TOKYO -- The yield on 10-year Japanese government bonds rose to a seven-year high of 0.5% on Friday, hitting the Bank of Japan's new upper limit in just weeks as other buyers shy away from the asset.
Government debt finds few buyers beyond the central bank

Japan's benchmark 10-year bond yield hit 0.5% on Jan. 6. (Photo by Kosuke Imamura)
TOKYO -- The yield on 10-year Japanese government bonds rose to a seven-year high of 0.5% on Friday, hitting the Bank of Japan's new upper limit in just weeks as other buyers shy away from the asset.