Japan's annual interest payments on government debt could surge more than 50% over the next few years, government estimates ...

The Japanese government expects its annual debt-servicing costs to rise to almost $230 billion over the next four years as the central bank’s campaign to gradually raise interest rates drives up ...

The remainder is public debt. Foreign governments hold a large portion of the public debt, while the rest is owned by U.S.

a plan criticized by some observers as populist spending that would worsen Japan’s national debt. Kishida said his priorities are to overcome deflation and to put the economy on a growth track.