New Japanese Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru dissolved the lower house of parliament on Wednesday to set up an Oct. 27 snap election.
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00:00Japan's new Prime Minister, Ishiba Shigeru, has dissolved the country's lower house of
00:05parliament ahead of a snap general election.
00:10Ishiba's ruling Liberal Democratic Party has governed Japan for most of the past 60 years.
00:16It wants to stay in parliament to push through policies related to rising living costs and
00:22defence.
00:23Ishiba replaced Kishida Fumio earlier this month as the party's leader.
00:28The political scandals and rising prices led to slumping approval ratings.