PoliticsSpeculation grows for Kishida cabinet reshuffle in September
Japanese PM faces falling support on My Number trouble
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has faced major headwinds over registration errors uncovered in Japan's My Number system. © Reuters
HIROYUKI AKIYAMA, Nikkei staff writer
TOKYO -- Speculation has emerged that Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will reshuffle the cabinet and the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's leadership as early as mid-September, potentially allowing him to call a snap election during a parliamentary session in the fall.