Just over two months have passed since the July Upper House election, in which the ruling Liberal Democratic Party scored a victory, further cementing the administration of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
But rumors of another major election are already circulating in Tokyo's Nagatacho district, the political epicenter of the nation.
Some ruling bloc lawmakers now warn that Abe may dissolve the Lower House at the outset of the ordinary Diet session planned for January.
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