Japan's Nikkei cuts losses.

Japan's Nikkei share average cut early losses after the Bank of Japan kept stimulus unchanged on Friday and signalled it was in no rush to tighten policy.

The benchmark index had earlier dipped to a nearly four-week low, tracking sharp declines on Wall Street amid worries about a more hawkish Federal Reserve.

The Nikkei was down 0.28 percent at 32,481.02, as of 0333 GMT, shortly after trading resumed for the afternoon session. The broader Topix was down 0.28 percent...