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Ishiba dissolves Japan's lower house to set up an Oct. 27 parliamentary election

Lawmakers give three cheers after dissolving the lower house, the more powerful of the two parliamentary chambers, during an extraordinary Diet session at the lower house of parliament Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae)

Lawmakers give three cheers after dissolving the lower house, the more powerful of the two parliamentary chambers, during an extraordinary Diet session at the lower house of parliament Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae)

Lawmakers applaud after dissolving the lower house, the more powerful of the two parliamentary chambers, during an extraordinary Diet session at the lower house of parliament, Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae)

Lawmakers applaud after dissolving the lower house, the more powerful of the two parliamentary chambers, during an extraordinary Diet session at the lower house of parliament, Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae)

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, right, attends an extraordinary Diet session at the lower house of parliament Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, right, attends an extraordinary Diet session at the lower house of parliament Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

Lawmakers give three cheers after dissolving the lower house, the more powerful of the two parliamentary chambers, during an extraordinary Diet session at the lower house of parliament Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

Lawmakers give three cheers after dissolving the lower house, the more powerful of the two parliamentary chambers, during an extraordinary Diet session at the lower house of parliament Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)