Japan PM says no plan to dissolve Diet after defeat in by-elections

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Saturday that he has no plan to dissolve parliament, a week after his Liberal Democratic Party lost three seats in House of Representatives by-elections with a slush funds scandal undermining the LDP's popularity.Kishida, who took office in October 2021, also declined to comment on whether he will run in the LDP presidential race around September, although it has been thought he is keen to secure a second term as the party's leader to build a long-lasting government.The by-elections were held on April 28 with the ruling LDP under intense scrutiny f…READ FULL ARTICLE