Japan's Nikkei Stock Average declined on Tuesday despite positive manufacturing data from US as stronger Yen pushed export shares into red area. Nikkei 225 index slipped 0.59% or 59.48 points and settled at 10,050.39 with eight of ten sectors posting losses. On the upside Mitsui Chemicals rallied 3.3% after Jefferies Group lifted stock's rating from underperform to buy. Sumitomo Realty & Development tumbled 3.6% on news the firm was considering to build 5 large scale real-estate projects in Tokyo.