The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average lost 101.76 points, or 0.34 percent, from Tuesday to 29,649.85.
The broader Topix index of all First Section issues on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, meanwhile, fell 5.96 points, or 0.30 percent, at 1,952.59.
Textile and apparel, nonferrous metal and pulp and paper issues comprised those that declined the most by the morning break.
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