Upper House

The Upper House, which is controlled by an opposition party, approved Masaaki Shirakawa, a career central banker who has been serving as acting governor since March 20, to take the top job.

Japan's Upper House Approves 2008

The legislation moves to the Upper House, which is expected to pass with Greens support.

NEWS.com.au | Top Stories 2010

a capital excellence of the British Constitution, that it contains a sort of Upper House, which is not of equal authority to the Lower

The English Constitution Walter Bagehot 1851

"National Congress") and to be composed and consist of two sections or Houses - to wit, one section then to be known as the Upper House and the other the Lower House;

Constitution of the South African Native National Congress 1919

A leadership challenge is an omnipresent threat, and a Lower House election looms no later than 2013 with an Upper House poll due around the same time.

Noda Gets the Nod 2011

One peer recalls that there was "quite a frisson" on all sides of the Upper House at lunchtime on 12 October as Lord Gould of Brookwood, who died on Sunday, voted against the second reading of the bill.

Philip Gould to Labour: fight the NHS bill but never abandon mantle of reform 2011

The minister's departure further complicates Prime Minister Naoto Kan's nine-month grip on power, given that his Democratic Party-led government already faces gridlock in the opposition-controlled Upper House over budget-related bills.

Shares in Asia Lead the Way Down V. Phani Kumar 2011

I hope that the plans announced by the Army will be respected and that we'll have three categories of elections: elections to the Parliament, the Upper House and the presidency.

Elisabeth Braw: Boutros Boutros-Ghali: 'The Power of the Muslim Brotherhood Has Been Exaggerated' Elisabeth Braw 2011

His exit further complicates the job for Prime Minister Naoto Kan, whose Democratic Party-led government already faces gridlock in the opposition-controlled Upper House over budget-related bills.

Oil Weighs on Asia Shares; Resignation in Tokyo Colin Ng 2011

The city, she says, is shedding its opulent "tycoon flavor" d é cor for sleeker designs, and cites examples such as the Upper House hotel in Admiralty and the Pawn restaurant in Wanchai.

Top Five: Interior Designer Tara Bernerd Cathy Yan 2011