(240805) -- TOKYO, Aug. 5, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A pedestrian passes a screen showing real-time stock market information in Tokyo, Japan, Aug. 5, 2024.
Tokyo stocks closed sharply lower on Monday, with the benchmark Nikkei stock index sinking more than 12 percent, the worst intraday losses in history.
The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average pl