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Hyogo Debt Burden Forces Tighter Controls

Hyogo Prefecture has been placed under a system requiring central government approval for new borrowing after its debt repayment burden exceeded a nationally defined threshold, raising concerns that worsening finances and higher interest rates could push the prefecture closer to serious fiscal distress. (News On Japan)

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