Japan stocks fall

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows a display in Tokyo's Yaesu district indicating the closing level of the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average on June 1, 2012. Hit by concerns over a strong yen, the key Japanese stock index fell 102.48 points, or 1.20 percent, to 8,440.25, finishing below the 8,500 mark for the first time since Jan. 17.