Japan's Diet is made up of two chambers: the Upper House, or House of Councillors, and the Lower House, or the House of Representatives. In principle, legislation must be approved by both houses ...

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Japan's House of Councillors election will likely be held on ... followed by a campaigning period for the upper house likely starting on June 26. An election must be held before July 28, when the ...

The House of Peers was replaced by the Upper House (the House of Councilors) after Japan’s defeat in World War II. While the General Headquarters of the Allied Forces pressed the government to ...