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Year 2022

May. 2, 2022: Outlook for Japanese Stock Market & Economy - May 2022

Apr. 1, 2022: Outlook for Japanese Stock Market & Economy - April 2022

Mar. 1, 2022: Outlook for Japanese Stock Market & Economy - March 2022

Jan. 31, 2022: Outlook for Japanese Stock Market & Economy - February 2022

Jan. 4, 2022: Outlook for Japanese Stock Market & Economy - January 2022

Year 2021

Dec. 3, 2021: Outlook for Japanese Stock Market & Economy - December 2021

Nov. 2, 2021: Outlook for Japanese Stock Market & Economy - November 2021

Oct. 11, 2021: Outlook for Japanese Stock Market & Economy - October 2021

Sep. 2, 2021: Outlook for Japanese Stock Market & Economy - September 2021

Aug. 5, 2021: Outlook for Japanese Stock Market & Economy - August 2021

Jul. 6, 2021: Outlook for Japanese Stock Market & Economy - July 2021

Jun. 1, 2021: Outlook for Japanese Stock Market & Economy - June 2021

May. 11, 2021: Outlook for Japanese Stock Market & Economy - May 2021

Apr. 7, 2021: Outlook for Japanese Stock Market & Economy - April 2021

Mar. 12, 2021: REIT Monthly March 2021

Feb. 22, 2021: Outlook for Japanese Economy & Stock Market - March 2021

Feb. 9, 2021: REIT Monthly February 2021

Feb. 8, 2021: Outlook for Japanese Economy & Stock Market - February 2021

Jan. 28, 2021: REIT Monthly January 2021

Year 2020

Dec. 23, 2020: Outlook for Japanese Economy & Stock Market - January 2021

Dec. 15, 2020: REIT Monthly December 2020

Nov. 27, 2020: Outlook for Japanese Economy & Stock Market - December 2020

Nov. 17, 2020: REIT Monthly November 2020

Oct. 28, 2020: Outlook for Japanese Economy & Stock Market - November 2020

Oct. 22, 2020: Asia Macro & Market 4Q 2020 Outlook

Oct. 12, 2020: REIT Monthly October 2020

Sep. 25, 2020: Outlook for Japanese Economy & Stock Market - October 2020

Sep. 10, 2020: REIT Monthly September 2020

Aug. 21, 2020: Outlook for Japanese Economy & Stock Market -September 2020

Aug. 12, 2020: REIT Monthly August 2020

Jul. 28, 2020: Outlook for Japanese Economy & Stock Market -August 2020

Jul. 20, 2020: Asia Macro & Market 3Q 2020 Outlook

Jul. 9, 2020: REIT Monthly July 2020

Jun. 24, 2020: Outlook for Japanese Economy & Stock Market -July 2020

Jun. 8, 2020: REIT Monthly June 2020

May. 26, 2020: Outlook for Japanese Economy & Stock Market -June 2020

May. 18, 2020: REIT Monthly May 2020

Apr. 28, 2020: Outlook for Japanese Economy & Stock Market -May 2020

Apr. 27, 2020: Asia Macro & Market 2Q 2020 Outlook

Apr. 8, 2020: REIT Monthly April 2020

Apr. 2, 2020: Outlook for Japanese Economy & Stock Market -April 2020

Mar. 9, 2020: REIT Monthly March 2020

Feb. 21, 2020: Outlook for Japanese Economy & Stock Market -March 2020

Feb. 7, 2020: REIT Monthly February 2020

Jan. 28, 2020: Outlook for Japanese Economy & Stock Market -February2020

Jan. 17, 2020: REIT Monthly January 2020

Year 2019

Dec. 24, 2019: Outlook for Japanese Economy & Stock Market -January2020

Dec. 10, 2019: REIT Monthly December 2019

Dec. 10, 2019: Asia Macro & Market 4Q 2019 Outlook

Nov. 22, 2019: Outlook for Japanese Economy & Stock Market -December2019

Nov. 13, 2019: REIT Monthly November 2019

Oct. 24, 2019: Outlook for Japanese Economy & Stock Market -November2019

Oct. 9, 2019: REIT Monthly October 2019

Sep. 27, 2019: Outlook for Japanese Economy & Stock Market -October2019

Sep. 10, 2019: REIT Monthly September 2019

Aug. 22, 2019: Outlook for Japanese Economy & Stock Market - September 2019

Aug. 8, 2019: REIT Monthly August 2019

Jul. 23, 2019: Outlook for Japanese Economy & Stock Market - August 2019

Jul. 12, 2019: Asia Macro & Market 3Q 2019 Outlook

Jul. 5, 2019: REIT Monthly July 2019

Jun. 19, 2019: Outlook for Japanese Economy & Stock Market - July 2019

Jun. 11, 2019: REIT Monthly June 2019

May. 28, 2019: Outlook for Japanese Economy & Stock Market - June 2019

May. 17, 2019: REIT Monthly May 2019

Apr. 18, 2019: Outlook for Japanese Economy & Stock Market - May 2019

Apr. 11, 2019: REIT Monthly April 2019

Mar. 27, 2019: Japanese Stock Market Outlook April 2019

Mar. 18, 2019: REIT Monthly March 2019

Feb. 26, 2019: Japanese Stock Market Outlook March 2019

Feb. 8, 2019: REIT Monthly February 2019

Jan. 29, 2019: Japanese Stock Market Outlook February 2019

Jan. 29, 2019: Asia Macro & Market 1Q 2019 Outlook

Jan. 16, 2019: REIT Monthly January 2019

Year 2018

Dec. 12, 2018: Japanese Stock Market Outlook December 2018 & January 2019

Dec. 11, 2018: REIT Monthly December 2018

Nov. 8, 2018: REIT Monthly November 2018

Nov. 1, 2018: Asia Macro & Market 4Q 2018 Outlook

Oct. 31, 2018: REIT Monthly October 2018

Oct. 23, 2018: Japanese Stock Market Outlook November 2018

