Japanese stocks experienced a significant drop, leading declines in Asia-Pacific markets due to tariffs announced by U.S. President Donald Trump. The Nikkei 225 index dropped 1.20%, while other regional indices also saw losses.

Asia-Pacific markets showed mixed results following declines in two significant Wall Street benchmarks due to poor consumer confidence data, with Japan's indices falling and South Korea's showing modest gains.

Asia-Pacific markets declined due to negative sentiment from Trump tariffs and slowing economic indicators, while the Bank of Korea cut interest rates to support the economy amidst ongoing political uncertainty.