TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Japanese shares ended the morning lower Monday as Takata was hit by the firm’s agreement to plead guilty to fraud and pay $1 billion to settle a deadly airbag scandal. The volatile stock dropped nearly 10 percent to 956 yen ($8.40), after soaring more than 16 percent Friday ahead of the expected announcement. At the lunch break, Tokyo’s benchmark Nikkei index was down 0.91 percent, or 175.38 points, at 19,111.90, while […]