BOJ's Kuroda blames stock rout on heightening global uncertainty

TOKYO (Reuters) - Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda blamed recent instability in stock markets on growing global economic uncertainties, but said the world's third-largest economy was resilient enough to withstand any external shocks.Conceding that it was taking longer than expected to achieve his 2 percent inflation target, Kuroda said policy makers needed to be vigilant to heightening external risks such as protectionism and slowing growth in China."Japan's economy is likely to continue..