Gains in Tokyo's Nikkei share average also kept JGB prices on the back foot. The Nikkei rose 0.5 percent on optimism that US lawmakers would soon reach a deal to end a partial government shutdown and raise the borrowing limit to avert a possible debt default before the Thursday deadline.
The 10-year yield added 0.5 basis point to 0.6550 percent, while 10-year JGB futures dipped 0.06 point to 144.32.
The five-year yield was up 0.5 basis point at 0.235 percent, its highest level since Oct. 2.
The Ministry of Finance is to sell 2.7 trillion yen ($27.5 billion) worth of five-year bonds on Wednesday.
Yields on longer-dated debt also rose. The 20-year yield was up 1.5 basis points at 1.525 percent and the 30-year yield rose 2 basis points to 1.660 percent, hitting a one-week high.