TOKYO -- Speculation has emerged that Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will reshuffle the cabinet and the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's leadership as early as mid-September, potentially allowing him to call a snap election during a parliamentary session in the fall.
A September personnel reshuffle would roughly coincide with the end of the one-year tenure of senior LDP officials. Focus will be on the fate of those who are seen as Kishida's potential successors; LDP Secretary-General Toshimitsu Motegi, Digital Transformation Minister Taro Kono and minister in charge of economic security Sanae Takaichi.
.JPG?width=178&fit=cover&gravity=faces&dpr=2&quality=medium&source=nar-cms&format=auto&height=100)
