LDP to regain upper house majority for 1st time in 27 years

LDP to regain upper house majority for 1st time in 27 years

Undated photo shows House of Councillors member Tatsuo Hirano, who was reconstruction minister in 2012 under the government led by the then Democratic Party of Japan. The Liberal Democratic Party is set to regain a majority of upper house seats for the first time in 27 years after Hirano, who had been an independent after leaving the DPJ in April 2013, submitted an application to join the party, LDP lawmakers said July 13, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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