Asian stocks fell as rising tensions between Japan and China pushed down shares of Tokyo- listed companies from Honda Motor Co. to Fast Retailing Co. amid signs of slowing growth in the U.S. and a worsening European debt crisis.

Nikkei 225 9,123.77 -35.62 -0.39%

S&P/ASX 200 4,394.7 -7.83 -0.18%

Shanghai Composite 2,059.54 -18.96 -0.91%

BHP Billiton Ltd., the world’s largest mining company, slid 0.6 percent in Sydney as metal prices dropped.

Fast Retailing, Asia’s biggest apparel chain, tumbled 7 percent, in Tokyo as it was forced to shut stores in China amid anti-Japanese protests.