AlQa'dah 28, 1432, Oct 26, 2011, SPA - Japanese stocks edged down Wednesday as investor sentiment was hurt by the yen's strength and renewed concerns about the eurozone debt crisis. The benchmark Nikkei 225 Stock Average lost 13.84 points, or 0.16 per cent, to close at 8,748.47 while the broader-based Topix index was down 1.22 points, or 0.16 per cent, at 746.48, according to a report of the German Press Agency "DPA".