#2-2 Japan’s 2025 Upper House Vote: Opposition Gains, Ruling Bloc Loses Majority

Today's Key words.

・House of Councillors

The upper house of Japan’s National Diet, similar to the Senate in some countries.

・ruling coalition

A group of political parties that together hold power and form the government.

・numerical

Related to numbers or expressed in terms of quantity rather than quality.

・be fueled (by)

To be driven, powered, or strongly supported by something.

・grant

To officially give someone a right, power, or permission.

・filter bubbles

An online situation where algorithms only show users information that matches their existing opinions, limiting exposure to diverse views.