A man sits next to a stock index board outside of a brokerage in Tokyo April 8, 2009. Japan's Nikkei average lost 2.7 percent on Wednesday as LCD TV maker Sharp Corp doubled its loss estimate for the business year just ended while other exporters were hurt by a stronger yen. Sharp slid 6 percent and other companies revising earnings estimates lower, including Kobe Steel, also fell. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon (JAPAN BUSINESS)