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TOKYO (May 20): Tokyo stocks closed higher Friday, ending the week on a positive note as a weaker yen lifted exporters.

TOKYO (May 20): Japanese stocks fluctuated, on course for a second straight weekly advance, as investors weighed what higher US interest rates would mean for the global economy and assessed the impact from a weaker yen and lower commodity prices.

TOKYO (May 16): Tokyo stocks closed higher Monday as investors cheered a report that Japan's government may postpone a sales tax rise to avoid damaging an already fragile economy.