The Japanese stock market ended a three-day winning streak ahead of the Vernal Equinox holiday, with the Nikkei 225 falling 0.25 percent. Concerns over tariffs and global economic health are impacting Asian markets, following slight declines in European and U.S. markets. Wall Street closed slightly lower on Thursday after the Federal Reserve announced they would leave interest rates unchanged. Oil prices rose after the U.S. imposed new sanctions on Iran. Japan will release February consumer price data, with January showing a 4.0 percent year-on-year increase in overall inflation and a 3.2 percent rise in core CPI.

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