Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is widely expected to call for a snap election, less than three months after taking office, in a bid to shore up greater support.
Unnamed officials told local media Takaichi would announce the date of the lower house election at a press conference on Monday afternoon. Japanese voters would then elect the 465 members of the House of Representatives, the lower and more powerful house in Japan.
Takaichi and her cabinet have enjoyed high public support since taking office last October.
Her Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) currently has 199 seats - including three held by its independent partners - in the House of Representatives, the most out of any party.
The LDP's coalition with the Japan Innovation party has just enough seats for a majority in the lower house.
