The Dainiin Club (第二院クラブ) is a

political party A political party is an organization that coordinates candidates to compete in a particular country's elections. It is common for the members of a party to hold similar ideas about politics, and parties may promote specific political ideology ...

in the Upper House of

Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...

. The word "Dainiin" (第二院) means the

House of Councillors The is the upper house of the National Diet of Japan. The House of Representatives is the lower house. The House of Councillors is the successor to the pre-war House of Peers. If the two houses disagree on matters of the budget, treaties, ...

(参議院 ''Sangiin''). The direct meaning of "''Dainiin''" in Japanese is "The 2nd House". In this case The 2nd House means

in Japan. ''Daini'' means "The 2nd", ''in'' means "House" (in political terminology).

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