The Nikkei 225 Index closed down 0.64%, and the Tokyo Stock Exchange Index fell 1.11%. Ricoh Holdings dropped over 3%, Toyota Motor, Hitachi Ltd Sponsored ADR, and SoftBank Group decreased by over 2%, Sony fell 2%, and Mitsubishi UFJ Financial and Sumitomo Mitsui Financial dropped by over 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%.