Tokyo stocks closed flat on Thursday, with traders taking Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's widely expected victory in the party leadership election in their stride.

Tokyo stocks opened higher on Tuesday despite lingering worries about trade issues as the yen lost ground against the dollar, which tends to boost stocks.

Tokyo stocks closed lower on Thursday, with investors retreating to the sidelines to look for fresh trading pegs amid reports of damage after a big earthquake in northern Japan.

Tokyo stocks closed lower on Wednesday, weighed down by the country's worst typhoon in 25 years and continued worries about trade conflicts.

Tokyo stocks edged down on Tuesday as investors looked ahead to the release of key US data and the latest trade developments.

Tokyo stocks opened lower on Friday, extending falls in New York on worries prompted by a report that new US tariffs on China are imminent.

Tokyo stocks ended flat Thursday, trimming earlier gains as investors locked in profits ahead of new data on the US economy.

Tokyo markets closed higher on Monday helped by a relatively cheaper yen against the dollar and rallies in other Asian markets.

Tokyo stocks opened higher on Friday helped by a cheaper yen against the dollar, extending rallies in global stocks which shrugged off a US-China tariff row.

Tokyo stocks rose on Wednesday, helped by a halt in the dollar's weakness and rallies on Wall Street, though investors were cautious ahead of trade talks between China and the US.

Tokyo stocks erased early gains to finish lower in Wednesday trading, as Turkey's currency crisis fuelled concerns of contagion to other emerging economies and pressured Asian shares.

Tokyo stocks opened lower Monday as investors watched tension between the US and Turkey that has driven down the lira, fanning fears of possible wider financial instability.