Tokyo Stock Exchange ended this year's trading and Japan's share prices rose 28 percent from a year earlier
December 29, 2023, Tokyo, Japan - Former professional baseball player and manager Hideki Kuriyama rings a bell at a ceremony after the last trading of the year at the Tokyo Stock Exchange in Tokyo on Friday, December 29, 2023. Japan's share prices closed at 33,464.17 yen, 28 percent up from a year earlier. (photo by Yoshio Tsunoda/AFLO)