<a gi-track='captionPersonalityLinkClicked' href=/galleries/search?phrase=Shinzo+Abe&family=editorial&specificpeople=559017 ng-click='$event.stopPropagation()'>Shinzo Abe</a>, Japan's prime minister, center, waves to the trading floor after ringing the closing bell at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., on Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2013. Abe's pledge to end 15 years of deflation and the Bank of Japan's monetary policy easing, along with Tokyo's winning bid to host the 2020 Olympic Games have helped boost consumer sentiment. Photographer: Scott Eells/Bloomberg via Getty Images