Voters on the streets of Tokyo were baffled Friday after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe dissolved the Lower House for a snap election that a recent poll said more than 60 percent of the nation does not support.
A young voter in the upscale Ginza district who was interviewed by The Japan Times said Abe failed to clarify his reasons for calling an election.
"Honestly, the snap election this time seems meaningless to me. It's all so abrupt, and Abe didn't explain it to us enough," said Yuki Yoshida, a 26-year-old search engine employee.