Nikkei edges lower as investors take profits

TOKYO, March 9 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei average fell 0.2 percent on Tuesday as investors sought to take profits after the benchmark closed at a six-week high the day before, though positive sentiment from last week's U.S. jobs data lingered.

Shares of Fujitsu <6702.T> extended losses on investor worries that a dispute with a former president over his abrupt resignation last year could hamper restructuring efforts at Japan's largest IT services firm. [ID:nTOE62702K]

The benchmark Nikkei <.N225> shed 18.27 points to 10,567.65 after gaining more than 4 percent in the previous two trading days.

The broader Topix <.TOPX> fell 0.3 percent to 924.38. (Reporting by Aiko Hayashi)