Japan's lower house formally dissolved

TOKYO, Jan. 23, 2026 -- Fukushiro Nukaga (1st R), speaker of Japan's House of Representatives, speaks during a plenary session of the lower house in Tokyo, Japan, Jan. 23, 2026. Japan's House of Representatives was formally dissolved on Friday at the outset of the ordinary parliamentary session. The general election is set for Feb. 8, with official campaigning starting on Jan. 27, creating a mere leer más 16-day campaign period, the shortest in Japan's postwar history.,Image: 1068504992, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: , Model Release: no, Credit line: Jia Haocheng / Xinhua News / ContactoPhoto Editorial licence valid only for Spain and 3 MONTHS from the date of the image, then delete it from your archive. For non-editorial and non-licensed use, please contact EUROPA PRESS. leer menos