There is no doubt companies' sales and earnings are being hit across Japan.
As ever, looking at Japan from a Bull/ Bear point of view proves to be a challenge.
Alongside the rest of the world, Japan is facing some trying headwinds in the face of the coronavirus.
Individual holdings breach limits
Country 'doing the opposite' from rest of the world
Stockmarkets finish 2019 at three-year highs
Japanese equities have been sensitive to weaker global industrial demand over the past 12 months, but we expect the earnings impact from the ongoing slowdown to bottom out by the end of this fiscal year.
Two Luxembourg-domiciled UCITS funds
Japanese stocks have lagged their global peers so far this year, as uncertainty over US-China trade frictions and the impact on the global economy have clouded the outlook for corporate earnings.
Value 'no longer the outstanding investment story'