Kishida says no plan to dissolve Diet after defeat in by-elections

Japan PM vows to focus on revising political fund control law

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Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida held a press conference in San Paulo before concluding his six-day tour that took him to France, Brazil and Paraguay. © Kyodo

SAO PAULO (KYODO) -- Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Saturday that he has no plan to dissolve parliament, a week after his Liberal Democratic Party lost three seats in House of Representatives by-elections with a slush funds scandal undermining the LDP's popularity.

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