Japanese shares closed mixed on Thursday.

The Nikkei advanced 3.48 points to 11,008.90, the TOPIX index fell 0.03% to 1,129.93.

"Investors had expected the downturn for tech companies to have finished by the end of March, but it seems like it’ll take much longer until they actually see an upturn," said Norihiro Fujito from Mitsubishi Securities. "The U.S. stock market’s outlook is still very opaque and a possible slowdown in China’s economic growth is also weighing on exporters. Considering risk factors during the holiday here, it’s natural that buyers were unwilling to place orders."

Japanese stock markets will be closed tomorrow, then again on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday next week for a string of holidays, known as "Golden Week."