“The national debt will probably swell to ¥973 trillion by the end of fiscal 2010, according to the Finance Ministry. Japan, with a shrinking population and entrenched deflation, may see its debt burden jump to 246 percent of gross domestic product by 2014, according to the International Monetary Fund. ”
Source: Public debt to hit ¥973 trillion
Bloomberg
Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2010
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nb20100126n2.html
May 29, 2011
Japanese customers see national debt expanding to 973 trillion yen by the end of the fiscal year according to the IMF
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