TOKYO -- Fumio Kishida, president of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, was elected as the nation's 100th prime minister on Monday amid news that he has decided to dissolve the lower house later this month to hold general elections on Oct. 31.
Japan election
Fumio Kishida becomes Japan's 100th prime minister
General elections to be held Oct. 31 as LDP intends to ride political momentum
Fumio Kishida stands after being chosen as Japanese prime minister by the lower house in Tokyo on Oct. 4. (Photo by Uichiro Kasai)
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