Sep. 27, 2018: Japanese Stock Market Outlook October 2018

Sep. 18, 2018: REIT Monthly September 2018

Aug. 24, 2018: Japanese Stock Market Outlook September 2018

Aug. 17, 2018: REIT Monthly August 2018

Jul. 26, 2018: Asia Macro & Market 3Q 2018 Outlook

Jul. 23, 2018: Japanese Stock Market Outlook August 2018

Jul. 11, 2018: REIT Monthly July 2018

Jun. 27, 2018: Japanese Stock Market Outlook July 2018

Jun. 19, 2018: REIT Monthly June 2018

May. 28, 2018: Japanese Stock Market Outlook June 2018

May. 15, 2018: REIT Monthly May 2018

May. 7, 2018: Japanese Stock Market Outlook May 2018

Apr. 26, 2018: REIT Monthly March 2018

Apr. 26, 2018: REIT Monthly April 2018

Apr. 20, 2018: Asia Macro & Market 2Q 2018 Outlook

Mar. 28, 2018: Japanese Stock Market Outlook April 2018

Feb. 28, 2018: REIT Monthly February 2018

Feb. 27, 2018: Japanese Stock Market Outlook March 2018

Feb. 16, 2018: REIT Monthly January 2018

Jan. 24, 2018: Japanese Stock Market Outlook February 2018

Jan. 23, 2018: Asia Macro & Market 1Q 2018 Outlook

Year 2017

Dec. 29, 2017: REIT Monthly December 2017

Dec. 22, 2017: Japanese Stock Market Outlook January 2018

Dec. 8, 2017: REIT Monthly November 2017

Nov. 21, 2017: Japanese Stock Market Outlook December 2017

Nov. 2, 2017: REIT Monthly October 2017

Oct. 25, 2017: Japanese Stock Market Outlook November 2017

Sep. 28, 2017: Japanese Stock Market Outlook October 2017

Sep. 28, 2017: REIT Monthly September 2017

Sep. 28, 2017: Asia Macro & Market 4Q 2017 Outlook

Aug. 24, 2017: Japanese Stock Market Outlook September 2017

Aug. 17, 2017: REIT Monthly August 2017

Jul. 24, 2017: REIT Monthly July 2017

Jul. 24, 2017: Japanese Stock Market Outlook August 2017

Jun. 29, 2017: Japanese Stock Market Outlook July 2017

Jun. 14, 2017: REIT Monthly June 2017

May. 30, 2017: Japanese Stock Market Outlook June 2017

May. 15, 2017: REIT Monthly May 2017

Apr. 24, 2017: Japanese Stock Market Outlook May 2017

Apr. 13, 2017: REIT Monthly April 2017

Mar. 30, 2017: Japanese Stock Market Outlook April 2017

Mar. 14, 2017: Asian Macro & Market Outlook March 2017

Mar. 13, 2017: REIT Monthly March 2017

Mar. 2, 2017: Japanese Stock Market Outlook March 2017

Feb. 10, 2017: REIT Monthly February 2017

Feb. 7, 2017: Asian Macro & Market Outlook February 2017

Feb. 1, 2017: Japanese Stock Market Outlook February 2017

Jan. 18, 2017: Asian Macro & Market Outlook January 2017

Jan. 17, 2017: REIT Monthly January 2017

Year 2016

Dec. 27, 2016: Japanese Stock Market Outlook January 2017

Dec. 13, 2016: REIT Monthly December 2016

Dec. 8, 2016: Asian Macro & Market Outlook December 2016

Nov. 28, 2016: Japanese Stock Market Outlook December 2016

Nov. 15, 2016: REIT Monthly November 2016

Nov. 8, 2016: Asian Macro & Market Outlook November 2016

Oct. 25, 2016: Japanese Stock Market Outlook November 2016

Oct. 20, 2016: REIT Monthly October 2016

Oct. 7, 2016: Asian Macro & Market Outlook October 2016

Sep. 28, 2016: Japanese Stock Market Outlook October 2016

Sep. 9, 2016: Asian Macro & Market Outlook September 2016

Sep. 7, 2016: REIT Monthly September 2016

Sep. 5, 2016: Japanese Stock Market Outlook September 2016

Aug. 19, 2016: Asian Macro & Market Outlook August 2016

Aug. 15, 2016: REIT Monthly August 2016

Aug. 4, 2016: Japanese Stock Market Outlook August 2016

Jul. 26, 2016: REIT Monthly July 2016

Jul. 26, 2016: Asian Macro & Market Outlook July 2016

Jun. 14, 2016: REIT Monthly June 2016

Jun. 14, 2016: Asian Macro & Market Outlook June 2016

Jun. 1, 2016: Japanese Stock Market Outlook June 2016

May. 19, 2016: Asian Macro & Market Outlook May 2016

May. 17, 2016: REIT Monthly May 2016

May. 2, 2016: Japanese Stock Market Outlook May 2016

Apr. 19, 2016: Asian Macro & Market Outlook April 2016

Apr. 11, 2016: REIT Monthly April 2016

Apr. 1, 2016: Japanese Stock Market Outlook April 2016

Mar. 17, 2016: Asian Macro & Market Outlook March 2016

Mar. 8, 2016: REIT Monthly March 2016

Feb. 24, 2016: Japanese Stock Market Outlook March 2016

Feb. 19, 2016: Asian Macro & Market Outlook February 2016

Feb. 9, 2016: REIT Monthly February 2016

Jan. 28, 2016: Japanese Stock Market Outlook February 2016

Jan. 20, 2016: Asia Macro & Market Outlook January 2016

Jan. 13, 2016: REIT Monthly January 2016

Year 2015

Dec. 29, 2015: Japanese Stock Market Outlook January 2016

Dec. 18, 2015: Asia Macro & Market Outlook December 2015

Dec. 9, 2015: REIT Monthly December 2015

Nov. 30, 2015: Japanese Stock Market Outlook December 2015

Nov. 25, 2015: Asia Macro & Market Outlook November 2015

Nov. 9, 2015: REIT Monthly November2015

Oct. 29, 2015: Japanese Stock Market Outlook November 2015

