Mubasher: Japanese indices finished Thursday's trading session on a lower note ahead of the Bank of Japan's meeting on Friday.
The benchmark Nikkei 225 fell by 1.1% to 1,6476 points and the Topix ended 1.1% lower to 1307 points.
By 9:40am GMT, Yen rose by 0.7% to 104.7 against the US dollar.
Yesterday, the Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced that the government will compile a stimulus package of more than $265 billion to prop up Japan's economy.
