Japan's Nikkei extends losses on US rate jitters.

Japan's Nikkei share average fell for a second session on Friday, tracking overnight Wall Street losses as worries about tighter US Federal Reserve policy and a Chinese iPhone ban weighed on sentiment. Tech and industrial companies led losses, with chip-making equipment giant Tokyo Electron dropping 4 percent to become the Nikkei's biggest drag, shaving off 95 index points.

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