Oct. 20, 2015: Asia Macro & Market Outlook October 2015

Oct. 8, 2015: REIT Monthly October 2015

Sep. 30, 2015: Japanese Stock Market Outlook October 2015

Sep. 16, 2015: Asian Stock Market Outlook September2015

Sep. 10, 2015: REIT Monthly September 2015

Aug. 28, 2015: Japanese Stock Market Outlook September 2015

Aug. 18, 2015: Asian Stock Market Outlook August 2015

Aug. 7, 2015: REIT Monthly August 2015

Jul. 28, 2015: Japanese Stock Market Outlook August2015

Jul. 14, 2015: REIT Monthly July 2015

Jul. 7, 2015: Asian Stock Market Outlook July 2015

Jun. 29, 2015: Japanese Stock Market Outlook July 2015

Jun. 8, 2015: REIT Monthly June 2015

Jun. 8, 2015: Asian Stock Market Outlook June 2015

May. 28, 2015: Japanese Stock Market Outlook June 2015

May. 13, 2015: REIT Monthly May 2015

May. 11, 2015: Asian Stock Market Outlook May 2015

Apr. 28, 2015: Japanese Stock Market Outlook May 2015

Apr. 7, 2015: REIT Monthly April 2015

Apr. 6, 2015: Asian Stock Market Outlook April 2015

Mar. 27, 2015: Japanese Stock Market Outlook April 2015

Mar. 9, 2015: REIT Monthly March 2015

Feb. 25, 2015: Japanese Stock Market Outlook March 2015

Feb. 6, 2015: REIT Monthly February 2015

Jan. 28, 2015: Japanese Stock Market Outlook February 2015

Jan. 9, 2015: REIT Monthly January 2015

Year 2014

Dec. 29, 2014: Japanese Stock Market Outlook January 2015

Dec. 8, 2014: REIT Monthly December 2014

Nov. 27, 2014: Japanese Stock Market Outlook December 2014

Nov. 13, 2014: REIT Monthly November 2014

Sep. 30, 2014: Japanese Stock Market Outlook October 2014

Spotlight on Asia - Will Ukraine crisis affect Japanese market?

Spotlight on Asia - Time for Value Rhymes with Small-cap

Spotlight on Asia - Japanese Economy : Optimistic or Pessimistic?

Year 2019

Jul. 26, 2019: Result of the Japanese Upper House Election and Impacts on Japanese Stocks

Jul. 5, 2019: “Tankan survey”; large manufacturers’ business confidence deteriorated for 2 consecutive quarters

Jun. 18, 2019: Sustainability of current liquidity-driven rally and strong stock price

May. 23, 2019: APAC REIT Markets (May 2019)

May. 17, 2019: "Street Business Sentiment" Current Conditions DI slightly improved in April

Feb. 7, 2019: How could Japanese stocks return to its bullish trend?

Feb. 6, 2019: Ripple effect is expected by "5G" launch

Jan. 29, 2019: 2019 JPY/USD rate outlook

Jan. 28, 2019: J-REIT's dividend yield rose again

Jan. 9, 2019: The cheapest Japanese small cap stock market after 2014 - Strong profit growth may support the stock price

Year 2018

Dec. 26, 2018: Is imbalance between supply and demand the reason of Japnese stock market fall?

Dec. 11, 2018: Japanese government accepts more "foreign workers"

Dec. 10, 2018: Osaka to host the "World Expo" - What would be the impact on economy?

Nov. 19, 2018: October "Office Vacancy Rate" improved further 2.20%

Nov. 14, 2018: "Street Business Sentiment", improved for the first time in two months

Nov. 5, 2018: Japanese small cap stocks became undervalued - Testing the bottom supported by solid profit growth

Sep. 18, 2018: Solid Asia Pacific REIT Market (August 2018)

Aug. 23, 2018: Despite good earnings result, Japanese equity market is waiting for sentiment improvement

Aug. 15, 2018: Solid Asia Pacific REIT Market (July 2018) - Market focuses on defensive nature of REITs

Jul. 19, 2018: "Street Business Sentiment," Both Current and Future DIs rose

Jul. 12, 2018: "Tankan survey"; large manufacturers business confidence deteriorated for 2 consecutive quarters

Jul. 10, 2018: Nikkei 225 Index's Market Outlook of Coming Summer Season

May. 29, 2018: What's revealed after Nikkei Average Recovered to JPY23,000

Apr. 19, 2018: Japanese Equity Market Outlook - High linkage between Global Manufacturing PMI and Japanese equity market

Apr. 17, 2018: Asia Pacific REIT Market was resilient (March 2018) - A tag of war between long-term interest rate fall and stock market fall

Apr. 10, 2018: Impact of "Cabinet Approval Rating" fall on the Japanese equity market

Feb. 27, 2018: Reason of "Stronger JPY" despite widening yield spread of Japan and US

Feb. 19, 2018: January "Office Vacancy Rate" in Tokyo's five central Wards improved moderately

Feb. 16, 2018: "Real GDP"; positive growth for 8 consecutive quarters

Feb. 15, 2018: "Spring Festival" holidays continues to increase tourism demand this year

Jan. 19, 2018: Japanese Equity Market Outlook - Long-term earnings growth drives Japanese small-cap stocks higher

Year 2017

Dec. 25, 2017: "Tankan survey"; record-high for the first time in 11 years

Dec. 18, 2017: Japanese Equity Market Outlook - What are the conditions to enter new market phase?

