Nikkei slips as election, US tariffs weigh

TOKYO: Japan’s Nikkei share gauge slid on Thursday, snapping a two-day advance, as trade frictions and an upcoming election weighed on investor sentiment. The Nikkei 225 Index lost 0.6% to 39,646.36, ...

Japan has been hit by investing fever

Then, in January 2024, the government overhauled its NISA scheme, a tax-free investing option modelled on Britain’s ISA s. The scheme has proved much more successful than ministers anticipated.