Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida called for an Oct. 31 general election for the House of Representatives on Oct. 14, only 10 days after taking office and with just a week remaining before the current members' four-year term expires.Here are some basics and background of the election.A general election to choose members of the lower house is held either just before the term of current members expires or in all but one case in postwar Japan during the term after the prime minister dissolves the house.All 465 seats in the house are up for grabs, of which 289 are elected from single-seat d…READ FULL ARTICLE
