Hideo Arimura

Investor confidence about profits at exporters is getting much stronger for the coming fiscal year. The dollar's advance is a read more

Investor confidence about profits at exporters is getting much stronger for the coming fiscal year. The dollar's advance is a major support for the bullish outlook.

Automakers are still cheap relative to their earnings outlook.

Automakers are still cheap relative to their earnings outlook.

Speculation about an end to interest rate rises is strengthening more than ever. The central bank's minutes prompted buying of read more

Speculation about an end to interest rate rises is strengthening more than ever. The central bank's minutes prompted buying of electronics makers today.

The latest GDP figure confirms Japan's economy is now on a solid recovery trend with consumer spending, wages and employment read more

The latest GDP figure confirms Japan's economy is now on a solid recovery trend with consumer spending, wages and employment all showing improvement. There are more than enough reasons to expect that domestic demand-related stocks will rise further.

Technology stocks were bought as some news, like that about Toshiba today, surprised investors who weren't expecting much from the read more

Technology stocks were bought as some news, like that about Toshiba today, surprised investors who weren't expecting much from the industry.