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Japan's Takaichi Urges Investment Amid Economic Revival Plans

12/24/2025

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Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi urged attendees at a Tokyo international finance conference to invest in her economic revival plan, quoting a line from the manga Attack on Titan.
The Bank of Japan raised its benchmark interest rate to 0.75%, the highest since 1995, potentially increasing public debt servicing costs.
Takaichi's government approved a $117 billion stimulus package focusing on household subsidies, military funding, and investments in semiconductors and shipbuilding.

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Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi urged attendees at a Tokyo international finance conference to invest in her economic revival plan, quoting a line from the manga Attack on Titan.
The Bank of Japan raised its benchmark interest rate to 0.75%, the highest since 1995, potentially increasing public debt servicing costs.
Takaichi's government approved a $117 billion stimulus package focusing on household subsidies, military funding, and investments in semiconductors and shipbuilding.