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TOKYO, Oct. 9, 2024 (UNI/Xinhua) -- Fukushiro Nukaga (1st R, rear row), speaker of the lower house of Japan's parliament, speaks during a plenary session at the lower house, in Tokyo, Japan, Oct. 9, 2024. The lower house of Japan's parliament was officially dissolved on Wednesday, setting the stage for the general election as Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba seeks to secure his party's lower house majority. The general election is slated to be held on Oct. 27, with campaigning set to begin on Oct. 15. UNI PHOTO-12F