Nov. 17, 2017: Japan’s “Economic Recovery” alongside Record-high Economic Indicators

Nov. 8, 2017: Update on Japanese Equity Market Outlook

Oct. 20, 2017: September “Office Vacancy Rate” in Tokyo’s five central Wards was 3.17%

Oct. 16, 2017: “Street Business Sentiment”, Current Conditions DI revised upward

Oct. 11, 2017: Lower House election: market reaction analysis by election result patterns

Oct. 4, 2017: "Tankan survey" recovered to a 10 year high

Aug. 14, 2017: Nikkei 225 : Why at a stalemate for the first time in 31 years and a half

Jul. 28, 2017: Development race of "Autonomous Car" is accelerating (Japan)

Jul. 26, 2017: Buoyant Inbound Tourism Consumption due to increase in "Visitor Arrivals" to Japan

Jul. 10, 2017: Transformation of "General Shareholders' Meeting" in Japan

Jun. 7, 2017: Profitability renewed its record high since 1985

Jun. 6, 2017: Nikkei 225 Index Recovered to 20,000 level

May. 29, 2017: “Department Store Sales” rose for the first time in 14 months

May. 25, 2017: Japan's "Visitor Arrivals" continues to renew its record high

May. 23, 2017: “Street Business Sentiment” improved for the first time in 5 months

May. 19, 2017: “Office Vacancy Rate”, improved after temporal stagnation

May. 11, 2017: "Nikkei 225 and watershed level of 20,000"

May. 1, 2017: BOJ’s Monetary Policy (April 2017)

May. 1, 2017: “Golden Week holidays” ; Number of overseas travelers almost at its past record high

Apr. 25, 2017: “Autonomous Car” gets popular in our daily life (Japan)

Apr. 17, 2017: “Sakura Report” shows improving economy

Apr. 13, 2017: “Street Business Sentiment” continues to be subdued

Apr. 5, 2017: Price hike and its impact on “Consumer Price”

Mar. 23, 2017: 2017 Spring Wage Negotiation – Pay-rise for 4 consecutive years

Mar. 17, 2017: "Office Vacancy Rate", moderate improvement in February

Mar. 16, 2017: "AI" makes life more convenient!

Mar. 15, 2017: “MOF Corporate Statistics”; Capex increased

Mar. 15, 2017: “Street Business Sentiment”, subdued consumption continues

Feb. 17, 2017: "Real Wages" turned positive after 5 years (Japan)

Feb. 9, 2017: Increasing shareholder return such as "Dividends" (Japan)

Feb. 8, 2017: Impact of US's Yen devaluation claim on the Japanese equity

Feb. 8, 2017: "Premium Friday" starts! (Japan)

Feb. 2, 2017: 2017 "Shunto" to call on 4 consecutive years of pay scale increase

Feb. 1, 2017: Unchanged: Likely to maintain current policy for the time being

Jan. 30, 2017: Consumption trend change reflected in “Nationwide Department Store Sales”

Jan. 26, 2017: Solid performance of Japanese Small-cap equity market

Jan. 24, 2017: Make use of “iDeCo” for household asset building

Jan. 24, 2017: US President's Inauguration Speech / Impact on Japanese equity

Jan. 23, 2017: Japan's "Visitor Arrivals" revised its record high

Jan. 23, 2017: Ongoing recovery on solid tone in global economy and supportive policy measures

Jan. 19, 2017: “Sakura Report”, three regions were revised upward

Jan. 18, 2017: First break in improvement of “Street Business Sentiment” in 6 months

Jan. 16, 2017: "Office Vacancy Rate" starts to improve again

Jan. 16, 2017: "Japanese equity market (January 2017)"

Jan. 13, 2017: "2017 USD/JPY Exchange Rate Outlook"

Jan. 12, 2017: 2017 Japanese Equity Market Outlook

Year 2016

Dec. 27, 2016: Major Japanese Corporations' Earnings Outlook

Dec. 27, 2016: "Integrated Resorts" Promotion Bill was enacted

Dec. 26, 2016: "Japanese corporate earnings forecast"

Dec. 22, 2016: "GDP" growth rate was revised based on new measurement standard

Dec. 22, 2016: "Street Business Sentiment" continues to improve

Dec. 9, 2016: The government moves forward "Integrated Resort"development in Japan

Dec. 7, 2016: Japanese Equity Market – What to Focus on from here

Dec. 7, 2016: July-September 2016 "MOF Corporate Statistics"

Dec. 5, 2016: Japanese "Employment Environment" continue to improve

Nov. 25, 2016: "Total Population of Japan" is decreasing

Nov. 22, 2016: Number of "Foreign Visitors" Surpassed 20 million (Japan)

Nov. 22, 2016: Interim results of Japanese Automakers

Nov. 21, 2016: Office rent of Tokyo's central district rose for 34 consecutive months

Nov. 21, 2016: JPY has turned to decline against USD

Nov. 17, 2016: "Street Business Sentiment" improved by weather restoration

Nov. 14, 2016: A night after " US President Donald Trump " was elected

Nov. 11, 2016: BOJ's Monetary Policy Unchanged: Likely to maintain current policy for the time being

Nov. 11, 2016: Economic recovery to continue for a while underpinned by economic measures

Nov. 4, 2016: Investment Climate: "Inflation" and "Monetary Policy"

Oct. 27, 2016: Japanese corporates' Apr. - Sep. 2016 financial results

Oct. 27, 2016: Technical Analysis of USD/JPY Rate

Oct. 27, 2016: AI (Artificial Intelligence), the hottest topic! (Part-2)

Oct. 25, 2016: AI (Artificial Intelligence), the hottest topic!

