August 9, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - A pedestrian pays his attention to the falling share prices on the electric board of a local stock brokerage in Tokyo Tuesday morning, August 9, 2011. Tokyo stocks opened sharply lower with the Nikkei Stock Average falling 185 points to open at 8,911 It is the first time the benchmark index has fallen below the psychologically important 9,000 line during trading hours since March 17 when the index hit 8,639. (Photo by Natsuki Sakai/AFLO)