Japanese equities fell, led by declines in the exporting sector as the yen strengthens on increasing speculation the Bank of Japan will change monetary policy on March 19.
在出口板塊下跌的帶動下，日本股市下跌，原因是人們越來越多地猜測日本央行將在3月19日改變貨幣政策，日元走強。
Topix Index fell 1.2% to 2,694.75 as of 9:02 a.m. Tokyo time.
截至東京時間上午9點02分，東證指數下跌1.2％，至2694.75點。
Nikkei declined 1.2% to 39,210.36.
日經指數下跌1.2％，至39,210.36。