Shinzo Abe

Japanese leader to delay seconds sales tax hike by 18 months as country falls into recession.

Japanese Q3 GDP data shows Abenomics not yielding desired results.

Leaders of Japan and China hold first milestone talks on sidelines of Apec summit in Beijing's Great Hall of the People.

Retail sales rose 2.3% year-on-year in September, representing biggest gain since March.

Trade minister's political group listed visit to bondage bar as entertainment expenses.

Pachinko parlors are noisy, smoky and lurid, but the industry is reportedly worth £115 billion

Trade and justice ministers Yuko Obuchi and Midori Matsushima resign in a blow to gender reform

The Yasukuni Shrine honours Japan's war dead including convicted war criminals.

The book endorsement followed photograph of minister posing with Neo-Nazi politician.

Internal affairs minister and senior lawmaker deny links to Holocaust-denier Kazunari Yamada.

Sanitary-ware maker Toto opened a plant in Gujarat, spending $58m.

Hiromichi Mizuno hired as member of investment committee at Japan's $1tn Government Pension Investment Fund.

Chinese president Xi Jinping attacks Japan's pacifist policy change at 1937 Marco Polo Bridge incident commemoration.

Amid public protests and Chinese criticism, Japan makes major shift in post-war defence policy.

Japan's sales tax hike in April resulted in high prices for goods.

Japan has one of highest tax rates among industrialised nations at about 36%.

Japan's UH-X helicopter project is part of a plan to develop domestic military export industry.

Japan sees little impact of sales tax increase on economic growth.

Netanyahu set to hold talks with Japanese PM Shinzo Abe and other leaders on a range of topics.

Some seven in 10 Japanese firms are not making profits to pay corporate taxes.

Japanese consumer spending could drop in April 2014 but decline will be short-lived

Kim Jong-un's regime lashes out at Abe for 'militarist ambitions'.

Japanese wages have to increase for 'Abenomics' to succeed.

Deal will help Tokyo end its self-imposed ban on arms exports.

European, American, Japanese and Chinese bets boost returns.

Shinzō Abe visit to Yasukuni Shrine can only worsen relationships with China but exonerating war criminals highlight Shōwa Emperor's responsibility

Nikkei index closed up 0.7% at fresh six-year high of 16,291.31 on 30 December.

Economists sceptical about impact of measures on world's third-largest economy.

Fund will target Japanese SMEs in the fashion, food and media sectors.

Shinzo Abe's strategy led to significant capital inflows into Japanese bonds and equity markets, offsetting capital outflows