Oct. 21, 2016: "Sakura Report", two regions were revised upward

Oct. 18, 2016: "Street Business Sentiment" declined marginally by weather factor

Oct. 18, 2016: "Office Vacancy Rate" improved in September

Oct. 14, 2016: USD/JPY rate forecast till 2016 year end

Oct. 14, 2016: Can BOJ control yield curve?

Oct. 12, 2016: "Yield Curve" of Japanese Government Bond (JGB)

Sep. 29, 2016: "Benchmark Land Price" of business area increased after 9 years

Sep. 28, 2016: Where would BOJ's new monetary policy settle down?

Sep. 27, 2016: BOJ's Assessment Results and Initial Market Reactions

Sep. 23, 2016: Active "Senior" is increasing year by year!

Sep. 21, 2016: "Office Vacancy Rate" improved further in August

Sep. 16, 2016: "Comprehensive Review" of monetary policy

Sep. 15, 2016: "Street Business Sentiment" improved for 2 straight months

Sep. 13, 2016: How to observe short term USD/JPY exchange rate

Sep. 12, 2016: Wages rose sharply for 2 straight months

Sep. 8, 2016: Moderate recovery supported by economic measures

Sep. 8, 2016: Capex keeps growing

Sep. 6, 2016: BOJ to rethink over monetary policy

Sep. 2, 2016: Boiling hot summer in Japan

Sep. 1, 2016: Japan's share prices and USD/JPY FX rate

Aug. 26, 2016: Tourists' explosive shopping slows?

Aug. 25, 2016: Japanese equity market August 2016

Aug. 24, 2016: Increasing female workers

Aug. 19, 2016: Japan sees record high inbound tourists

Aug. 18, 2016: Outdoor leisure activities are getting popular

Aug. 17, 2016: Japan's GDP growth Apr-Jun 2016

Aug. 16, 2016: Negative Interest Rate Policy: Impact on Bank Stocks

Aug. 16, 2016: Business sentiment ticks up

Aug. 16, 2016: "Office Vacancy Rate", improved to 3% level in July

Aug. 5, 2016: Go Japan with Pokémon GO

Aug. 5, 2016: When BOJ buys ETFs

Aug. 4, 2016: BOJ's assessment on its monetary policy

Aug. 3, 2016: Inbound tourists still increasing in Japan

Aug. 2, 2016: BOJ's monetary policy and Japanese market response

Jul. 12, 2016: Japan's office vacancy rate

Jul. 5, 2016: Japanese stock market outlook

Jun. 28, 2016: Trend in Japan's Shareholders' Meeting

Jun. 24, 2016: Comment on Brexit

Jun. 22, 2016: Japan braces for increasing foreign tourists

Jun. 17, 2016: Japan's shareholder return ratio

Jun. 16, 2016: "Tokyo office rent grows while vacancy rate declines"

Jun. 16, 2016: FY2016 Japan's corporate earnings outlook

Jun. 15, 2016: "Street Business Sentiment", Future Conditions DI Improved

Jun. 14, 2016: Implication of PM Abe's press conference to the Japanese equity market

Jun. 9, 2016: Japan's Capex is on growing trajectory

Jun. 2, 2016: Outlook on crude oil prices

May. 31, 2016: Japan set to delay sales tax hike

May. 23, 2016: Japan still sees growing inbound tourists

May. 20, 2016: Path to Nikkei 225 Index of JPY 18,000

May. 18, 2016: "Japan's Summer Bonus" grow for 3 years in a row

May. 16, 2016: Will current weaker JPY and higher stock price continue?

May. 12, 2016: Labor survey shows strong wage growth in Japan

Apr. 27, 2016: Monetary Policy Meeting of US and Japan

Apr. 20, 2016: Current trend and outlook of the Japanese equity market

Apr. 18, 2016: What is "the Benchmark Ratio" of BOJ?

Apr. 15, 2016: "Tourism Vision to Support the Future of Japan"

Apr. 14, 2016: Street Business Sentiment - Future Conditions DI Dropped

Apr. 14, 2016: Trigger for reversal of JPY appreciation

Apr. 11, 2016: Postponement of Consumption Tax Hike and its Impact to Japanese Equity

Apr. 5, 2016: What to focus on "Tankan survey"

Mar. 24, 2016: "Foreign Visitors" marked Second Historical High

Mar. 22, 2016: "New Condominium Sales" were lower than Previous Year

Mar. 17, 2016: BOJ's Monetary Policy March 2016

Mar. 16, 2016: Street Business Sentiment Gloomed

Mar. 15, 2016: Major Japanese Corporations' Earnings Outlook

Feb. 23, 2016: January "Foreign Visitors" - Solid Numbers

Feb. 17, 2016: Japanese Economic Analysis (February2016) - Economy to recover moderately to positive growth

Feb. 16, 2016: Office Vacancy Rate improved further in January

Feb. 15, 2016: Interest Rate Formation Mechanism after Introduction of Negative Interest Rate by BOJ

Feb. 10, 2016: Japanese equities oversold again, although underpinned by low interest rates

Feb. 10, 2016: Street Business Sentiment - Future Conditions DI Improved

Feb. 9, 2016: Outlook of "TPP" after signing

Feb. 3, 2016: Impact of BOJ's Policy Decision to the Japanese Equitiy and Currency markets

Jan. 26, 2016: Foreign Visitors related business became a Key Industry

Jan. 19, 2016: December Street Busines Sentiment Current Conditions DI Improved

Jan. 13, 2016: Keyword to look back 2015 - "NISA" accounts are steadily increasing

Jan. 6, 2016: Japanese Equity - 2015 Review & 2016 Outlook

Jan. 5, 2016: Keyword to look back 2015 - "Inbound Tourism Consumption"

