The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average decreased 58.13 points, or 0.22 percent, from Thursday at 26,751.24.
The broader Topix index of all First Section issues on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, meanwhile, ended 0.69 point, or 0.04 percent, higher at 1,775.94.
Air transportation and real estate issues comprised those that shed the most by the close of play, while iron and steel and textile and apparel issues led gainers.
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