Asian shares mixed after Japan inflation slows

Asian stock markets were mixed in early trading Friday, with Tokyo's main index rising after Japanese data showed inflation slowed in December but industrial output rebounded. Tokyo's gains were in line with a broad overnight rally on Wall Street, after the Federal Reserve signalled that growth and job creation in the world's top economy remained robust and corporate earnings were generally solid. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index on the Tokyo Stock Exchange rose 0.63 percent in morn