Japan will take every possible measure to defend global financial market stability, a senior Finance Ministry official said Wednesday, as Tokyo stocks plunge with concerns escalating that sweeping U.S. tariffs will deal a crushing blow to the world economy."We will monitor market developments with a high sense of vigilance," Atsushi Mimura, vice finance minister for international affairs, said after a meeting with officials from the Bank of Japan and the Financial Services Agency.Mimura, Japan's top currency diplomat, also said the government and the central bank will continue coordinating …READ FULL ARTICLE