Japanese shares ended lower on Tuesday.
The Nikkei 225 fell 25 points, or 0.22% to 11,133.65.
Advantest slipped 0.13% to 7930 yen, Canon rose 0.68% to 5840 yen. NEC was down 0.67% to 592 yen. Sony fell 0.73% to 4090 yen.
Daiei fell 1.11% to 1953 yen.
Honda added 0.19% to 5330, Nissan Motor advanced 0.75% to 1080 yen, Toyota surged 0.51% to 3940 yen.
Yto-Yokado declined 0.27% to 3710 yen.
FOREX
In the currency market, the euro rose to $1.2602 from $1.2584 in New York late Monday. The dollar fell to 107.40 yen from 107.61 yen.