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  "id": 4782065,
  "title": "Japan 10-year gov't bond yield hits 3.0%, highest since Oct. 1996",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/japan-10-year-govt-bond-yield-hits-3-0-highest-since-oct-1996",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-01T03:55:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Mainichi",
    "slug": "the-mainichi",
    "url": "https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20260901/p2g/00m/0bu/035000c"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Japan's benchmark 10-year government bond yield climbed to 3.0% on Tuesday, marking the highest level since October 1996. The increase was influenced by concerns surrounding Japan's deteriorating fiscal health. This milestone occurred just a day after government departments submitted budgetary requests totaling a record 143 trillion yen ($890 billion) for the upcoming fiscal year. Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's strategy to boost government spending to stimulate the economy, despite Japan's significant debt burden, appears to be contributing to the rising bond yields. The upward trend in Japanese government bond yields follows market expectations that the Bank of Japan will increase interest rates during its September policy meeting. Despite Japan's coordinated currency intervention with the United States, the yen has continued to weaken, exacerbating inflationary pressures in the resource-scarce country. The higher bond yields translate to increased debt-servicing costs for Japan, which already has the worst fiscal health among advanced economies, with outstanding debt twice the size of its economy.",
  "summary": "TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The yield on Japan's benchmark 10-year government bond rose to 3.000 percent on Tuesday for the first time since October 1996, partly",
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        "outlet": "Nikkei Asia",
        "title": "Japan 10-year bond yield hits 3%, highest in 30 years",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/japan-10-year-bond-yield-hits-3-highest-in-30-years",
        "published": "2026-09-01T02:49:39.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Bernama",
        "title": "World : Japan 10-year Gov't Bond Yield Hits 3.0 Pct, Highest Since Oct. 1996",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/world-japan-10-year-govt-bond-yield-hits-3-0-pct-highest-since-oct",
        "published": "2026-09-01T03:08:39.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Bloomberg",
        "title": "Japan 10-Year Bond Sale Passes Smoothly After Yield Hits 3%",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/japan-10-year-bond-sale-passes-smoothly-after-yield-hits-3",
        "published": "2026-09-01T03:39:25.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Seeking Alpha News",
        "title": "Japan 10-year bond yield touches 3%, highest since 1996",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/japan-10-year-bond-yield-touches-3-highest-since-1996",
        "published": "2026-09-01T04:39:10.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Business Times - Companies & Markets",
        "title": "Japan’s 10-year government bond yield hits 3% for first time since 1996",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/japans-10-year-government-bond-yield-hits-3-for-first-time-since-1996",
        "published": "2026-09-01T04:57:03.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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