On the street
The Associated Press | Wed, 08/25/2010 2:27 PM
A man is interviewed by a TV reporter in front of an electronic stock indicator in Tokyo, Japan, on Wednesday. Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 stock index lost 101.79 points, or 1.1 percent, to fall to 8,893.35. Japanese exporters were lower as the yen hit a 15-year-high against the dollar overnight amid mounting concern over the US economy. AP/Shizuo Kambayashi