Japan on brink of fiscal 'catastrophe': Miyazawa

Japan on brink of fiscal 'catastrophe': Miyazawa

TOKYO, Japan - Finance Minister Kiichi Miyazawa answers questions at a meeting of the House of Councillors Budget Committee on March 8. He said Japan is on the brink of fiscal ''catastrophe'' and called for dramatic action to put its fiscal house in order.

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