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UPDATE: IMF Warns Japan Debt Could “Quickly Become Unsustainable”

— IMF warns that Japan’s debt could “quickly become unsustainable” if JGB yields rise

— Says market concerns could trigger sudden spike in risk premiums

— Yield spike could trigger Japanese withdrawal of liquidity from global capital markets

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By Takashi Nakamichi

Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES

TOKYO (Dow Jones)–The International Monetary Fund warned in a new report that market concerns over fiscal sustainability could trigger a “sudden spike” in Japanese government bond yields that could “quickly” render the nation’s debt unsustainable as well as shake the global economy.

The fund’s Japan Sustainability Report, released on its Web site Nov. 23, serves as a fresh reminder to Tokyo policymakers that the international community is already worried about fallouts from Japan’s potential fiscal problems, after debt problems in some European economies evolved into a continent-wide crisis.

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