This one might sounds odd but according to my data foreign ownership of Japanese stock used to be on the ~40% level out of total corporate Japan and was accounted to ~60% of the daily volume. Recently with Japanese companies taking defensive measures against... read more
Domestic Economical Slowdown: The Japanese governments launch a ridicules war against consumer finance companies (provide non secure loans) as well as on regional banks that have lots of loans on their books. As a result a trench of the society that relays on those... read more
Exchange Rates: Much said about this topic. The yean us heading towards the ¥95=$US1 as global factors forcing it. i.e. means expensive goods from Japan equal slowing sales outside Japan.
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