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After breaking the 9,000-point mark earlier in the month, it has now dipped to 8,784.46.
The latest decline in the Nikkei 225 Stock Average marks a 1.9 per cent fall and is the biggest drop seen since August 19th.
Experts attributed the worsening performance of the index in the country to concerns among stock market traders about the latest US jobs report.
The figures did nothing to reassure investors that the world's largest economy would not slip into recession in the near future, which prompted worries about the earnings outlook for exporters in Asia.
Among those to suffer in the recent dip was Honda Motor Company - a firm that has a great deal of exposure to the US market - which fell 4.7 per cent.
In March this year, the Nikkei reached a 12-month high of 10,842.80 points.
Posted by Greg Secker
