The Japan Times
The government expects its interest payments on outstanding debt to roughly double over the next four years as the Bank of Japan’s gradual rate hikes push up borrowing costs. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/02/26/interest-payment-double-2029/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #financeministry #boj #kazuoueda #sanaetakaichi
Japan sees interest payments doubling by 2029 as BOJ hikes rate

Interest payments are projected at ¥21.6 trillion ($139 billion) in the year starting April 2029, up from the current year’s budgeted ¥10.5 trillion.

The Japan Times
Feb 26 at 9:02pmBuffer