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TOKYO, Apr 12 (Reuters) Tokyo's Nikkei average fell for a third straight session on Wednesday, dropping 1.06 percent as shares in electronics firms such as Kyocera Corp. tracked losses by their U.S.

counterparts.

Toshiba fell after U.S.-based Lexar Media Inc. said it had filed a trade complaint against the electronics conglomerate for infringement of intellectual property.

In addition to losses by U.S. stocks, which declined on worries that high oil prices will curb corporate and consumer spending, investors were concerned about the pace of the Nikkei's advance in recent weeks, said Takashi Ushio, head of investment strategy at Marusan Securities.

''Some technical indicators show that the market is a little overheated. In addition to that ... you've got higher oil prices.

So I think the market is taking a break at the moment.'' The Nikkei was down 184.68 points at 17,233.45 as of 0106 GMT.

The TOPIX index was down 0.98 percent at 1,752.91.

Electronics components maker Kyocera fell 2.7 percent to 10,630 yen while Sony Corp. dropped 2.5 percent to 5,430 yen.

Toshiba declined 2.3 percent to 710 yen after memory card maker Lexar said it had asked a U.S. trade agency to ban imports of some memory chips made by the Japanese company, citing a patent violation.

But shares in supermarket York-Benimaru Co. Ltd. rose 5.3 percent to 4,180 yen.

Seven&I Holdings Co., Asia's second-biggest retailer, said on Tuesday it would make regional affiliate York-Benimaru a wholly unit owned in a $1.25 billion share swap.

The terms of the deal would represent a 7.3 percent premium based on York-Benimaru's closing share price on Tuesday.

Shares in Seven&I were down 2.3 percent at 4,730 yen.

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