Japanese PM to dissolve lower house on Nov.21 (5)

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe addresses a press conference in Tokyo, Japan, Nov. 18, 2014. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Tuesday told a press conference that he would dissolve the lower house on Nov. 21 and decided to postpone the second round sales tax hike by 18 months, in the wake of the country's severe economic situation. (Xinhua/Ma Ping)