Asia markets were broadly lower Tuesday as investors digested a new rare earths framework signed by U.S. President Donald Trump and Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, tempering gains from Wall Street's record highs.

Trump met Japan's Emperor Naruhito after arriving in Tokyo on Monday and was the first foreign leader to hold talks with Takaichi since she took office.

Japan's Nikkei 225 retreated from its record high on Tuesday, falling 0.58% to 50,219.18, while the broad-based Topix was down 1.18% and closed at 3,285.87.

Other Asia-Pacific markets were more mixed, despite gains on Wall Street that sent all three major U.S. indexes record closing highs .

South Korea's Kospi also fell from its record high on Monday, dropping 0.8% to close at 4,010.41.

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