TOKYO-
Tokyo stocks fell 0.46 percent Tuesday morning after a Wall Street sell-off, while exporters were hit by a stronger yen.
The benchmark Nikkei 225 index eased 70.98 points to 15,308.46 by the break, while the Topix index of all first-section shares slipped 0.44 percent, or 5.61 points, to 1,274.26.