TOKYO, April 25 (Reuters) - The Nikkei share average slipped
0.41 percent on Wednesday as Advantest Corp. and Honda
Motor Corp. fell ahead of their earnings results due
later in the day.
The Nikkei was down 105.50 points at 17,346.27 as of
0008 GMT. The broad TOPIX index was down 0.59 percent at
1,686.07.