North Korea eyed as Asian shares ease on weak U.S. data


TOKYO: Investors nervously watched developments in the Korean Peninsula on Thursday while Asian stocks fell after weak data stoked concerns the key American jobs report due later in the week will signal slowing U.S. growth.

Japanese shares slipped while the yen held firm against the dollar as investors awaited the outcome of the Bank of Japan's two-day policy meeting this session.

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