Japan PM Suga unlikely to call election in early Sept., late Nov. possible

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga is unlikely to dissolve the House of Representatives in early September for a general election as previously expected as it would coincide with the extended COVID-19 state of emergency, ruling coalition sources said Tuesday.Suga's earlier strategy had been to vaccinate the population against COVID-19 as quickly as possible, stage a successful Olympic Games to get a boost in public sentiment, and dissolve the more powerful chamber of the bicameral parliament for a general election after the Tokyo Paralympics close on Sept. 5.But with a resurgence of inf…READ FULL ARTICLE