Japan's 30-year government bond yield hit a record 3.15% in May 2025, reflecting a sharp rise from 2.5% in March, driven by global bond sell-offs and domestic inflationary pressures

With a 260% debt-to-GDP ratio, Japan faces a worsening financial crisis. It exceeds Greece's 142.2% ratio, compounded by its $1.1 trillion US debt holdings, which could be leveraged in trade negotiations amid rising borrowing costs.

Prime Minister Ishiba's comparison to Greece underscores Japan's dire fiscal state, worsened by decades of quantitative easing since 2001, which has failed to curb economic stagnation, as evidenced by a GDP shrink reported on May 19, 2025

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