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A businessman glances at a stock indicator in Tokyo Thursday, Aug. 17, 2006. Japanese stocks climbed higher early Thursday extending a near three-month high from the previous session. The Nikkei 225 index added 78.06 points, or 0.49 percent, to finish the morning session at 16,149.42 points on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)