0927 GMT - Japanese government bond investors will need to be convinced that Japan's debt-to-GDP ratio remains in check, Aberdeen's Sree Kochugovindan says in a note. "Food tax policy is pivotal here," the senior research economist says. Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama's comments point to fiscal discipline, with an eye on bond-market sentiment toward debt dynamics, the economist says. The debt/GDP ratio has steadily declined since the pandemic, and Prime Minister Takaichi's latest fiscal and economic package will keep debt/GDP on that downward trend, the economist adds. (emese.bartha@wsj.com)

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