Japan FY 2027 debt-servicing costs likely up 17% at record 36 tril. yen

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's debt-servicing costs are likely to rise 17.1 percent to a record 36.64 trillion yen ($230 billion) in the next fiscal year, r

A picture illustration shows Japanese 10,000 yen notes featuring a portrait of Yukichi Fukuzawa, the founding father of modern Japan, August 2, 2011. REUTERS/Yuriko Nakao/File Photo 25 Aug 2026 03:50PM TOKYO, Aug 25 : Japan's finance ministry is expecting its debt-servicing cost to rise 17.1 per cent to a record 36.638