{"id":26770,"date":"2026-02-20T18:04:39","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T18:04:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/investx.fr\/en\/?p=26770"},"modified":"2026-02-20T18:04:41","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T18:04:41","slug":"japan-debt-bitcoin-analysis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/investx.fr\/en\/crypto-news\/japan-debt-bitcoin-analysis\/","title":{"rendered":"Japan’s record debt: Could Bitcoin benefit from the economic strain?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

122 Trillion Yen: Tokyo’s Risky Gamble<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

February 20th marks a decisive turning point in Japanese monetary policy. The government of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi<\/strong> has officially submitted three major budget bills to parliament. The plan is audacious: simultaneous tax cuts coupled with record spending, all financed by a massive deficit. The 2026 budget thus reaches the staggering amount of 122.3 trillion yen<\/strong> (approximately $793 billion).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Yen will keep falling in trade weighted terms in 2025 and make new lows. Two reasons: (i) Japan remains in denial on the scale of its debt and what's needed to fix this; (ii) the Yen will be falling against a Dollar that's falling too. Double whammy…https:\/\/t.co\/9tlhES3KS0<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/EGXGPxNdmt<\/a><\/p>— Robin Brooks (@robin_j_brooks) February 14, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote>