Japan's incoming prime minister, Shigeru Ishiba, said Monday that a general election will be held on Oct. 27 to seek a fresh mandate as his party looks to rebound from a political funds scandal, likely meaning official campaigning will begin Oct. 15.Ishiba, who was chosen by the Liberal Democratic Party as its new president on Friday, made the announcement a day before he is set to be elected prime minister on the first day of an extraordinary Diet session.His decision triggered an immediate backlash from the opposition bloc, as Ishiba, a former defense minister, had said during the LDP lea…READ FULL ARTICLE
