The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average dropped 61.00 points, or 0.26 percent, from Friday to close the day at 23,558.69.
The broader Topix index of all First Section issues on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, meanwhile, lost 4.03 points, or 0.24 percent, to finish at 1,643.35.
Rubber product, warehousing and harbor transportation service, and marine transportation issues comprised those that declined the most by the close of play.
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