BOJ's Kuroda further waters down pledge to hit target quickly

TOKYO (Reuters) - Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said he will seek to hit his inflation target "step by step," dropping a pledge to meet it as soon as possible in a sign of the central bank's waning conviction that it could achieve its elusive price goal.Conceding it was taking longer than expected to achieve 2 percent inflation, Kuroda said global risks have "come to warrant further attention" as China's growth slows and trade frictions hurt business sentiment.He also said the BOJ must..