Tokyo's Nikkei Share Average Opens up 0.74 Pct at 16,226.57

Japan Mar Overtime Pay Decrease to -0.2 % Vs Prev 0.4 %

Boj March Meeting Minutes: a Few of These Members Said Portfolio Rebalancing Under Qqe With a Negative Interest Rate Had Not Necessarily exerted Its intended Effects

Boj March Meeting Minutes: Some Members Said There Had Been Adverse Effects from Adoption of Negative Rate Policy, Such As Heightening Anxiety Among Financial Institutions and Depositors Over the Policy

Boj March Meeting Minutes: Some Members Said Yr on yr Increase in Cpi, Excluding Fresh Food and Energy, Would Come in Lower Than Previously projected from Early Spring