Jan. 4, 2016: Keyword to look back 2015 - "TPP"

Year 2015

Dec. 29, 2015: Japanese Economic Outlook for Year 2016

Dec. 28, 2015: USD/JPY aftermath of FRB Interest Rate Hike & BOJ's Policy Decision

Dec. 24, 2015: BOJ's Monetary Policy (December 2015)

Dec. 18, 2015: Business Outlook Survey (Oct.-Dec. 2015)

Dec. 18, 2015: BOJ's Tankan and Market Outlook

Dec. 16, 2015: Re-examining the Impact of Low Crude Oil Price

Dec. 11, 2015: Major Japanese Corporations' Earnings Outlook

Dec. 10, 2015: Relationship between "TPP Policy Paper" and New 3 Arrows

Dec. 4, 2015: Summarizing the points of BOJ's Theory of Monetary Policy

Nov. 30, 2015: Foreign Visitors increased. Is it a Global Boom?

Nov. 27, 2015: Street Business Sentiment improved

Nov. 27, 2015: Nikkei 225 Index and the JPY20,000 Milestone

Nov. 25, 2015: Japanese GDP Growth (The first Preliminary Jul-Sep 2015 number)

Nov. 24, 2015: BOJ's "Outlook Report"

Nov. 20, 2015: Apr.-Sep. 2015 Business Results and Japanese Stock Market Outlook

Nov. 18, 2015: Hotel Occupancy Rate is rising sharply

Nov. 13, 2015: Women's "Labor Force" ratio rose

Nov. 10, 2015: Japanese Corporations' Earnings Outlook

Nov. 4, 2015: Listing of "3 Japan Post Group Companies"

Oct. 30, 2015: Background of recent Japanese Market Rally and its Outlook

Oct. 29, 2015: When does BOJ purchase ETFs?

Oct. 28, 2015: Foreign Visitors reaching 20 million a year

Oct. 28, 2015: Reduction of the "Effective Corporate Tax Rate"

Oct. 26, 2015: Abenomics 2.0 : The New Three Arrows

Oct. 26, 2015: Japanese Stock Market Outlook for the rest of the year

Oct. 22, 2015: Office Vacancy Rate improved further in September

Oct. 21, 2015: BOJ's Policy Board Members & Monetary Policy Outlook (Part2)

Oct. 21, 2015: Corporate Goods Price Index dropped 4 consecutive months

Oct. 20, 2015: Street Business Sentiment - Future Conditions DI of Household Activity Improved

Oct. 20, 2015: BOJ's Policy Board Members & Monetary Policy Outlook (Part1)

Oct. 5, 2015: September "Tankan" Survey saw Upward Revision of Capex

Oct. 5, 2015: Japanese Market Outlook - Strategist View

Oct. 1, 2015: Is the Trend in "Prices" still Steady?

Sep. 24, 2015: Consumption of Foreign Visitors, Positive to Land Prices

Sep. 18, 2015: Street Business Sentiment shows impact of global stock market plunge

Sep. 18, 2015: Real Wages turned positive after 2 years and 3 months

Sep. 3, 2015: MOF Corporate Statistics is in good shape

Sep. 2, 2015: Jul-Sep GDP growth rate likely to return to positive

Aug. 28, 2015: Latest Financial Market Trends -- Explore the possiblity of Chinese economic recovery

Aug. 25, 2015: White Paper on Leisure - Leisure Market is Expanding

Aug. 25, 2015: Focus is on Risk of Chinese economic downturn

Aug. 24, 2015: Consumer Prices and BOJ's Policies

Aug. 21, 2015: Negative Apr-Jun Japanese GDP growth, recovery expected in 2H

Aug. 21, 2015: Street Business Sentiment shows increase in sales of summer goods

Aug. 19, 2015: Major Japanese Corporates' Earnings Outlook

Aug. 11, 2015: Expansion of "Inbound Tourism Consumption" will continue

Aug. 10, 2015: NISA accounts are steadily increasing

Jul. 31, 2015: Economy is expected to modestly recover after a brief weakening

Jul. 28, 2015: Focus in Japanese Stock Market

Jul. 22, 2015: Domestic trip is the first choice for this summer vacation

Jul. 17, 2015: Will Shareholder return of Japanese companies increase?

Jul. 17, 2015: Office Vacancy Rate continues to improve

Jul. 14, 2015: Consideration on Chinese Shares' plunge

Jul. 13, 2015: Street Business Sentiment shadowed by weak JPY

Jul. 8, 2015: June "Tankan" survey showed business confidence improving

Jun. 30, 2015: Consumer Prices to rise moderately

Jun. 25, 2015: General Shareholders' Meeting, focusing on dialogue with investors

Jun. 23, 2015: BOJ's MPM framework revised for further transparency

Jun. 23, 2015: Number of foreign visitors to exceed 18 million this year

Jun. 17, 2015: What is FY2015 Japanese corporate earnings like?

Jun. 17, 2015: Consumption on Services is improving

Jun. 16, 2015: Central Tokyo - Improving Office Vancancy rate with rising Office Rent

Jun. 15, 2015: Is Japanese equity market in a "Bubble" phase?

Jun. 11, 2015: Stock Market after US Jobs Report

Jun. 10, 2015: Economic data shows expanding domestic demand

Jun. 9, 2015: Improvement of "Street Business Sentiment" spreading gradually

Jun. 5, 2015: The effect of consumption tax hike diminished

Jun. 3, 2015: Real Wages turned Positive in April

Jun. 3, 2015: Capex accelerated in Jan-Mar 2015

Jun. 2, 2015: Continued Inflow to Indian & Japanese Equity funds in May

Jun. 2, 2015: Bank of Japan's Inflation Targeting

Jun. 1, 2015: New graduates' Job market almost at its record high

Jun. 1, 2015: USD/JPY and Japanese Stock Market Outlook

May. 27, 2015: Is Japan's company forecast conservative for FY2015?

