Japan PM Kishida faces shrinking political options after election loss

Party's struggle on Sunday clouds prospects for snap vote

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Whether Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will call a snap election has been the biggest question in Japanese politics for weeks. © Kyodo

SHUNSUKE SHIGETA, Nikkei staff writer

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.

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