Last year was challenging for Japanese equities.
New era, but same success stories
Record high debt-to-GDP ratio no issue for bullish managers
Impact of political turmoil and Brexit
Whipping industrial companies into shape over air pollution
MSCI has recently increased the Chinese A-share market's inclusion factor from 5% to 20%.
The Japanese stockmarket offers opportunities for investing in growth companies that are benefiting from structural changes in business or consumption patterns, or from demographic patterns such as the ageing, declining population.