Online company CyberAgent led Nikkei decliners with a 4.08% drop, while chip-testing equipment maker Advantest - whose share fortunes have been closely tied to customer Nvidia amid the AI euphoria - slumped 2.49%.
The country s worsening coronavirus infections hit shares of travel-related sectors anew, while falling support for Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga raised more concerns about political stability ahead of an election expected later this year.