Tokyo share prices continued to tumble Tuesday as the benchmark 225-issue Nikkei stock average closed below the 12,000 threshold for the first time since February 1985.
The Nikkei lost 351.67 points to end at 11,819.70, after having dropped 456.53 points to reach its previous postbubble low on Monday.
The leading stock index last closed below 12,000 on Feb. 7, 1985. The broader Topix index of all first-section issues plunged 35.40 points to finish at 1,170.58.