During the period from April to September, foreign companies and organizations issued inter-Japanese bonds for a record 2.5 trillion yen ($15.9 billion), which is 160% more than a year earlier, Nikkei Asia writes. The sharp increase in activity in the Japanese debt market is related to the need of global technology corporations to finance large-scale projects in the field of artificial intelligence. In particular, in May, the parent company of Google -. Alphabet placed its first yen bonds in the amount of 576.5 billion yen.

During the period from April to September, foreign companies and organizations issued inter-Japanese bonds for a record 2.5 trillion yen ($15.9 billion), which is 160% more than a year earlier, Nikkei Asia writes. The sharp increase in activity in the Japanese debt market is related to the need of global technology corporations to finance large-scale projects in the field of artificial intelligence. In particular, in May, the parent company of Google -. Alphabet placed its first yen bonds in the amount of 576.5 billion yen.