Japan’s government holds more financial assets than governments elsewhere. While the value of the government’s domestic asset holdings could plunge during a crisis, a large share is invested overseas and the value of those assets should hold up much better. Accordingly, the more favourable picture painted by net rather than gross measures of public debt is broadly accurate.
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