Are Japan's public finances at tipping point? - Reuters

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Are Japan's public finances at tipping point? Reuters By Stanley White TOKYO (Reuters) - Rating agency Standard & Poor's cut Japan's long-term sovereign debt rating on Thursday for the first time since 2002, saying the government lacked a coherent plan to tackle its mounting debt. ... Japan Econ Min: Rating Cut Regrettable, But May Have GroundsWall Street Journal Japan's credit rating downgradedAFP Japan's Bond's Decline After S&P Cuts Nation's Credit RatingBloomberg Reuters UK -Financial Times -International Business Times all 350 news articles

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