Japanese stocks fell, with chip stocks extending Monday's losses after Chinese artificial intelligence startup DeepSeek triggered a sell-off in U.S. tech stocks. The Topix fell 0.6% to 2,741.12, while the Nikkei 225 fell 1.4% to 39,010.10. Hitachi Ltd. weighed the most on the Topix, falling 5.3%. Of the 2,119 stocks in the index, 1,184 rose, 754 fell and 181 were unchanged. A stronger yen could also weigh on exporters, with the yen slightly weaker in early trading on Tuesday after rising as much as 1.5% to 153.72 on Monday.