Japanese government bonds are facing persistent pressure, with the 20-year debt declining for the eighth consecutive day ...

The bond market is beginning to doubt the underlying political capacity to manage debt, and finding it wanting.

Japanese long-term bond yields at the 30- and 40-year marks have already jumped nearly one full percentage point over the past year. If things keep trending like this, that jump will look small in ...

But Japan can no longer rely on the BOJ to keep borrowing costs low as it ditched its yield cap in March, laid out a plan to taper bond purchases and signaled its resolve to keep hiking short-term ...

Japanese investors sold foreign stocks for a third straight month in July, taking profits after a steep rally left valuations ...

TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan's super-long government bond yields have spiked to record highs, as mounting political calls for tax cuts and big spending draw investors' attention to the country's fiscal ...

The cracks became visible in early August. Japan’s debt spiral deepens in 2025 As of early 2025, the nation’s debt-to-GDP ratio stands at about 263%, one of the highest among developed economies.

From the U.S. to Japan, long-term borrowing costs for the world’s biggest economies are surging as investors question the ability of governments to cover massive budget deficits. Thirty-year ...

There is little prospect that Japan can grow its way out of its public debt problem. Its aging population and a shrinking labor force likely limits its long run growth prospects to at most 1 percent.