Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba dissolves Japan’s lower house to set up an Oct. 27 parliamentary election
TOKYO (AP) — Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba dissolves Japan’s lower house to set up an Oct. 27 parliamentary election.
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