THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
December 31, 2020 at 15:20 JST
Akira Kiyota, center, CEO of the Japan Exchange Group, addresses the last trading session of the year in Tokyo on Dec. 30. Participants kept a social distance as a precaution against the novel coronavirus. (Takayuki Kakuno)
After a pandemic-related roller-coaster ride, the Nikkei 225 index closed at 27,444.17 on Dec. 30, the highest price for the last trading day of the year since 1989. [Read More]
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A series about Japanese-Americans and their memories of World War II
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