TOKYO - Budget requests by Japanese ministries and agencies for fiscal 2024 totaled a record 114.39 trillion yen ($779 billion), after higher bond yields pushed up debt-servicing costs on top of increased defense and social security spending, the Finance Ministry said Tuesday.
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