Japanese share prices fell 0.88 percent Wednesday morning as weak US data continued to raise concerns about the pace of the global economic recovery, brokers said. The headline Nikkei index at the Tokyo Stock Exchange dropped 82.10 points to 9,255.94 by the lunch break after three straight days of gains. The Topix index of all first-section shares sank 7.08 points or 0.84 percent to 840.16. Investors were cautious on exporter stocks as the yen stayed strong amid worries over the US economy. 'Investors are playing it safe,' Kenichi Hirano, a strategist at Tachibana Securities, told Dow Jones Newswires. The US Institute for Supply Management's non-manufacturing index showed a steeper-than-expected fall in June, sparking fresh jitters over the world's largest economy. The index fell to 53.8 points from 55.4 in May although most economists had expected the June figure to be at 55.0. Any figure over 50 percent signifies growth. Honda Motor tumbled 2.33 percent to 2,506 yen. Sony fell 2.33 percent to 2,306 yen. Canon lost 1.04 percent to 3,315 yen. 