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title: Japan's 30-year government bond yield has risen sharply in recent months and is now 3%.
description: "That's the same yield level as Germany, but German government debt is 60% versus Japan's 240%. Japanese yields are still way too low given Japan's astronomically high level of government debt.\n\nSource: Robin Brooks @robin_j_brooks on X"
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# [Japan's 30-year government bond yield has risen sharply in recent months and is now 3%.](https://blog.syzgroup.com/syz-the-moment/japans-30-year-government-bond-yield-has-risen-sharply-in-recent-months-and-is-now-3)

 Written by [Charles-Henry Monchau, CFA, CMT, CAIA](https://blog.syzgroup.com/syz-the-moment/author/charles-henry-monchau) | Jun 2, 2025, 9:22:32 AM

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