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This file photo shows Japan's Finance Ministry in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward. (Mainichi) TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Budget requests by Japanese government offices for the next fiscal year likely hit a record of ...

TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan's budget demands will hit a record for the next fiscal year, exceeding 112 trillion yen ($767 billion), sources told Reuters, as rising interest rates add to debt-servicing ...

TOKYO, Aug 31 (Reuters) - Japan's budget demands will hit a record for the next fiscal year, exceeding 112 trillion yen ($767 billion), sources told Reuters, as rising interest rates add to debt ...

(Corrects to say budget demands will rise to record for next fiscal year, not current, in paragraph 1) By Takaya Yamaguchi and Tetsushi Kajimoto TOKYO, Aug 31 (Reuters) - Japan's budget demands ...