May. 26, 2015: BOJ raised economic outlook, keeping policy on hold

May. 25, 2015: Nationwide Department Store Sales accelerate

May. 25, 2015: Japanese Stock Market Outlook - Extra Issue

May. 21, 2015: Summer Bonus will grow for 2 consecutive years

May. 15, 2015: Improvement of "Street Business Sentiment", spreading nationwide

May. 12, 2015: NISA offers a smart Tax Saving

May. 1, 2015: BOJ's policy unchanged, Stocks fall following US data

Apr. 30, 2015: Cycle of "Corporate earnings expansion - Wage growth - Consumption recovery" expected

Apr. 28, 2015: Golden Week holidays reflects economic recovery

Apr. 27, 2015: Private Consumption is expected to recover from April

Apr. 23, 2015: US Presidential Election and USD/JPY Movement

Apr. 22, 2015: Can Asian REITs maintain high dividend yield?

Apr. 22, 2015: Two "Codes" will change Japanese companies and stock market

Apr. 17, 2015: Sakura Report shows improving economy

Apr. 17, 2015: USD/JPY continues range-trade

Apr. 15, 2015: Japanese Stock Market Outlook - Extra issue

Apr. 13, 2015: Nikkei 225 Hit 15 year high at 20,000 yen

Apr. 10, 2015: BOJ's Monetary Policy & Market Reaction

Apr. 10, 2015: What is required for a sustainable equity rally?

Apr. 9, 2015: Economy Watchers Survey shows consumption recovery

Apr. 6, 2015: "Tankan" Survey and the Japanese Stock Market

Apr. 3, 2015: Tankan Survery March 2015

Apr. 3, 2015: Solid Recovery of Industrial Production Continues

Apr. 2, 2015: Flow of Funds Accounts in Japan

Apr. 2, 2015: Asset Allocation of Public Pension Funds

Apr. 1, 2015: Nationwide Department Store Sales hit the bottom

Mar. 30, 2015: Monetary Easing and Weak Yen Push Up Land Price

Mar. 25, 2015: 2015 Spring Wage Negotiation ("Shunto")

Mar. 19, 2015: Annual Survey of Corporate Behavior

Mar. 17, 2015: Improving "Street Business Sentiment"

Mar. 16, 2015: Nikkei 225 recovered the level of year 2000

Mar. 6, 2015: MOF Corporate Statistics

Mar. 6, 2015: Inbound Tourism Consumption is expanding

Mar. 3, 2015: Recovery in Consumption expected

Feb. 25, 2015: Japanese Monetary Policy (Feb 2015)

Feb. 24, 2015: Inbound Tourism Consumption

Feb. 23, 2015: Factors that influence USD/JPY rate (3/3)

Feb. 18, 2015: Factors that influence USD/JPY rate (2/3)

Feb. 17, 2015: Factors that influence USD/JPY rate (1/3)

Feb. 13, 2015: Change in "BOJ Policy Board Member"

Feb. 10, 2015: Street Business Sentiment showed a solid recovery sign

Feb. 9, 2015: Japanese Corporate Earnings

Feb. 6, 2015: Real Wages show improvement

Feb. 5, 2015: China & Asia Investment Monthly Feb2015

Feb. 4, 2015: Launch of "Fuel Cell Vehicle"

Feb. 3, 2015: What is the BOJ's focus for their monetary policy decision?

Feb. 2, 2015: Number of Bankruptcies declines for 6 years

Jan. 29, 2015: Is the Japanese Equity Market Overvalued?

Jan. 28, 2015: Expanding "Inbound Tourism Consumption"

Jan. 27, 2015: NISA to broaden Investor's base

Jan. 23, 2015: Number of Foreign Tourists Hit Record High

Jan. 21, 2015: Japanese Corporate Tax Reform

Jan. 19, 2015: FY2015 Japanese National Budget

Jan. 15, 2015: Bright Sign in "Street Business Sentiment"

Jan. 13, 2015: Economy to Recover after Tax Hike Impact Fades away

Year 2014

Dec. 26, 2014: 2015 Asia (ASEAN 4 & India) Economic Outlook

Dec. 26, 2014: FY2015 Japanese Economic Outlook

Dec. 25, 2014: Weak JPY's Impact on Corporate Earnings in FY2015

Dec. 24, 2014: The First Year for "NISA"

Dec. 17, 2014: Lower House election result and market trend

Dec. 11, 2014: What is the outlook for Asian REIT markets in 2015?

Dec. 10, 2014: Equity Market Trend under Abe’s administration

Dec. 4, 2014: Downgrade of Japanese Government Bonds

Dec. 3, 2014: Japanese Economic Indicators (November 2014)

Nov. 28, 2014: Why is Japanese Mid & small-cap stock investment attractive?

Nov. 27, 2014: The Impact of JPY Depreciation on Manufacturers' Earnings

Nov. 27, 2014: Decision on Delaying Further Consumption Tax Hike

Nov. 14, 2014: Street Business Sentiment (October 2014)

Nov. 12, 2014: Office Vacancy Rate in Japan (October 2014)

Nov. 11, 2014: What sort of companies are there in Mid & Small-cap stocks?

Nov. 11, 2014: Nationwide Department Store Sales (09. 2014)

Nov. 7, 2014: GPIF’s Change of Base Portfolio

Nov. 5, 2014: Japanese Equity Market ? Highest in 7 years

Nov. 5, 2014: Additional Quantitative & Qualitative Easing by the BOJ

Nov. 4, 2014: Japan’s Stewardship Code

Oct. 24, 2014: Office Vacancy Rate in Japan

Oct. 23, 2014: What are the features of Mid & Small-cap stocks investment?

