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Japan's Nikkei share average fell to a near three-week low on Thursday as weakness on Wall Street and a stronger yen hurt sentiment, but Takata Corp surged 16 percent on news that it could settle U.S. criminal charges over defective air bags.

The Nikkei dropped 1.3 percent to 19,145.14 points, the lowest closing price since Dec. 9. Trading in the Japanese market for 2016 ends on Friday.

China stocks were little changed on Thursday, with optimism spurred by fading liquidity stress but investors kept wary by the prospect of regulatory measures to curb aggressive investment in stocks by insurers.

The blue-chip CSI300 index dipped 0.1 percent, to 3,297.76, while the Shanghai Composite Index lost 0.2percent to 3,096.10 points.

Hong Kong stocks edged up on Thursday, as strength in tech stocks outweighed the bearish hint from Wall Street, where stocks lost the most in two months overnight.

The Hang Seng index rose 0.2 percent, to 21,790.91, while the China Enterprises Index gained 0.1 percent, to 9,312.76 points.

Reference: Reuters