Japan's Board of Audit reported wasteful and ineffective use of taxpayer money totalling about ¥54.081 billion across 319 projects in fiscal 2024.54.1B JPY
FY2024One source in the story gives a mis-scaled figure of ¥540.81 billion; ¥54.081 billion is used here.
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The Japan Timestotaled about ¥54.081 billion in 319 projects, according to a Board of Audit report