Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, center, shakes hands with a lawmaker at lower house of the parliament in Tokyo Thursday, Sept. 28, 2017. Abe dissolved the lower house and called a snap election for next month as expected. Abe dissolved the lower house of parliament Thursday, setting the stage for an Oct. 22 vote. Minutes after the lower house dissolution, Abe made a fiery speech to party members. Lower house members all stood up and chanted “banzai” three times in a dissolution ritual, then rushed out of the assembly hall.

Source: Washington Post September 28, 2017 03:23 UTC