A man walks past a board flashing the index of the Tokyo Stock Exchange in front of a securities company in Tokyo. Asian markets opened sharply down after another heavy rout on Wall Street, as the US called on the G-20 countries to meet in Washington on the global financial crisis.(AFP/Toru Yamanaka)Reuters - Asian shares extended losses on Monday, with Japan's Nikkei briefly hitting its lowest since 1982, as central bank policy moves including a record rate cut in South Korea were not enough to allay fears of a global recession.

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