Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida may become more willing to call a general election as early as June as he apparently believes his state visit to the United States has borne fruit, helping reverse his unpopularity.
The Nikkei stock index's rise to an all-time high is unlikely to help buoy Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's government, which has been mired in political funds and other scandals, as the public considers the bullish market as unrelated to his policies.
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At least 12,000 companies and organizations donated a total of around 3.4 billion yen ($23 million) to 433 political party branches headed by 430 lawmakers, a survey found.
As the Group of Seven summit, Japan's biggest scheduled political event of the year, wrapped up on Sunday, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida was set to begin exploring the best timing for dissolving the House of Representatives for a snap election.