Japan stocks end week lower.

• Position: Tokyo Stock Exchange - Brief article

Japan stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Paper and Pulp, Railway and Bus and Real Estate sectors led shares lower. At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 lost 1.02 percent. Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2318 to 1173 and 211 ended unchanged.

The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was unchanged 0.00 percent to 15.25 a new 1-month low. Crude oil for...