The Nikkei Stock Average futures fell, with Wall Street weakening earlier.

The Japanese stock market may fall, as tech stocks dragged Wall Street lower overnight. The Nikkei futures on the Singapore Exchange fell by 2.1% to 50,210 points. Investors are watching corporate earnings and Prime Minister Kishida's economic policy measures. Toray Industries and Dai-ichi Life Holdings are set to announce quarterly earnings later on Friday. The Nikkei index rose by 0.4% on Thursday to 51,281.83 points.