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Hiroichi Nishi
BUSINESS / ON THE FRONT LINE
Nov 22, 2001
Market fluctuations reflect investor jitters
With signs of an economic recovery nowhere in sight, the Tokyo stock market has been a roller coaster ride in recent weeks.
BUSINESS
Aug 24, 2001
TSE downbeat despite promise of reforms
The Tokyo stock market remains caught between crosscurrents stemming from expectations of the positive effects of Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's reform initiative and fears of further deterioration in the prospects for economic and corporate earnings.
BUSINESS
Jun 29, 2001
Tokyo stocks to face 12,200-13,800 bracket
The Tokyo stock market could remain in a corrective phase for some time.
BUSINESS
Jun 1, 2001
Investors shun directionless Tokyo market
The idle Tokyo stock market could spend weeks searching for direction amid concerns over corporate earnings and economic prospects.
BUSINESS
May 3, 2001
Optimism continues to fuel Nikkei rebound
The upturn in Tokyo share prices has gathered momentum in recent days, reaffirming the positive shift in market sentiment.
BUSINESS
Apr 5, 2001
Rebound on horizon for Tokyo's stocks
Although the Tokyo stock market is still in a bit of a corrective phase, a solid rebound appears to be in the offing.
BUSINESS
Mar 7, 2001
Stock slump offers bargains if floor forms
The Tokyo Stock Exchange remains mired in a depressed price range, with the benchmark Nikkei average flirting with its lowest level in more than 15 years.
BUSINESS
Feb 2, 2001
Hopes rise as Fed cuts rates, Dow rebounds
The Tokyo stock market has had an overall positive tone recently, bolstered by a rebound on Wall Street.
BUSINESS
Dec 28, 2000
TSE feared falling to new postbubble low
Tokyo share prices may remain in a correction phase through much of the coming months. With investor sentiment at its lowest level in years, the market is unlikely to shake off its bearish sentiment anytime soon.
BUSINESS
Sep 29, 2000
Stability, surge may be in store for stocks
The Tokyo stock market has remained in a corrective phase through much of this month, sending the key Nikkei average slumping to its year-to-date low.
BUSINESS
Sep 1, 2000
Tokyo stocks should keep on trucking up
The uptrend in Tokyo share prices appears likely to gather momentum in the coming weeks amid growing opti- mism about economic prospects.
BUSINESS
Aug 4, 2000
Selling pressure unsettling stock market
A spate of unnerving developments has seriously unsettled the Tokyo stock market in recent weeks.
BUSINESS
Jul 5, 2000
All things pointing to high-priced activity
The Tokyo stock market appears poised to snap out of a three-month correction. Having reached a high of 20,833 on April 12, the 225- issue Nikkei average fell to 16,008 on May 15 and is now hovering around 17,500.
BUSINESS
Jun 7, 2000
Nikkei poised to see more ups than downs
The Tokyo stock market appears to be gathering steam for bursts of high-priced activity in the months ahead.
BUSINESS
May 10, 2000
Correction episode may be near an end
The trigger for Tokyo stock price corrections in recent weeks has been volatility on the New York Stock Exchange.
BUSINESS
Mar 8, 2000
Recovery mood to yield brisk April activity
Much of the uptrend in share prices has run out of steam as corporate investors stepped up sales to take profits and unwind cross-shareholding ties.
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U.S.-Canadian anti-whaling environmental activist Paul Watson, who was released from prison in Greenland's capital Nuuk after five months in detention, arrives with Lamya Essemlali, president of Sea Shepherd France, at Charles de Gaulle Airport in Roissy-en-France, near Paris, on Friday.
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Record 78% of people in Japan feel anxious, government survey finds
The public opinion survey on people's lives, conducted by the Cabinet Office, found that 28.1% of respondents think that their standard of living is at a lower-middle level among the general public — the highest percentage to give that response in 35 years.
Police raided suspect's home to arrest him after fatal Kitakyushu stabbing
Broken window glass is seen at Masanori Hirabaru's house in Kitakyushu's Kokuraminami Ward.
Taiwan lawmakers brawl over bills that would 'damage democracy'
Lawmakers from the Democratic Progressive Party and opposition party Kuomintang brawl in parliament in Taipei on Friday.
Casual workouts, cool living, ‘complete’ food: Japan’s health trends of 2024
In 2024, efficiency trumped effort among Japan's fitness-focused aspirants.
The mighty Mekong River's growing plastic problem
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Japanese officials inspect Yokota Air Base over PFAS concerns
The Yokota Air Base in western Tokyo in September 2019. An inspection of the base by Japanese government officials on Friday came amid public pressure to investigate suspected links between the use of PFAS-containing firefighting foam by the U.S. base and contamination of soil and groundwater in western Tokyo.
Crime numbers rise in Japan for second straight year
A police officer stands in front of the residence of a man alleged to have stabbed two junior high school students in Kitakyushu.
A year of Oscar wins and a quiet push for diversity
Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s “Evil Does Not Exist,” released in Japanese theaters in April, sharply dramatizes the clash between rural and urban values. The film won five awards at the 2023 Venice Film Festival, including the second-place Silver Lion prize.

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