Japan's new fiscal year budget reaches 122.4 trillion yen, hitting a record high, with debt accounting for more than a quarter.
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On Wednesday, data released by Japan’s Ministry of Finance showed that, driven by both expanding defense spending and rising debt financing costs, the total budget requests from all departments for Japan’s 2025 fiscal year reached a record 122.4 trillion yen (about $822 billion), an increase of 4.