"The Greek debt issue and euro region's negative growth fueled a drop in markets, which were already overheated"
- Koichi Kurose, chief economist at Resona Bank Ltd.
Japanese stocks closed lower for a third consecutive day on Wednesday.
The Nikkei 225 fell 0.64%, or 61.57, to 9,576.06. The broader Topix lost 0.56%, or 4.64, to 822.71.
"The Greek debt issue and euro region's negative growth fueled a drop in markets, which were already overheated," said Koichi Kurose, chief economist in Tokyo at Resona Bank Ltd.
"Stocks are correcting after their surge and the yen is adjusting after the currency weakened."
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