Japan snap election on ice as Suga faces autumn deadline

Politicians already spoiling for a fight as end of term looms for lower house

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Lawmakers in Japan's lower house cheer the dissolution of the chamber in September 2017. Opposition parties had boycotted the session. (Photo by Uichiro Kasai)

Nikkei staff writers

TOKYO -- Japan's ruling and opposition parties are gearing up for a general election that must be held in the next six months as the four-year legal term of the lower house ends in October.

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