Shoppers walk past a Buddhist monk asking for alms in Tokyo's Ginza shopping district Tuesday, November 18, 2014. The news Monday that the economy contracted 1.6 percent in annual terms in July to September, following a 7.1 percent decline the previous quarter, virtually ensures that Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will decide Tuesday to delay a tax hike planned for October 2015. (Photo by Eugene Hoshiko/AP Photo)
