TOKYO, Sept 2 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei average rose 1.5
percent on Thursday, moving further away from a 16-month low
touched the previous day, after U.S. and Chinese manufacturing
data eased investor worries about the global economy.
The benchmark Nikkei <.N225> gained 135.82 points to
9,062.84. It rose 1.2 percent on Wednesday, after falling as low
as 8,796.45, its lowest since April 2009.
The broader Topix <.TOPX> climbed 1 percent to 819.42.
(Reporting by Aiko Hayashi; Editing by Edwina Gibbs)