|                                   | UPDATED:  January 23, 2014 |                    | December 7 |                    | The House of Councilors passes a controversial secrecy law to prevent leaks of what it calls state secrets. |                    |  |  |  |                    | The House of Councilors passes a controversial secrecy law by a vote of 130 to 82 to prevent leaks of what it calls state secrets, despite fierce protests from the public and opposition parties.  |  
 
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