Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe leaves after a press conference at his official residence in Tokyo, Japan, Nov. 21, 2014. Japan dissolved the House of Representatives, or the lower house in its bicameral parliament, on Friday for a general election slated for Dec. 14, with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's economic policies dubbed "Abenomics" and other polices to be tested in the looming vote. (Xinhua/Stringer)
