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Kishida says he won’t call snap election, ending weeks of speculation

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Kishida says he won’t call snap election, ending weeks of speculation
Kishida told reporters Thursday that he will not dissolve the Lower House during the current parliament session.
SDF shooting suspect referred to prosecutors as details of incident emerge
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Record 3,506 people stranded on Japan mountains in 2022
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Former U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson misled parliament, report concludes
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