07T16:18:00","date_gmt":"2023-07-07T16:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.usjapancouncil.org\/?post_type=news&#038;p=43296"},"modified":"2023-07-11T17:21:06","modified_gmt":"2023-07-11T17:21:06","slug":"usjc-japan-region-enjoys-private-tour-of-national-diet-with-usjc-board-of-councilors-member-and-digital-minister-taro-kono","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.usjapancouncil.org\/ja\/news\/usjc-japan-region-enjoys-private-tour-of-national-diet-with-usjc-board-of-councilors-member-and-digital-minister-taro-kono\/","title":{"rendered":"USJC Japan Region Enjoys Private Tour of National Diet with USJC Board of Councilors Member and Digital Minister KONO Taro"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usjapancouncil.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/USJC-Japan-Diet-tour-main-entrance-1-1-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-43297\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usjapancouncil.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/USJC-Japan-Diet-tour-main-entrance-1-1-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.usjapancouncil.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/USJC-Japan-Diet-tour-main-entrance-1-1-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.usjapancouncil.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/USJC-Japan-Diet-tour-main-entrance-1-1-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.usjapancouncil.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/USJC-Japan-Diet-tour-main-entrance-1-1-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.usjapancouncil.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/USJC-Japan-Diet-tour-main-entrance-1-1-560x420.jpeg 560w, https:\/\/www.usjapancouncil.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/USJC-Japan-Diet-tour-main-entrance-1-1-493x370.jpeg 493w, https:\/\/www.usjapancouncil.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/USJC-Japan-Diet-tour-main-entrance-1-1-915x686.jpeg 915w, https:\/\/www.usjapancouncil.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/USJC-Japan-Diet-tour-main-entrance-1-1-287x215.jpeg 287w, https:\/\/www.usjapancouncil.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/USJC-Japan-Diet-tour-main-entrance-1-1.jpeg 2016w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>On July 6, the Japan region had the distinct privilege of participating in a private tour of the National Diet led by member of the USJC Board of Councilors and Digital Minister KONO Taro. A seasoned regular among these historic buildings, Minister Kono entertained the group with little-known facts and fascinating details about the grand halls, entrances and adornments within Japan\u2019s seat of government.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"43299\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usjapancouncil.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/USJC-Japan-Diet-tour-small-group-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-43299\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usjapancouncil.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/USJC-Japan-Diet-tour-small-group-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.usjapancouncil.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/USJC-Japan-Diet-tour-small-group-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.usjapancouncil.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/USJC-Japan-Diet-tour-small-group-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.usjapancouncil.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/USJC-Japan-Diet-tour-small-group-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.usjapancouncil.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/USJC-Japan-Diet-tour-small-group-560x420.jpeg 560w, https:\/\/www.usjapancouncil.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/USJC-Japan-Diet-tour-small-group-493x370.jpeg 493w, https:\/\/www.usjapancouncil.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/USJC-Japan-Diet-tour-small-group-915x686.jpeg 915w, https:\/\/www.usjapancouncil.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/USJC-Japan-Diet-tour-small-group-287x215.jpeg 287w, https:\/\/www.usjapancouncil.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/USJC-Japan-Diet-tour-small-group.jpeg 2016w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"43301\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usjapancouncil.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/USJC-Japan-Diet-tour-HoR-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-43301\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usjapancouncil.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/USJC-Japan-Diet-tour-HoR-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.usjapancouncil.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/USJC-Japan-Diet-tour-HoR-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.usjapancouncil.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/USJC-Japan-Diet-tour-HoR-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.usjapancouncil.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/USJC-Japan-Diet-tour-HoR-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.usjapancouncil.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/USJC-Japan-Diet-tour-HoR-560x420.jpeg 560w, https:\/\/www.usjapancouncil.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/USJC-Japan-Diet-tour-HoR-493x370.jpeg 493w, https:\/\/www.usjapancouncil.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/USJC-Japan-Diet-tour-HoR-915x686.jpeg 915w, https:\/\/www.usjapancouncil.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/USJC-Japan-Diet-tour-HoR-287x215.jpeg 287w, https:\/\/www.usjapancouncil.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/USJC-Japan-Diet-tour-HoR-rotated.jpeg 2016w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In visiting the Chamber of the House of Representatives, he pointed out various functions and sections \u2013 including his own seat \u2013 and took time to answer questions from the group.&nbsp; The Japan region would like to extend its deepest appreciation to Minister Kono, his staff and regional member Tomiko Kagei for this rare and unforgettable experience. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Thank you to Council Leader Tomiko Kagei for the above photo and content!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On July 6, the Japan region had the distinct privilege of participating in a private tour of the National Diet led by member of the USJC Board of Councilors and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"tags":[251],"class_list":["post-43296","news","type-news","status-publish","hentry","tag-newsletter"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.0 - 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