A woman wearing a Hakama, or Japanese traditional Kimono, holds her mobile phone as she walks past an electronic board, showing the stock market indices of various countries, outside a brokerage in Tokyo, March 23, 2015. Asian shares started the week on a strong note on Monday after a weaker U.S. dollar helped fuel solid gains on Wall Street. Japan's Nikkei stock average extended gains, rising about 1.1 percent to 19,769.71 by the end of the morning session, refreshing a 15-year high and closing in on its own big-figure milestone. (Photo by Yuya Shino/Reuters)
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