Compared with Italy, the latest target of creditor angst, on many counts Japan is more troubling. Its net debt is bigger as a share of GDP and it has a primary budget deficit (ie, before interest payments), whereas Italy has a surplus. With the fastest-ageing society on Earth its growth prospects are not obviously better than Italy’s.Source: The Economist
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Japan is VERY different from Italy and Greece.
Japan's sovereign debt is held mostly by japanese an is issue in it's own currency.
Greece and Italy's debt is issue in german currency.
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