The National Diet Library is the national library of Japan and serves the country's parliament, the Diet. It was established by law in 1948, after the Second World War, on the model of the American Library of Congress, and was intended to support democratic government by giving legislators the information they needed. Its main building in the Nagatachō district of Tokyo was completed in 1961, with a later new building added in 1986. By law it receives a copy of every publication issued in Japan, which makes it the country's main repository of printed works. It also runs a large digital archive and provides research services to members of the Diet.
Before and after
- 14 May 1948Declaration of the Establishment of the State of Israel
- from 15 May 1948 to 10 March 19491948 Arab–Israeli War
- 15 May 1948Gaza–Israel conflict
- 31 May 1948Birth of Svetlana Alexievich
- 5 June 1948Construction of National Diet Library
- from 16 June 1948 to 12 July 1960Malayan Emergency
- from 23 June 1948 to 12 May 1949Berlin Blockade
- 5 July 1948The National Health Service begins in Britain
- 8 July 1948First flight of Ilyushin Il-28
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The era
This moment belongs to the Contemporary world (1945 CE to today), the world since 1945. You can also browse everything in the 20th century.