Speculation grows for Kishida cabinet reshuffle in September

Japanese PM faces falling support on My Number trouble

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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.

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