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Japan's Election Threatens Fiscal Stability and Yen Value

7/17/2025

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Japan's upcoming Upper House election on July 20, 2025, could shake the foundations of fiscal stability and the yen. With polls indicating the ruling LDP-Komeito coalition might lose its grip on power, the prospect of tax cuts and heightened spending looms large, threatening to worsen Japan's already staggering debt and erode investor confidence.

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Story summary

Japan's upcoming Upper House election on July 20, 2025, could shake the foundations of fiscal stability and the yen. With polls indicating the ruling LDP-Komeito coalition might lose its grip on power, the prospect of tax cuts and heightened spending looms large, threatening to worsen Japan's already staggering debt and erode investor confidence.