Some commentators have argued that Japan’s ability to sell assets or print money to service its government debt means it makes no sense to worry about a “fiscal crisis”. The chances that the Japanese government will default are indeed vanishingly small. Nonetheless, fiscal crises can take many forms. Even if the worst case is avoidable, there are still problems ahead.
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