Japanese markets closed slightly higher Tuesday, while the U.S. dollar is higher against the Japanese yen.

Tokyo's Nikkei index gained a fraction of one percent to finish at 9,972.

In currency trading, the dollar was selling at 81.08 yen, a gain of just over one-quarter of a yen from Monday.

The Taipei market closed at 8,784, a gain of just over one-tenth of one percent .