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Tokyo stocks fell Friday, dragged down by Wall Street declines and selling of technology and real estate issues on concerns over higher borrowing costs as Japan’s benchmark government bond yield continued to rise. The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average ended down 457.11 points, or 1.17 percent, from Thursday at 38,646.11. The broader Topix index finished 12.21 points, or 0.44 percent, lower at 2,742.54. On the top-tier Prime Market, decliners were led by securities house, mining and real estate issues. The U.S. dollar was firm in the lower 157 yen zone in Tokyo on prospects that the U.S.-Japan int…

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