Japan's Nikkei index fell during trading on Monday to its lowest level in three weeks, under pressure from the decline in technology shares.
The escalation of political tensions between Russia and Ukraine and the impending war on the Ukrainian border increased the pressure on the Japanese indicators.
The growing risks of inflation in the United States of America also had an active role in increasing pressures on Japanese stocks.
The Nikkei index fell by 2.23% to close at 27,079.59 points, recording the largest daily percentage decline since last January 27 and falling below the level of 27000 points for the first time since January 31 .
The broader TOPIX index fell 1.63% to 1930.65 points.
Oil drilling companies were the top gainers among the 33 industry sub-indices on the main index, as they jumped 6.24%.
