Japan govt debt hits record 1,333 trillion yen

The combined balance of Japanese government bonds, borrowings and financing bills grew by 1,404.2 billion yen from the end of June.

The figure is expected to rise further if additional bonds are issued to finance the government's economic measures.

Of the total JGBs, ordinary bonds increased by 2,552.1 billion yen to 1,088,216.8 billion yen.

Financing bills climbed by 399.8 billion yen to 100,499.4 billion yen, while borrowings fell by 1,807.2 billion yen to 41,175.8 billion yen.