The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average edged up 9.49 points, or 0.06 percent, from Monday to close the day at 17,011.53.
The broader Topix index of all First Section issues on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, meanwhile, gained 32.12 points, or 2.60 percent, higher to finish at 1,268.46.
Pulp and paper, electric power and gas, and farm and fishery-linked issues comprised those that gained the most by the close of play.
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