Japan's Kishida may dissolve parliament on same day if no-confidence vote submitted -Fuji TV

FILE PHOTO: Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida listens to questions from the media during a news conference at the prime minister's office in Tokyo, Japan June 13, 2023. Rodrigo Reyes Marin/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida may dissolve the country's lower house of parliament if the opposition submits a no-confidence vote on Friday, and the dissolution would come the same day, Fuji TV reported.

Speculation that Kishida would call an election has intensified as his public approval ratings rose after he hosted the Group of Seven (G7) summit in Hiroshima, his home base.