Japan's record budget plan for fiscal 2022 has laid bare the urgent need to have real discussions about how to restore its debt-ridden finances, but the chance of seeing them anytime soon seems very slim, at least until the House of Councillors election scheduled for July next year. The draft…
Japan s record budget plan for fiscal 2022 has laid bare the urgent need to have real discussions about how to restore its debt-ridden finances, but the chance of seeing them anytime soon seems very s
TOKYO (Bloomberg): Japan is set to unveil another record annual budget this week as Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (pic) adds to the world’s heaviest debt load with more spending ahead of an election next summer.
Concerns over the variant have prompted major companies to cancel overseas business trips and firms are wary of COVID-19 restrictions being reimposed on social activities.
The confirmation of the first case of the new Omicron variant of the coronavirus in Japan rekindles anxiety among businesses over an economic downturn.