Tokyo: Japanese shares fell to their lowest level in three weeks on Monday, as chip sector shares declined, taking cues from Friday's tech-led sell-off on Wall Street. Japan's Nikkei 225 index fell more than 2 percent to 41,849.82 points, having earlier fallen to 41,843.96 for the first time since August 8. The broader Topix index closed down 0.8 percent.

According to Yemen News Agency, more than half of the Nikkei's decline was due to drops in two blue-chip stocks. Chip testing equipment maker and supplier Nvidia Advantest fell 9.1 percent, while SoftBank Group, an investor in AI-focused startups, fell 6.3 percent.