Lehman crisis leaves Japan with ready tools to combat Greek risk

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan is quietly drawing up contingency plans to protect its economy and financial markets in case this weekend's Greek elections ignite fresh turmoil in the euro zone and a flight of capital from the bloc.

Central bankers and government officials are drawing up the plans using the experience of the financial tsunami unleashed in 2008 by the collapse of Lehman Brothers, which prompted credit markets to seize up globally and investor to pounce on the yen as a haven of safety.