By a majority vote, the House of Councilors adopted a resolution Wednesday condemning North Korea's rocket launch Sunday and calling on the government to impose additional sanctions on Pyongyang.

The resolution, passed at an Upper House plenary session, termed the launch "an act that poses a threat to life and property" in Japan. The move came after the House of Representatives endorsed a similar resolution during its plenary session Tuesday.

As before, the Japanese Communist Party voted against the latest resolution, while the Social Democratic Party abstained. Both parties said it has not yet been confirmed whether the object launched was a missile.