The measures need the approval of the country's upper house of parliament, the Senate, which the government does not control.

VOA: standard.2009.05.03

He replaced a portion of a rabbit's upper arm joint with a biomaterial scaffold, providing a place for cells to grow.

VOA: standard.2010.08.11

The first test of the new government's popularity may come next year in upper house elections in Japan.

VOA: special.2009.09.05