Nikkei inches higher, helped by defensives

* Sharp edges higher on report of plant sales, job cuts
* Defensives in demand, Softbank up 2.1 pct

By Dominic Lau
TOKYO, Aug 21 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average
inched up on Tuesday, building on the previous session's
three-month closing high, as investors buying of defensive
stocks offset creeping doubts over the European Central Bank's
plan to tackle the region's debt crisis.
Expectations that the ECB would take bold action to tackle
the euro zone sovereign debt crisi

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