Japan's PM Abe considers snap election as early as October: sources

By Takaya Yamaguchi and Linda SiegTOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is considering calling a snap election for as early as next month to take advantage of hisimproved approval ratings and disarray in the main opposition party, government and ruling party sources said on Sunday.Abe's ratings have recovered to 50 percent in some polls, helped by public jitters over North Korea's missile and nuclear tests and chaos in the opposition Democratic Party, which has been struggling wit