= 2007 House of Councillors Elections = The '''2007 House of Councillors elections''' were held on July 29th, 2007. The elections had been delayed by a week to extend the legislative session. <> ---- == History == This half of the [[Japan/Diet#House_of_Councillors|House of Councillors]] had been [[Japan/Elections|elected]] in [[Japan/2001HouseOfCouncillorsElections|2001]]. ---- == Results == The [[Japan/LiberalDemocraticParty|LDP]] lost their majority in the [[Japan/Diet#House_of_Councillors|upper house]]. [[Japan/ShinzoAbe|Abe]] resigned his first term as [[Japan/PrimeMinisters|prime minister]] as a result of the loss. ---- CategoryRicottone