Inoue named upper house president

TOKYO, Japan - Yutaka Inoue (R), named as president of the House of Councillors on Oct. 19, prepares to take his seat. Inoue, a member of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, succeeded Juro Saito, who submitted his resignation the previous day after failing to settle a Diet dispute over an electoral reform bill.

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