Abe dissolves parliament, sets stage for election
November 20, 2014 at 23:19 PM EST
Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Friday dissolved the lower house of parliament, setting the stage for snap elections next month. Plus, the sales tax hike was deeply unpopular and with the main opposition- Democratic Party of Japan- weak, most expect his Liberal Democratic Party to win regardless. A Kyodo survey this week showed 25.3 percent of voters plan to...