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Passers-by watch the electronic stock board of a securities firm in Tokyo Monday, Jan. 21, 2007. Japanese stocks plunged Monday morning after Wall Street declined at the end of last week amid pessimism over the U.S. government`s plans to forestall recession. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index lost 466.01 points, or 3.36 percent, to 13,395.28 points by the end of the morning session on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. (AP Photo/Katsumi Kasahara)