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Tokyo stocks were slightly lower Wednesday morning on concerns over the adverse impact of rising long-term interest rates in Japan. The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average fell 65.85 points, or 0.17 percent, from Tuesday to 38,789.52. The broader Topix index was down 7.45 points, or 0.27 percent, at 2,761.05. The yield on the 10-year Japanese government bond briefly climbed 0.030 percentage point from Tuesday’s close to 1.065 percent, its highest level since December 2011, amid lingering speculation that the Bank of Japan is moving ahead with reducing its massive bond purchases as it normalizes its…