TOKYO -- Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida faces growing political headwinds after the ruling Liberal Democratic Party lost one of two parliamentary by-elections on Sunday, complicating his decision on when to call a snap lower house election.
Party's struggle on Sunday clouds prospects for snap vote

Whether Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will call a snap election has been the biggest question in Japanese politics for weeks. © Kyodo
TOKYO -- Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida faces growing political headwinds after the ruling Liberal Democratic Party lost one of two parliamentary by-elections on Sunday, complicating his decision on when to call a snap lower house election.