murata and alps rose. the two company supply parts to apple and have posted solid earnings. the nikkei fell for six consecutive trading sessions, but at least we did see some appetite for buying. all in all, investors in japan are still cautious as china's woes continue. >> thanks. >>> japanese finance minister says the government will keep a close watch on what he calls rough movements in financial markets. aso said tokyo has not taken any coordinated action so far with any other g-7 members. he said japanese officials are in close contact with their counterparts overseas. >> translator: the government has no immediate plans to compile new stimulus measures or an extra budget. >> aso said the japanese economy is in good shape due to record-high corporate earnings as well as improved employment and personal income. and for more insight into the drop in tokyo stocks, rem reme mellegard spoke with the chief economist of daiwa securities. >> what impact is this going to have on the japanese economy short term and long term? >> for the short term, the wealth effect is the stock