Japan may push for closure of ageing reactors: Nikkei

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan will push nuclear operators to draft plans to deal witholder reactors, including the option of scrapping those that are too old or too costly to refurbish to new standards imposed after the Fukushima disaster, the Nikkei reported on Friday.

BOJ's Kuroda, confident on inflation, urges government to raise tax again

(Reuters) - Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda urged the government to proceed with another sales tax hike to fix its finances and, despite acknowledging some weakness in the economy, remained confident the central bank would hit its inflation target.

China August data to show mild slowdown, impact of property woes

BEIJING (Reuters) - A data deluge over the coming week is likely to show continued weakness in China's economy in August due to a slowdown in the property sector, which would increase pressure on the government to unveil more pro-growth policy steps.

Fukushima workers sue Tepco over unpaid hazard pay

Workers decommissioning Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear plant have sued its operator Tokyo Electric (Tepco) over unpaid hazard pay.

Japan wage growth surges in July

Japanese wages unexpectedly logged their strongest increase since 1997, providing a boost to the government's battle against deflation.

Indian factory activity expands at slower clip in August

(Reuters) - Indian factory growth eased in August from July's 17-month record pace as new orders came in at a slower clip, a business survey showed on Monday.

China parliament votes on allowing local governments to issue bonds

(Reuters) - The National People's Congress approved allowing some local governments to issue bonds directly, a reform that could help stabilize government financing by creating the country's first municipal bond market, parliament announced on Sunday.