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DPJ takes control of upper house

TOKYO, Japan - Emperor Akihito addresses the opening of an extraordinary session of the Diet in the House of Councillors chamber on Aug. 7. The main opposition Democratic Party of Japan took control of the upper house for the first time, with senior DPJ lawmaker Satsuki Eda elected president of the chamber, marking the start of political gridlock between the ruling and opposition camps.

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DPJ takes control of upper house

TOKYO, Japan - Satsuki Eda (R), a senior lawmaker of the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan, presides over a plenary session of the House of Councillors in Tokyo on Aug. 3 after being elected upper house president. Eda became the first from outside the Liberal Democratic Party to take the post since 1956.

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DPJ takes control of upper house

TOKYO, Japan - Satsuki Eda, a senior lawmaker of the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan, delivers a speech at a plenary session of the House of Councillors in Tokyo on Aug. 3 after being elected upper house president. Eda became the first upper house member from outside the Liberal Democratic Party to take the post since 1956.

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New Komeito leader arrives in China

BEIJING, China - New Komeito party leader Natsuo Yamaguchi receives flowers upon arrival at a hotel in Beijing on Jan. 22, 2013. Yamaguchi, carrying a letter from Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, was the first senior lawmaker of the new Japanese government to travel to China since its establishment in late December 2012.

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New Komeito leader arrives in China

BEIJING, China - New Komeito party leader Natsuo Yamaguchi (C) arrives at Beijing airport on Jan. 22, 2013. Yamaguchi, carrying a letter from Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, was the first senior lawmaker of the new Japanese government to travel to China since its establishment in late December 2012.

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Komeito leader leaves for China

TOKYO, Japan - New Komeito party leader Natsuo Yamaguchi answers reporters' questions at Tokyo's Haneda airport on Jan. 22, 2013, before leaving for Beijing. Yamaguchi was carrying a letter from Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and was the first senior lawmaker of the new Japanese government to travel to China since its establishment in late December.

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DPJ takes control of upper house

TOKYO, Japan - Satsuki Eda, a senior lawmaker of the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan, delivers a speech at a plenary session of the House of Councillors in Tokyo on Aug. 3 after being elected upper house president. Eda became the first upper house member from outside the Liberal Democratic Party to take the post since 1956. (Kyodo)

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DPJ takes control of upper house

TOKYO, Japan - Satsuki Eda (R), a senior lawmaker of the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan, presides over a plenary session of the House of Councillors in Tokyo on Aug. 3 after being elected upper house president. Eda became the first from outside the Liberal Democratic Party to take the post since 1956. (Kyodo)

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DPJ takes control of upper house

TOKYO, Japan - Emperor Akihito addresses the opening of an extraordinary session of the Diet in the House of Councillors chamber on Aug. 7. The main opposition Democratic Party of Japan took control of the upper house for the first time, with senior DPJ lawmaker Satsuki Eda elected president of the chamber, marking the start of political gridlock between the ruling and opposition camps. (Kyodo)