Japan has signed off on a record 785 billion dollar budget for the coming fiscal year, pairing unprecedented spending with a fresh pledge to keep its towering public debt in check. The plan reflects a ...

Japan’s public debt stands at over 250 per cent of GDP, far surpassing the levels in the United States, yet political and public complacency persists in the absence of a fiscal crisis. Amid cost of ...

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Japan, a heavily indebted country, is not known for its fiscal hawks. Yet for a few weeks in May austere types were ascendant. As long-dated bond yields surged worldwide, the Japanese market wobbled ...

Global debt crisis is entering a dangerous phase as major economies carry heavier burdens than ever before. Debt-to-GDP ratios in Japan, the United States, China, and the European Monetary Union have ...

Japan’s government faces pressure to curtail debt-fueled spending that some argue has staved off populist waves. By River Akira Davis and Hisako Ueno Reporting from Tokyo Japan, which has the highest ...

TOKYO, Oct 24 (Reuters) - Japan's new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi pledged on Friday to accelerate a defence spending target by two years, as her government pursues proactive fiscal expansion on ...

Japan plans to increase its issuance of short-term debt to help finance Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s economic package, a move that comes as markets grow uneasy about fiscal discipline and upward ...

Japan was a global bright spot in 2025. Despite much hand-wringing over its debt burden, it is likely to remain so in 2026.