Japan travel stocks gain

With Japanese stocks suddenly back en vogue with global investors, analysts at top Wall Street investment banks are predicting more upside for the country’s benchmark indexes. Japan’s Topix (Tokyo Price Index) has marked new peaks in the past two weeks,

Japan stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Transportation Equipment, Machinery and Chemical sectors led shares higher. At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 gained 0.90% to hit a new 5-year high. The best performers of the session on

Strategists say “foreign investors are back” as  Japan’s Tokyo Price Index hit its highest point since August, 1990. It could be good news for Japanese whisky and sake makers as the Tokyo Price Index (Topix) rose by more

Japan stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Precision Instruments, Rubber and Retail sectors led shares higher. At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 gained 0.81% to hit a new 52-week high. The best performers of the

Japan’s downgrade of the legal status of COVID-19 will likely deliver the economy a ¥4.2 trillion ($31 billion) boost, driven in part by an increase in the number of inbound tourists, according to an estimate by a private

The Japanese stock market is slightly higher in choppy trading on Tuesday, extending the gains in the previous three sessions, with the Nikkei 225 staying above the 29,100 level, despite the broadly negative cues from Wall Street overnight,

Japan equities were higher at the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Transport, Railway & Bus and Pharmaceutical Industry sectors propelled shares higher. At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 gained 0.09%. The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Mitsubishi Electric

Top diplomats from Europe and North America were arriving Sunday in this hot spring resort town to discuss the world’s most intractable crises, including ways to end Russia’s war in Ukraine, confront China’s aggression toward Taiwan and lure

Japanese stocks climbed for a third straight session on Tuesday, after dovish comments from the country’s new central bank governor and upbeat U.S. economic signs bolstered investor sentiment. The Nikkei share average rose 1.05% to close at 27,923.37,

Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi said on Wednesday he welcomes the increased involvement of NATO member states in the Indo-Pacific region, where China has become increasingly assertive militarily. During an extended session of the two-day NATO foreign ministerial meeting

Although Japan’s economic recovery from the pandemic remains somewhat fragile, the country is accelerating the normalization of social and business activities, which is set to give the economy a boost. Earlier this month, the government relaxed face mask

Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Monday (March 20) announced a new plan to promote an open and free Indo-Pacific, promising billions of dollars in investment to help economies across the region in everything from industry to disaster

It used to be fashionable to criticize Japan for its stagnant economic growth, falling and aging demographics and insular culture, among others, which had resulted in its declining significance in the global economy and geopolitics. Back in 1998,

Like the nation’s famous cherry blossom trees, business in Japan is opening up after a bleak covid winter.  “Japanese technology companies have long attracted overseas investors and this trend shows no sign of abating,” notes Takeshi Iitani, a

It is highly significant that the leaders of the Group of Seven industrialized nations have come closer together to support Ukraine in its fight against the Russian invasion. Japan must play its part in restoring the international order.