Japan is heading to a pivotal 465-seat House of Representatives election on Oct. 27, with the ruling Liberal Democratic Party battling to retain power amid a high-profile slush fund scandal that has severely eroded public trust in politics.The upcoming general election, the first in three years, will take place just a month after Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba won the LDP's presidential race on Sept. 27, marking the fastest that a new leader in postwar Japanese history is pursuing a public mandate.Ishiba dissolved the lower house on Wednesday, one year before its term expires in October 2025…READ FULL ARTICLE
