Pedestrians are reflected on the electric signboard of a securities firm in Tokyo, updating exchange rate of the U.S. dollar to Japanese yen, top, and that of the Euro to yen, bottom, Thursday, March 15, 2012. Japan's Nikkei 225 index rose for a third straight day Thursday, basking in the ongoing retreat of the yen from record highs against the U.S. dollar. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)