On the other hand, Fast Retailing lost 4.6% after the operator of Uniqlo casual clothing change said its domestic sales declined 0.6% in May from a year a earlier, the first fall in a year.
Drugmakers advanced, with the two leading percentage gainers in the Nikkei - Astellas Pharma jumping 3.69% and Chugai Pharmaceutical climbing 1.75%. Daiichi Sankyo rose 1.09%.
Toyo Seikan Group Holdings, up 7.9%, was the largest percentage gainer on the Nikkei, followed by Hino Motors gaining 7.14% and Yaskawa Electric Corp up 6.57%.
CyberAgent, up 3.65%, was the largest percentage gainer in the Nikkei, followed by Recruit Holdings gaining and Toppan Printing, jumping 3.31% and 3.27%, respectively.