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Stocks boosted by deputy governor’s comments ruling out further increases while markets are ‘unstable’

Topix index falls 5.5% in first hour of Tokyo trading as big funds take profits

Tokyo joins USSR, US, China and India in achieving soft landing but power problem jeopardises its lunar project

Also, US earnings look fine (but only fine)

Higher borrowing costs regarded as less likely due to economic fallout from New Year’s Day earthquake

Famed investor says his Berkshire Hathaway group is likely to take bigger stake in five groups

Stunning rebuke to Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s party plunges country into political uncertainty

Traders left confused as currency strengthens sharply after breaking through closely watched level

Traders on alert for further currency intervention as market impact of April’s $62bn effort proves shortlived

Tokyo aims to disrupt Beijing’s dominance of renewables and reduce fossil fuel dependence