"China's economic slowdown is a catalyst for selling amid overheating markets"
- Naoki Fujiwara, a fund manager at Shinkin Asset Management Co.
Japanese stocks ended Wednesday's session in the red on concern China's economy is slowing.
The Nikkei 225 fell 0.55%, or 55.50, to 10,086.49. The broader Topix retreated 1.10%, or 9.57, to 858.78.
"China's economic slowdown is a catalyst for selling amid overheating markets," Naoki Fujiwara, who helps oversee $6 billion at Shinkin Asset Management Co. in Tokyo.
"Stocks are quite high and investors are cautious."
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