Japan investors see room for extra bond issuance of some 16.9trn yen in FY2020

• The increase would be equivalent to the additional JGBs that Japan issued to battle the last financial crisis in the wake of the 2008, collapse of Lehman Brothers.

The increase would be equivalent to the additional JGBs that Japan issued to battle the last financial crisis in the wake of the 2008, collapse of Lehman Brothers, the official told reporters.