The Nikkei 225 index closed down 0.64%, while the TSE index fell 1.11%. Ricoli Holdings fell more than 3%, Toyota Motor, Hitachi, and SoftBank Group fell more than 2%, Sony fell 2%, and Mitsubishi UFJ Finance and Sumitomo Mitsui Finance fell more than 1%.

The Shanghai Composite Index turned positive at the end, the Shenzhen Component Index is currently down 0.09%, and the Chinext Price Index's decline narrowed to 0.36%.

The Nikkei 225 Index closed down 0.64%, at 36,793.11 points, and at one point during the session, it dropped nearly 3%.