TOKYO, March 7 (Reuters) - Japanese government bond yields extended their climb to fresh 16-year highs on Friday, tracking soaring German bund yields on Berlin's plans for a massive spending package.
The 10-year JGB yield JP10YTN=JBTC rose 1 basis point (bp) to 1.525% and earlier touched 1.53%, the highest level since June 2009.
The 20-year yield JP20YTN=JBTC added 2 bps to 2.22%, a level not seen since October 2008.
Most other tenors had yet to trade, as of 0034 GMT.