Foreign investors have been “ substantially underweight on Japan and primed for significant buying.” In a market where foreigners account for two-thirds of stock trading, a switch in overseas sentiment could change the dynamic.... It would also be the first year of net purchases by foreigners since 2017, data from Japan Exchange Group showed. The Topix index soared to its highest since 1990 after Suga said he was departing.... A general election due in autumn that had been seen a risk with Sug

29 is assured of becoming Japan's next prime minister because of the party's parliamentary majority.... Two women-Sanae Takaichi, 60, a former internal affairs minister, and Seiko Noda, 61, a former minister for gender equality-are the other candidates in a four-way race. Parliament is expected to convene on Oct.... " As the pandemic subsides, consumption will likely strengthen."( Reporting by Leika Kihara; Editing by Simon Cameron-Moore)....

Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is seen in Tokyo's Minato Ward on Dec.... " Markets could react negatively if they take( the new capitalism policy) as being socialist," Abe said during the TV program.... " We shouldn't be viewed as moving our focus from growth." Despite presenting a new direction, Kishida, like Abe and Suga, remains committed to drastic monetary easing and fiscal spending in hopes of rejuvenating the domestic economy....

" Abenomics" economic policy mix....

its campaign pledges ahead of the Oct.... The latest offering is critical of the" Abenomics

correction of" Abenomics," which has been criticized as helping lift corporate earnings and share

combines the pro-growth policies of former premier Shinzo Abe's" Abenomics" stimulus measures and

TOKYO( Reuters)-Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida suffered an unexpected blow just days before his ruling Liberal Democratic Party( LDP) heads into national polls, as the party lost one of two parliamentary by-elections over the weekend. The loss of an upper house seat in Shizuoka prefecture, to an independent candidate supported by the opposition, comes as Kishida's popularity has taken a hit in opinion polls, raising the prospect his time in office could be short-lived.He has called for a"

The coronavirus pandemic made abundantly clear the serious economic gap among the public in Japan.... It was two years ago that a 37-year-old woman opened up a small ramen shop in Tokyo's Kanda district with her husband.... The unique flavor of their ramen made their shop popular, with people lining up for bowls of piping hot noodles....

TOKYO: The Bank of Japan( BoJ) kept monetary policy steady yesterday but offered a bleaker view on exports and output, reinforcing expectations the bank will maintain its massive stimulus even as major counterparts eye a withdrawal of crisis-mode support. The gloom hanging over manufacturers, hit by Asian factory shutdowns caused by the coronavirus pandemic, adds to woes for Japan’s fragile recovery, which has been hobbled by weak consumption.“ Exports and factory output continue to increase, al