Shinzo Abe vows to go ahead with 2% increase despite fears it could harm economy

Japanese prime minister talks Brexit, Trump, trade and North Korea in FT interview

Managing director says PM Shinzo Abe should offset planned tax increase with extra spending

Central bank expected to stay on hold until after a consumption tax rise

Rupiah, rand rebound after developing nation sell-off spreads beyond Turkey, Argentina

Japanese currency is not behaving as expected

Tatsufumi Sakai foresees M&A boom as demographic fall threatens corporate know-how

Central bank programme has been attacked for distorting equity markets

Pick-up in domestic demand fuels forecast-beating 1.9% rise in GDP

Introduction of a wider range for the benchmark 10-year note is a significant moment

Talks for $100bn fund come as Tokyo seeks to stave off Trump’s trade attacks

Central bank changes massive stimulus plan, but shows few signs of ending it

Global bonds rally as changes to Japan’s vast easing programme prove minor

Speculation has intensified that central bank could tweak vast stimulus programme

Rare intervention by the central bank ahead of policy meeting next week

Speculation the central bank may scale back stimulus programme has investors on edge

Yields on 10-year JGB spikes to near 6-month high and 10-year Treasury to near 3%

None of the central bank’s indicators have risen in line with the official target

Signatories say world’s largest bilateral pact makes them ‘flag bearers of free trade’

The agreement will create the world's largest open area for trade

Industry eyes automation to offset worker shortages as trade tension weighs on Tankan