Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe Dissolves Lower House

TOKYO, JAPAN - NOVEMBER 21: Lower House members make banzai cheers at a plenary session in a longtime practice when the chamber is dissolved at the diet building on November 21, 2014 in Tokyo, Japan. The Lower House was dissolved for a snap election, with the postponement of the consumption tax hike and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's "Abenomics" economic policy at the center of debate. The official election campaigning will kick off December 2 and people will cast their ballots on December 14 , with the chamber's 475 seats up for grabs. (Photo by The Asahi Shimbun via Getty Images)