Tokyo shares closed lower on Thursday as lingering concerns over the US-China trade dispute and the fate of Brexit weighed on the market in late trade, erasing their early gains.
The benchmark Nikkei 225 index edged down 0.02% to 21 287.02, while the broader Topix index fell 0.24% at 1 588.29.
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