Prime Minister Ishiba dissolved the Lower House, calling for a general election on October 27. This came after the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) withdrew endorsements from 12 lawmakers involved in the "slush fund" scandal. The morning saw party leaders debate, with opposition parties criticizing the move as an attempt to cover up the scandal. Ishiba defended the decision, emphasizing the need for public trust. By afternoon, he held a press conference, dubbing it the "Japan Creation Dissolution" and setting the victory line at a majority for the LDP-Komeito coalition. The short 18-day campaign period is notable, being the second shortest in postwar history. Meanwhile, the Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded to AI researchers, including those from Google DeepMind.