House of Councilors

American  

noun

1. the upper house of the Japanese diet.

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Example Sentences

In the election for the less-powerful House of Councilors in July 2016, a higher proportion of 18- and 19-year-olds turned out for the LDP than their older counterparts, confounding conventional wisdom that younger voters lean liberal.

From Los Angeles Times

In the 252-member upper House of Councilors, which basically reviews decisions of the lower house, the Liberal Democrats increased their seats from 124 to 135.

From Time Magazine Archive

He proposes to make the Emperor again "head of state" instead of merely a symbol, to have provincial governors appointed by Tokyo instead of elected, and to alter the House of Councilors�Japan's Senate�by substituting a number of appointed "distinguished citizens" for some of the elected members.

From Time Magazine Archive

As a moderate, he was hated by the military, unofficially cleared of war responsibility by the Allies, elected first president in 1947 of Japan's.new upper house, the House of Councilors.

From Time Magazine Archive

Luckily for Sato, the Japanese electorate is conservative by tradition, and when all the votes were in, his Liberal Democrats had lost only four seats�nowhere near enough to shake their commanding majority in the Diet's 250-member House of Councilors.

From Time Magazine Archive