TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese stocks edged down on Tuesday as weak data from the United States hurt sentiment, while investors awaited a speech by Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen later in the day for clues for U.S. rate hikes.
The Nikkei share average (N225) dropped 0.2 percent to 17,103.53.
The broader Topix (TOPX) fell 0.3 percent to 1,377.60 and the JPX-Nikkei Index 400 (JPXNK400) declined 0.3 percent to 12,446.45.