Caution priority for Bank of Japan head

Japan’s bitter memories of its decades-long battle with deflation hang heavily over the central bank’s deliberations to take its first modest step away from ultra-loose monetary policy, even as ...

Japan’s stockmarket rally may disappoint investors

So far this year, foreign investors have bought ¥3.8trn ($27bn) more in Japanese stocks than they have sold, the most since 2013. Beneficiaries include Japan’s cheaply priced value stocks, such as the five sogo shosha (general trading companies) that Mr Buffet has bought stakes in.