This weekend, US President Donald Trump said the United States would impose punitive tariffs on a number of European countries - including Sweden - until the United States is allowed to buy Greenland.
When trading on the Tokyo Stock Exchange resumed on Monday after the weekend break, both the Nikkei 225 and the broader Topix fell. The former was down 1.4 percent after about two hours of trading, while the Topix fell just under 1.0 percent.
