Japan’s Prime Minister dissolves Parliament ahead of election

The vote, to be held on October 31, will be Kishida’s first major test after he won the ruling party’sKishida is pushing for what he calls a “new capitalism.” He has promised to raise salaries for the middle class and implement an economic stimulus package worth at least $290 billion to revive the world’s third-largest economy, Reuters reported.He has committed to bolstering the government’s Covid-19 response and said Tuesday it would provide free vaccine booster shots as early as December.The Prime Minister has also pledged to promote a free and open Indo-Pacific amid rising tensions with China and North Korea.