Upper house chief Saito says he may quit over Diet impasse

TOKYO, Japan - House of Concillors President Juro Saito (C) leaves the Diet Oct. 17 after ruling and opposition parties failed to reach a compromise on a bill to revise the electoral system for the upper house. Saito, who proposed an arbitration plan Oct. 16, said he will quit if the two sides cannot agree. The opposition has been boycotting almost all Diet business for two weeks, claiming the bill would make campaigning more expensive.

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