iShares JPX-Nikkei 400 ETF

JPXN tracks a market-capitalization-weighted index of Japanese companies selected by fundamental and qualitative attributes.

JPMorgan BetaBuilders Japan ETF

Xtrackers MSCI Japan Hedged Equity ETF

WisdomTree Japan SmallCap Dividend Fund

WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Fund

WisdomTree Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund

iShares MSCI Japan ETF

iShares MSCI Japan Equal Weighted ETF

iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF

First Trust Japan AlphaDEX Fund

Franklin FTSE Japan Hedged ETF

Franklin FTSE Japan ETF

Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta Japan Equity ETF

iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF

iShs Crr Hg JPX Shs

iShares MSCI Japan Small-Cap ETF

The preliminary PMI survey results for July signal a significant loss of growth momentum in the Japanese economy at the start of the third quarter. Business activity growth slowed to a near standstill in July, as the economy's rebound from Omicron-related containment measures lost momentum.

Economic Growth In Japan Close To Stalling In July Led By Renewed Manufacturing Decline

The assassination of Japan's longest-serving former prime minister shocked the nation and markets, pushing up the yen and sending stocks lower, before their recovery by market close the same day.

A Few Days In Japan

Invesco Currencyshares Japanese Yen Trust

ProShares Ultra Yen

ProShares UltraShort Yen

The yen's tumble to two-decade lows may propel exports and help quicken a rebound for its inbound travel and tourism sector as Japan eases pandemic border restrictions.

Re-Examining Japan's Economy

The pace of economic growth accelerated in Japan at the end of the second quarter according to the latest business surveys. Lockdowns in mainland China were commonly cited as a key cause of the ongoing bottlenecks.

Japan's Economy Speeds Up In June As Services Revive, Manufacturing Slows, Prices Surge

iShares MSCI Australia ETF

Franklin FTSE Australia ETF

Xtrackers Japan JPX-Nikkei 400 Equity ETF

Japan And Australia Enter Third Economic Downturns As Omicron Wave Hits

Upcoming rate hikes could drive an increase in hedging costs for Japanese investors, redirecting flows into unconventional assets and regions. Hedged yield pickup is naturally governed by the relationship of the spot and forward FX rates, which in turn are driven primarily by short-term interest rates.

Japan's Search For Surplus Yield

ProShares UltraShort MSCI Japan

ProShares Ultra MSCI Japan

Aberdeen Japan Equity Fund Inc

SPDR Solactive Japan ETF

After underperforming earlier in the year, Japanese equities started rising in late August and should maintain strong momentum in the coming months. The Japanese economy's growth in the recovery quarter, Q2, was solid; and the full-year growth rate for 2021 is projected at 2.4%.

Japanese Equities Continuing Recent Outperformance

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust

The Japan Topix Index climbed to the highest level since April 1991 and has been outperforming its Asian peers in recent weeks.

Japan Topix Hits 30-Year High: ETFs to Tap

In the seven years leading up to the Games, millions of jobs are created to meet the demand in labor needed to pull off hosting the Olympics. The confluence of heavy media coverage and no fans has never happened for the Olympics.

Olympic Economics In A COVID-19 World

Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund

Although both services and manufacturing output indices declined, manufacturing managed to sustain moderate growth while services activity slipped further into contraction. Service sector firms saw demand shrink for an eighteenth consecutive month and were pushed to shedding jobs, according to flash data, after having continuously expanded their workforce for five straight months.

Japan Shows Further Divergence From Other Developed Economies As Virus Disruptions Continue

“Stocks always go up in the long run” is not a universal law. To this very day, the Nikkei 225 languishes some 25 percent below its all-time high reached at the end of 1989. In April, two things happened of note: the Nikkei 225 crossed the 30,000 level for the first time since 1990, and Toshiba chief executive officer Nobuaki Kurumatani abruptly resigned from office.

Toshiba And The Fragility Of Nikkei 30,000

Japanese equities have long been overlooked by many global investors. The tide has begun to turn in 2021, but what will it take for Japanese value stocks to make a more sustained recovery?

Japanese Stocks Regain Luster For Post-Pandemic Markets

Japanese shares are expected to recover and reach a 30-year peak by the end of year as an acceleration of vaccinations after initial delays helps the economy to reopen, according to respondents in a Reuters poll.

Nikkei to reach 30-year high on economic reopenings - Reuters poll

au Jibun Bank Japan Flash Japan Composite PMI falls to 48.1 in May from 51.0 in April.

Flash Japan Composite PMI Signals Economy Back In Contraction Amid Virus Wave

Digitalization goes beyond the implementation of technology; it's about driving deep change to entire business models. Digitalization is critical to ensuring Japan's productivity when much of the population is out of the labor force.

The Digitalization Of Japan

In the wake of global economic recovery, interest rates are staying near historic lows and stocks have surged to new highs. Although markets did pull back in the last couple of weeks, stocks remain near all-time highs, which is continuing to push value investors away from stocks.

Why Value Investors Should Focus on Japan

The best Japan ETFs for Q2 2021 are FLJP, BBJP, and JPXN.

Best Japan ETFs for Q2 2021

Japanese shares were hovering near a 30-year high on Dec 9 courtesy of global market optimism.

Is It Time to Buy Japan ETFs as Nikkei at About 30-Year High?

The best Japan ETFs for Q1 2021 are JPXN, FLJP, and BBJP.

Best Japan ETFs for Q1 2021

These three ETFs offer index replication of the Nikkei 400 which includes top companies in the Japanese market.

Top 3 ETFs to Track the Nikkei 400 in 2019

Top 3 ETFs  to Track the Nikkei 400 in 2019

iShares Edge MSCI Min Vol Japan ETF

BoJ could ease polices further in October. The prospective move could help Japan ETFs.

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