resilient in last month's sell off suffered as investors moved to lock in profits like obayashi and taisei. japanese shares are bargained, but not so much to override uncertainty surrounding the fed's policy decision. until that's announced, investors hold off on making any big moves. the tokyo stock exchange. >> all right, aika, thanks. moving on to the asia pacific region, in china, the shanghai extended losses to a three week low prunging 3 .5% closing at 3,005 underselling pressure that authorities are stepping up measures to contl illegal margin financing. australia's s&p insex sagged 1.5%. they hit the lowest clo in three weeks. lower prices weighed down resource related shares. indonesia was down by almost a percent followi weaker than expected trade figures for august. hong kong led .05%, and indonesia is reeling from an economic slump triggered by the slow down in china. country's gdp became southeast asia's strongest domestic consumption and global demand for raw materials, and now leaders are trying to shift the structure of the economy to make it more resilient. nhk world has m