Japan eyes US$7 trillion household savings pile for fresh bond demand

People walk along the streets full of shops, bars and restaurants Friday night, Oct. 1, 2021, in Shibuya, an entertainment district of Tokyo, as Japan fully came out of a coronavirus state of emergency for the first time in more than six months. Japan is poised to approve a record 56 trillion yen, or $490 billion stimulus package, including cash handouts and aid to ailing businesses, to help the economy out of the doldrums worsened by the coronavirus pandemic.(AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato)