TOKYO -- Japan's benchmark stock index hit its highest level in 31 years on Tuesday, spurred by gains in U.S. shares and hopes that Japan's next prime minister will spend big to boost the economy.
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Japanese stocks hit their highest in over three decades on Sept. 14, boosted by Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga's decision to step down. (Photo by Tetsuya Kitayama)
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