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Norimitsu Otsubo
BUSINESS / ON THE FRONT LINE
May 1, 2002
Investors focus on earnings
Elated at the U.S. economic pickup, investors are opting for shares backed by favorable earnings prospects.
BUSINESS / TAKING STOCK
Mar 26, 2002
For Tokyo shares, the worst may be over
Tokyo share purchases are expected to increase on the back of an improved supply and demand balance and rapidly growing expectations of a recovery in Japan's economic fundamentals.
BUSINESS / TAKING STOCK
Feb 19, 2002
Luring individuals to stocks a key challenge
Individual investors turned net buyers of stocks for the first time in four months in January.
BUSINESS / TAKING STOCK
Dec 18, 2001
U.S. pickup set to revive Tokyo market
Although weak economic fundamentals have been factored into the Tokyo stock market to a large degree, trading currently remains directionless.
BUSINESS / TAKING STOCK
Nov 6, 2001
U.S. fundamentals key to Tokyo stocks
U.S. economic fundamentals, especially consumer spending, must be accurately assessed to forecast the trend of Tokyo stocks in November, because U.S. consumer sentiment is believed certain to weaken in light of the worsening employment situation and expanding anthrax scare.
BUSINESS / TAKING STOCK
Sep 18, 2001
Jitters rife prior to Wall Street reopening
Last week's terrorist attacks in the United States sent stock markets reeling around the world.
BUSINESS / TAKING STOCK
Aug 14, 2001
Fed survey compounds fears
The U.S. Federal Reserve's latest survey of regional banks has offered fresh evidence of worsening business sentiment, clouding economic and earnings prospects.
BUSINESS
Jun 5, 2001
Liquidity fails to fuel growth
Money is more available than needed by economic activity.
BUSINESS
May 1, 2001
Topix chart anticipating brighter future?
The Tokyo Stock Price Index of all issues listed on the first section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange finally closed above 1,341.82 points on April 26, bringing the closely watched chart to a point where investors are recommended to start buying shares.
BUSINESS
Mar 27, 2001
Aggressive action could make Mori great
Japan has been dealing with its economic problems more aggressively than ever since the mid-February meeting in Sicily of finance ministers and central bankers from the Group of Seven industrial powers.
BUSINESS
Feb 20, 2001
Small-cap issues find favor
Small-capitalization stocks, especially those traded on the over-the-counter market, are drawing strong buying interest.
BUSINESS
Dec 26, 2000
U.S. policy-shift sparks stock market rally
Favorable U.S. monetary policy news has sparked a massive stock market rally in New York and elsewhere.
BUSINESS
Sep 5, 2000
Some data rosy but others in wilting trend
The Tokyo stock market has been firming back since early August as the deterioration of the supply and demand balance has peaked out amid increased expectations for upward revisions of corporate earnings projections.
BUSINESS
Jun 27, 2000
Foreign investors' stock sales may abate
The catalyst for the recent corrections in Tokyo share prices was selling by foreign investors.
BUSINESS
May 23, 2000
Market focus turning to corporate profits
The Tokyo stock market is turning its attention to corporate earnings now that the highly anticipated U.S. Fed policy meeting is over.
BUSINESS
Feb 29, 2000
Road ahead clears for Tokyo stock market
After struggling to find its direction for weeks, the Tokyo stock market appears poised to test higher ground.
BUSINESS
Jan 25, 2000
Info-tech boom to stay hot
The Tokyo stock market is maintaining its upward trend amid expectations of a global economic recovery led by information technology-related investment and a favor- able supply-and-demand balance of stocks.
Nippon Steel alleges undue White House influence on doomed deal review
U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the economy at the Brookings Institution in Washington on Dec. 10.
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.
Mother hopes for reunion with daughter ensnared by Tokyo host clubs
The Kabukicho district in Tokyo, where the daughter of a woman in her 60s fell deeply into the host club culture.
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
A group of elephant keepers in Chiang Saen, Thailand, remove plastic waste from the Ruak River, a tributary of the Mekong River, as a pair of Asian elephants bathe behind them.
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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