The Nikkei average and the broader Topix index both finished marginally higher at 37,529.49 and 2,738.83, respectively ahead of potential currency talks this week between the U.S. and Japan.

Export-linked Sony surged 4.6 percent, Nvidia supplier Advantest climbed 3 percent and peer Tokyo Electron added 1.2 percent.

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