Japan’s Nikkei share average dropped on Friday as automakers dragged after incoming US President Donald Trump threatened to slap punitive taxes on Toyota cars imported into the United States from Mexico, while Fast Retailing weighed on the market.
The Nikkei fell 0.3 per cent to 19,454.33. For the week, it was up 1.8 per cent.
Toyota later trimmed the drops and ended 1.7 per cent lower.
Other Japanese carmakers also fell, with Honda Motor Co and Nissan Motor Co falling 1.9 per cent and 2.2 per cent, respectively.
The broader Topix dropped 0.2 per cent to 1,553.32and the JPX-Nikkei Index 400 fell 0.2 per cent to13,928.49.