The Nikkei 225 index in Japan fell 1.5 percent while the broader Topix fell 0.1 percent.
South Korea's Kospi also fell by 1.4 percent.
Chinese Shanghai also fell by 0.1 percent and Shenzhen fell by 0.7 percent.
The Hong Kong-based Hang Seng follows suit and is down 0.9 percent.
