Japan factory output shrinks again in August on China slowdown

Japanese factory production fell unexpectedly for a second month in August, data showed Wednesday as a slowdown in China and weak domestic spending hit Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's efforts to kickstart the world's number three economy. The 0.5 percent contraction in industrial production followed a negative figure in July and missed market expectations for growth in output last month. The disappointing data supplied the latest evidence that Abe's growth blitz, dubbed Abenomics, was faltering, aft