Japanese equities: re-opening to provide boost

The Japanese yen jumped on Thursday as Bank of Japan policymakers hinted the central bank may shift away from its ultra-low interest rate plan and a gauge of global stocks rose after three straight falls as investors assessed

Core inflation in Japan’s capital slowed in November, underscoring the central bank’s view that cost-push pressures in the world’s third-largest economy will gradually dissipate. While service prices – in focus as the central bank looks for signs of

Innovation by Japan’s companies to advance clean energy technology can speed up the country’s efforts to curb emissions, according to former prime minister Yoshihide Suga. Suga, who set Japan’s 2050 climate goal in 2020, said the world’s third-largest

Tokyo stocks closed higher on Wednesday as weaker yen supported the rebound in prices of export-related issues after days of decline. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei stock index, the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average, ended up 97.69 points, or 0.29 percent,

Extending the slight gains the previous session, the Japanese stock market is significantly higher on Tuesday, with the Nikkei 225 moving above the 32,800 level, following the mixed cues from Wall Street overnight, with gains in technology and financial stocks.

Tokyo stocks closed higher for the fourth straight trading day on Monday over market speculation that the U.S. Federal Reserve might stop raising interest rates. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei stock index, the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average, ended up 758.59

Japan stocks ended the session higher after the Bank of Japan’s monetary policy decision, while other Asia-Pacific markets fell as manufacturing activity unexpectedly contracted in China. The Bank of Japan left its short-term lending rate unchanged and said it has

Japan stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Mining, Paper&Pulp and Steel sectors led shares higher. At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 rose 0.32%. The best performers of the session on

Visitors have been flocking back to Japan this year, with tourist numbers nearly at pre-pandemic levels according to official data. The country welcomed more than 2 million international visitors for a fourth consecutive month in September, the Japan

Foreign real estate buyers are turning to Japan as an investment haven, hunting for properties like logistics facilities and offices while taking advantage of the country’s low interest rates to finance their purchases. The opportunity in warehouses and other storage spaces

Japanese stocks soared on Monday, with the exporter-heavy Nikkei 225 share average buoyed by the yen’s slide to its lowest point in a nearly a year and after the U.S. avoided a government shutdown. However, the rest of

Tokyo stocks rose Monday morning, with gains spurred by the prospect of the Bank of Japan maintaining its ultraloose monetary policy for a while despite speculation that it could change course earlier than expected. The 225-issue Nikkei Stock

After 30 years of economic stagnation, Japan’s economy and stock market are suddenly in the spotlight again. Inflation came back, and Nikkei 225 soared to record highs since the 1990s. Japan income fund, JPMorgan Japan Small Cap Growth &