Japanese representatives shout 'banzai' Friday as the parliament's lower house is dissolved.<br/> <br />Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced his decision earlier - along with a call for snap elections to be held December 14th.<br/> <br />The announcement comes after surprising data earlier this week that showed the economy had slipped into recession in the third quarter.<br/> <br />Still recent surveys show support for Abe is no where near dire, which has voters wondering why now?<br/> <br />The whole reason is a bit unclear, this person says.<br/> <br />But for Abe, analysts say it's all about cementing his grip on power before his ratings slip too far.<br/> <br />Next year, he plans to tackle unpopular policies like restarting nuclear reactors that went off-line after the 2011 Fukushima nuclear crisis.
