Japan Parliament Dissolved

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  Japan PM Shigeru Ishiba Dissolves Parliament Ahead of Snap Elections

  By dissolving parliament now, Shigeru Ishiba wants to put his party to the test before his "honeymoon" period ends, a political science professor said.

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  Japan Parliament Dissolved, Ahead Of Snap Election

  Japan's lower house was dissolved on Thursday ahead of an expected snap Oct. 22 election being called by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, as he seeks to confirm his mandate in the face a rising challenge from a popular new conservative party.

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  Japan PM Shinzo Abe Seeks Verdict on "Abenomics" in Snap Election

  Prime Minister Shinzo Abe dissolved parliament's lower house today for a snap election on December 14, seeking a fresh mandate for his struggling "Abenomics" revival strategy just two years after he returned to power promising that "Japan is Back".

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  Japan Lower House Dissolved Ahead of Election

  The lower chamber of Japan's parliament was dissolved on Friday in readiness for a general election as Prime Minister Shinzo Abe seeks to consolidate his grip on power.

• Japan to set course for December 16 election and seventh PM in six years

  Japan is set to dissolve parliament's lower house on Friday for a December 16 election that is likely to return the long-dominant Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) to power with a conservative former prime minister at the helm.

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  Japan PM dissolves parliament, calls elections

  Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso has dissolved the powerful Lower House of Parliament.