NTV, TBS, and Fuji-TV gave top play to reports that the Nikkei Stock Average plunged by nearly 700 yen today due to the yen’s strength against the U.S. dollar, dropping below the 16,000 line for the first time in about three weeks. TV-Asahi led with a report that some elementary schools in Kumamoto resumed classes today. NHK gave top play to a report that four people were found dead in the Northern Alps in Japan.