Tokyo's benchmark Nikkei index lost nearly 1% on Wednesday on profit-taking while investors shrugged off the British parliament's vote against a Brexit deal.
The Nikkei 225 index fell 0.99% to close at 21 290.24 while the broader Topix index was down 0.84% at 1 592.07.
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