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Japanese stocks reach a 30-year high
News Japan’s Nikkei 225 stockmarket index has broken through the 30,000-point level for the first time since 1990.
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Japanese stocks have hit a new milestone – one not seen since 1990
Opinion The Nikkei 225 – Japan’s oldest stockmarket index – has finally hit 30,000 for the first time in 30 years. It’s just one more reason to invest in one of our favourite markets, says John Stepek.
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Nervous investors miss out on Japan's biggest stockmarket rise in 26 years
News British investors pulled £145m from Japanese funds in September. But they are missing out – Japan’s Nikkei 225 index gained 15% in November, its best monthly showing since 1994.
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Investing in Japan: much more than just a bet on a global rebound
Interviews Jonathan Allum, one of the finance industry’s longest-serving and most experienced observers of the Japanese market, talks to Merryn Somerset Webb about what might happen next.
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The MoneyWeek Podcast: Jonathan Allum on why Japan is both different and the same
Podcasts Merryn talks to Japan expert Jonathan Allum who explains why many people's ideas of Japan are misguided, and why if you're looking to profit from a post-global Covid recovery, it's an interesting place for investors to start.
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Peter Tasker on Japan's extraordinary resilience, and why you should invest
Podcasts Merryn talks to Peter Tasker of Arcus, a specialist Japanese equity investment firm, about the extraordinary resilience of Japanese companies, how the country has handled the pandemic, the many attractions for investors, and why you should join Warren Buffett in buying in.
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Samsung faces shake-up after chairman's death
News South Korean conglomerate Samsung could be “shaken up” after the death of chairman Lee Kun-hee last week.
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What Warren Buffett sees in Japan
News Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway group has spent $6bn on stakes in five Japanese trading houses, despite other investors souring on the world’s third-biggest economy.
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Warren Buffett's new interest in Japan
Editor's letter Warren Buffett has bought into all five of Japan’s major trading companies at a cost of around $6bn. This makes sense, says Merryn Somerset Webb. Japan looks pretty cheap
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