A man walks past an electronic price share board showing the numbers in early trading down over four percent on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, along a street in Tokyo on September 30, 2024. Japanese equities plunged on September 30 on the back of concerns that incoming prime minister Shigeru Ishiba will hike taxes in the world's fourth-biggest economy. (Photo by Richard A. Brooks / AFP) (Photo by RICHARD A. BROOKS/AFP via Getty Images)