Oct. 22, 2014: Japanese "National Strategic Special Zones"

Oct. 20, 2014: Close to Ending Deflation Judging from the Phillips Curve

Oct. 17, 2014: Strong corporate earnings to support the equity price

Oct. 16, 2014: August Machinery Orders ? Moderate Recovery

Oct. 10, 2014: The Japanese economy will turn to improve despite recent slowdown

Oct. 8, 2014: Is further JPY depreciation unfavorable for Japanese economy?

Oct. 7, 2014: Is Japanese Equity market really "Undervalued"?

Oct. 6, 2014: Private Sector Wages - Increased for the 1st time in 3 years

Sep. 30, 2014: Will Japanese Equity Market Catch Up?

Sep. 30, 2014: Asian REIT Market Outlook

Sep. 25, 2014: Will Strong Corporate Earnings Growth be Sustainable?

Sep. 25, 2014: Favorable employment conditions to support economy

Sep. 24, 2014: Asset Allocation Review by Public Pension Funds

Sep. 24, 2014: Nikkei 225 Broke Historical High since Abe Cabinet was formed

Sep. 17, 2014: Basic Salary is Bottoming Out - Full-scale Recovery Yet to Come

Sep. 4, 2014: July Nationwide CPI

Sep. 3, 2014: July Industrial Production Indices

Sep. 2, 2014: July Employment Data

Sep. 1, 2014: SME Business Conditions Survey

Aug. 29, 2014: Will JPY be back to strong vs. US$ again?

Aug. 29, 2014: Will Corporate Earnings Continue to Grow Further?

Aug. 29, 2014: White Paper on Leisure

Aug. 22, 2014: FY2014 Corporate Earnings- Aftermath of the Consumption Tax Hike

Aug. 20, 2014: June Machinery Orders & Jul.-Sep. Forecast- Moderate Recovery Expected

Aug. 19, 2014: Apr-Jun 2014 First Preliminary GDP Estimates Keep an Eye on Future Policy

Aug. 12, 2014: "June Employment Data -Reflected Shortage of Labour, Recovery of Consumer Expenditure Anticipated"

Aug. 7, 2014: Analysis on Latest Japanese Economic Indicators (July 2014)

Jul. 31, 2014: Checking Valuation of Global Stock Markets

Jul. 23, 2014: Number of Domestic Travelers ?Likely to Break the Historical High This Summer

Jul. 22, 2014: BOJ Monetary Policy Meeting -Economic Assessments & Monetary Policy Unchanged

Jul. 15, 2014: May Machinery Orders -　Sharp Decline but only Caused by Special Factors

Jul. 14, 2014: June Economy Watchers Survey -Impact of Consumption Tax Hike Fading Away

Jul. 11, 2014: Personal Consumption -Hope of Recovery from Summer

Jul. 10, 2014: Basic Salary Increased,"Will Consumer Spending also Increase ?"

Jul. 7, 2014: Implication of "Corporate Governance" to Japanese Economy

Jul. 3, 2014: Applause to Abenomics? ?Japanese Equity Held by Foreign Investors Substantially Increased

Jul. 2, 2014: May Nationwide Consumer Price Index- Upward Trend Intact, Almost Flat

Jun. 26, 2014: Analysis on Latest Japanese Economic Indicators (June 2014)

Jun. 19, 2014: Growth Strategy" - Pillars of Basic Frames Revealed

Jun. 18, 2014: April Machinery Orders -Maintained Stability Despite Pullback of Tax Hike

Jun. 18, 2014: Travel Balance" Turned Positive! ? Contribution to Economy Expected

Jun. 16, 2014: REIT Markets Rose Globally in May

Jun. 12, 2014: Jan-Mar 2014 Second Preliminary GDP Estimates- Further Upswing in Capex

Jun. 12, 2014: May Economy Watchers Survey?Important to Secure Consumption Power May

Jun. 6, 2014: April Employment Data -No Impact of the Tax Hike, New Job Offer Increased

May. 28, 2014: Household Savings" ? Historical High after 8 Years

May. 26, 2014: Rise in "Employment Rate of University Graduate"Corporations Actively Recruiting

May. 23, 2014: Prices at Superstore Largely Rising Thanks to Solid Consumer Appetite

May. 23, 2014: April Trade StatisticsDrop in Fuel Import Cut Trade Deficit Substantially

May. 22, 2014: March Machinery Orders & Apr.-Jun. Forecast- Stable Growth of Capex Expected

May. 20, 2014: Jan-Mar 2014 First Preliminary GDP EstimatesUpswing in Capex

May. 20, 2014: Summer Bonus" - Big Jump after 3 Years

May. 16, 2014: April Economy Watchers Survey? Possible Recovery this Summer

May. 13, 2014: March Employment Statistics Labor Supply-Demand Still Quite High

May. 12, 2014: FY2013 Corporate Earnings Estimate and FY2014 Outlook of the Japanese Corporations

May. 8, 2014: Outlook for Economic Activity and Prices Report: The BOJ, More Confident on Getting Out of Deflation

May. 7, 2014: Post-tax-hike Demand Better than Feared

May. 1, 2014: April "Tokyo core CPI Consumption Tax Hike Passed through as Anticipated

Apr. 25, 2014: "GPIF" Reform Set to Move – Seeking for Higher Return

Apr. 24, 2014: "Equity Investment by Foreign Investors" A Key to the Japanese Stock Market

Apr. 17, 2014: Japan`s Monetary Policy (April) ~ Unprecedented Monetary Easing Left Unchanged～

Apr. 15, 2014: Street Business Sentiment Ahead of Consumption Tax Hike, Current Conditions DI Marked Record Hig

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