Nikkei down 1.4 pct, investors eye U.S. jobs data

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TOKYO, Dec 1 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average lost 1.4 percent on Monday, with high tech issues such as Advantest Corp (6857.T) down due to profit-taking as trade thinned on investor fears about U.S. jobs data later this week.

Honda Motor Co (7267.T) shed 2.9 percent after a top executive at the car maker said it would have a tough time meeting its lowered annual profit forecasts due to an increasingly severe sales environment. [ID:nT186150] The benchmark Nikkei .N225 shed 115.05 points to 8,397.22, while the broader Topix was down 0.9 percent to 827.47. (Reporting by Elaine Lies)