Tokyo stocks down, TOPIX hits lowest level in 18 years

Tokyo stocks down, TOPIX hits lowest level in 18 years

TOKYO, Japan - The price board at a brokerage house in downtown Tokyo shows the benchmark Nikkei Stock Average fell 44.56 points to 8,301.45 at the end of the morning session Nov. 19. The Tokyo Stock Price Index (TOPIX) of all First Section issues dropped 10.59 points to end the morning at 813.25, the lowest level since it closed at 810.74 on Sept. 12, 1984.

Japanese woman from N. Korea prays at family grave

Japanese woman from N. Korea prays at family grave

TAKANABE, Japan - Takiko Ide, on a visit to Japan from North Korea, prays in front of a family grave in the town of Takanabe, Miyazaki Prefecture, on Sept. 16. She is one of 16 Japanese wives of North Korean men who arrived in Japan on Sept. 12 for a weeklong trip. The visitors are among thousands of Japanese women who moved to North Korea from 1959-1984.

Tokyo stocks down, TOPIX hits lowest level in 18 years

Tokyo stocks down, TOPIX hits lowest level in 18 years

TOKYO, Japan - The price board at a brokerage house in downtown Tokyo shows the benchmark Nikkei Stock Average fell 44.56 points to 8,301.45 at the end of the morning session Nov. 19. The Tokyo Stock Price Index (TOPIX) of all First Section issues dropped 10.59 points to end the morning at 813.25, the lowest level since it closed at 810.74 on Sept. 12, 1984. (Kyodo)

Japanese woman from N. Korea prays at family grave

Japanese woman from N. Korea prays at family grave

TAKANABE, Japan - Takiko Ide, on a visit to Japan from North Korea, prays in front of a family grave in the town of Takanabe, Miyazaki Prefecture, on Sept. 16. She is one of 16 Japanese wives of North Korean men who arrived in Japan on Sept. 12 for a weeklong trip. The visitors are among thousands of Japanese women who moved to North Korea from 1959-1984.