Six months ago, interest in Japanese stocks was at a very low level.
Forecasts for the UK economy are starting to look overambitious.
Newton Asian Income manager Jason Pidcock discusses his expectations for the region's markets in 2010 with Asset TV's Mark Colegate
Manager anticipates intense money printing as Japanese government launches quantitative easing measures
Japan's economy grew by a better than expected 1.1% in the final quarter of last year, although it contracted by over 5% during the whole of 2009.
Legal & General Investment Management plans to merge its £34m Japanese trust into its tracker equivalent, with manager Andrew Nagele and team set to leave the group.
GLG Partners has launched a currency-hedged replica of its £698m Japan CoreAlpha fund.
As a country, Japan's rocky ride through the global downturn has led some commentators to question the country's future, while the long-term returns from the market have been variously disappointing or unimpressive for nearly two decades.