The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average shed 15.36 points, or 0.05 percent, from Monday to 29,369.16.
The broader Topix index of all First Section issues on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, meanwhile, lost 21.13 points, or 1.06 percent, at 1,972.21.
Insurance, pulp and paper, and electric power and gas issues comprised those that declined the most by the morning break.
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