TOKYO -- Shigeru Ishiba, president of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party and the presumptive new prime minister, said on Monday that he will dissolve the lower house and hold a general election on Oct. 27.
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Shigeru Ishiba, president of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party and presumptive new prime minister, speaks at a news conference on Sept. 30 at LDP headquarters in Tokyo. (Photo by Yuji Murakami)
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