Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Katsunobu Kato said on Thursday the government was considering convening an extraordinary session of parliament on October 4 to elect a new prime minister.
The ruling Liberal Democratic Party is set to hold a leadership election on September 29 and the winner is all but assured to be the next premier because of the party's majority in parliament.
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