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Last Update: 6:14 PM EDT April 01 2008

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Business confidence in Japan fell to a 4-year low as large and small manufacturers worry about the U.S. market for their products. Rising exports to Asia, Europe, and Middle East is helping businesses to cope with the expected decline in sales in the U.S. In Tokyo trading Nikkei 225 gained 1.04% or 130.88 to 12,656.42, and the broader Topix Index increased 1.5% or 17.53 to 1,230.49.