Tokyo stocks shed earlier losses to end the Thursday session marginally higher, thanks to rekindled hopes for progress in the US-China trade talks.
The benchmark Nikkei 225 index added 0.15% to 21 464.23 while the broader Topix index was up 0.03 points at 1 613.50.
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