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One option is to hold a snap election on Oct 22, when three by-elections are scheduled, the sources saidTOKYO - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is considering calling a snap election for as early as next month to take advantage of his improved approval ratings and disarray in the main opposition party, government and ruling party sources said on Sunday

Other possibilities are later in October or after an expected visit by US President Donald Trump in early November"Until now, it appeared the election would be next autumn, butAbe's ratings have recovered to 50 percent in some polls

we must always be ready for battle," domestic media quoted Komeito party chief Natsuo Yamaguchi as telling reporters on Saturday during a visit to RussiaAbe told executives of his Liberal Democratic Party and its junior coalition partner, the Komeito party, that he might dissolve parliament's lower house for a snap poll after the legislature convenes for an extra session from Sept 28, the sources said

Abe will probably make a decision after returning from a Sept 18-22 trip to the United States, the sources said

Top LDP and Komeito officials will meet on Monday to discuss preparations, they added"What the concerned parties should do now is to strictly and comprehensively implement UN Security Council resolutions and make positive efforts to resolve the issue through dialogue," Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lu Kang said at a news briefing on Friday

The official Korean Central News Agency claimed it was a hydrogen bombDPRK conducted its sixth and most powerful nuclear test to date on Sept 3

Saturday's earthquake is likely to be a "delayed collapse earthquake", the joint report said, without elaborating on the cause of the quakeThe earthquake took place around 4:30 pm near the area of Kilju in the northeastern DPRK, just around 6 kilometers from the Punggye-ri facility where the country held its latest test

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