TOKYO -- The Tokyo stock market reopened for 2023 with prices on a decline, snubbing the old Japanese market aphorism that stock prices "jump" in the Year of the Rabbit.
Year of the Rabbit starts without a hop in share prices

Tokyo's dip follows a low opening day for U.S. stocks, especially for tech companies like Apple and Tesla. (Photo by Kosaku Mimura)
TOKYO -- The Tokyo stock market reopened for 2023 with prices on a decline, snubbing the old Japanese market aphorism that stock prices "jump" in the Year of the Rabbit.