It is the drop in the rice pricing (blamed on consumers' loss of interest in rice and the freeing up of the international market) that is the cause.

Depression is a period marked by slackening of business activity, widespread unemployment, falling prices, and wages, etc.

In order to prevent a further drop of the Japanese currency, the Bank of Japan intervened in the market to support it at around 150 yen to the dollar.

Trading was slow today after yesterday's market decline.

This is the fifth consecutive day of decline of stock prices.

The stock market has dropped today.

There was a rapid decline in stock prices.

The Tokyo stock market recorded an unprecedented loss.

A bigger harvest should help offset the expected drop in crop prices.