Ito Hirobumi and the other Meiji leaders deliberately modelled the chamber on the British House of Lords, as a counterweight to the popularly elected House of Representatives (Shūgiin).
Ito Hirobumi deliberately modelled the chamber on the British House of Lords. This was as a counterweight to the popularly. The other Meiji leaders deliberately modelled the chamber on the British House of Lords. This was as a counterweight to the popularly. This popularly was elected House of Representatives (Shūgiin).