Japan likely to have general election in 1st half of November

Japan is highly likely to have a general election in the first half of November under a new prime minister who will succeed Yoshihide Suga, ruling party lawmakers said Saturday.The lawmakers said they believe the successor of Suga, who will be picked in the leadership race of the Liberal Democratic Party on Sept. 29, is expected to dissolve the lower house for a general election either on Nov. 7 or Nov. 14.Their belief is based on the assumption that an extraordinary parliamentary session will be convened in early October, where the winner of the ruling party's election will be voted in as …READ FULL ARTICLE