The continued firmness of share prices in New York in recent weeks has helped the Tokyo stock market rebound.
It remains to be seen, however, whether Tokyo stocks have found their bottom.
Given the nation's bleak economic prospects and the continuing uncertainty over bad-loan disposals by domestic banks, further market volatility appears inevitable.
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