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Nikkei Asia
2 days ago
- Business
- Nikkei Asia
North American investors quadruple Japan stock purchases in 1st half
The Tokyo Stock Exchange saw an influx of foreign investment in the first half of the year. (Photo by Yuki Kohara) AKIRA INUJIMA TOKYO -- Value-hunting North American investors sharply raised their bets on the Japanese stock market in the first half of the year as they sought to diversify their portfolios away from the U.S. North American investors bought 835.4 billion yen ($5.62 billion) worth of Japanese equities on a net basis from January to June, four times the year-earlier level, according to data released by the Tokyo Stock Exchange on Friday.


Nikkei Asia
04-07-2025
- Business
- Nikkei Asia
Japan pension whale GPIF posts $678bn in returns over 5 years
Japan's Government Pension Investment Fund is one of the world's largest institutional investors. (Photo by Nikkei) AKIRA INUJIMA and JUMPEI KINEFUCHI TOKYO -- Japan's Government Pension Investment Fund enlarged its assets by 98 trillion yen ($678 billion) over five years ending with fiscal 2024 while posting returns of 1.7 trillion yen, or $11.8 billion, for that final fiscal year, the fund reported on Friday. Rising stock prices at home and abroad drove the heavy gains over the medium-term period. But the weak yen also played a role, accounting for about 40% of the increase, prompting concern about a backlash as the Japanese currency strengthens.