Calls are mounting from opposition parties urging Prime Minister Fumio Kishida to quickly dissolve the House of Commons for a general election after his ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) held three by-elections late last month.
Despite the calls, it remains unclear whether opposition parties will be able to join forces in the next general election for the all-important lower house of parliament.
An example of the rift between some opposition forces is that the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, the largest opposition force, is expected to battle Nippon Ishin no Kai in more than a hundred single-seat constituencies.
