Japan Economy News 2 December 2025

Tokyo AI Stocks Slide as SoftBank, Advantest Drag Nikkei on Dec. 15, 2025 — BOJ Rate Hike in Focus

Tokyo’s AI-linked stocks took a clear hit on Monday, December 15, 2025, as a pullback in global tech sentiment spilled into Japan’s market and triggered a rotation away from some of the year’s biggest “AI trade” winners. The headline move

15 December 2025

Tokyo Stock Market Week Ahead: Nikkei 225 and Topix Face BOJ Rate Decision, CPI Print and Yen Volatility

Published: December 13, 2025 Tokyo’s stock market heads into the week of December 15–19 with the Topix at a record closing high and investors increasingly focused on a Bank of Japan (BOJ) policy decision that markets have largely priced in—but

13 December 2025

BoJ Policy · Japan Economy · Nikkei 225 · Stock Market · Yen Volatility

Tokyo Stock Market Today (Dec. 12, 2025): Nikkei Jumps 1.4% as Topix Hits Record Close Ahead of BOJ Rate Hike

TOKYO, Dec. 12, 2025 — Japan’s stock market ended the week with a sharp rebound in Tokyo on Friday, as the Nikkei 225 rallied and the broader Topix notched a record closing high, powered by a surge in metals and a

12 December 2025

BOJ · Japan Economy · Market Analysis · Nikkei · Stock Market

Tokyo Stock Market’s Biggest Gainers Today (December 9, 2025): Chip Makers, Industrials and Utilities Drive the Nikkei 225 Higher

Tokyo – December 9, 2025 Market snapshot: Tokyo holds firm near record territory Japanese equities spent much of Tuesday in “wait and see” mode as global investors braced for a closely watched U.S. Federal Reserve meeting where a 25-basis‑point rate

9 December 2025

Financial News · Investment Trends · Japan Economy · Nikkei 225 · Stock Market

Best Tokyo Stocks to Buy Today (December 9, 2025): 9 Japan Market Ideas as the Nikkei Hovers Near Record Highs

Japan’s stock market is trading near all‑time highs again today (December 9, 2025), with the Nikkei 225 sitting just above 50,600 and the Topix around 3,380–3,390 in afternoon trade, only slightly lower on the day. FT Markets+1 This comes one day after a

9 December 2025

Financial News · Investment Ideas · Japan Economy · Nikkei Index · Stock Market

Tokyo Stock Market Outlook Today (Dec. 9, 2025): Earthquake Jitters, Fed Cut Bets and BoJ Hike Fears

Tokyo heads into Tuesday’s session with a lot on its plate: a powerful overnight earthquake in the northeast, a deeper‑than‑expected GDP slump, growing expectations of a Bank of Japan rate hike, and global markets on edge ahead of a likely

8 December 2025

Earthquake Impact · Japan Economy · Market Analysis · Monetary Policy · Stock Market

Tokyo Stock Market Today: Nikkei 225 Edges Higher as Stable Yen Offsets SoftBank Slump Ahead of BoJ Rate Decision

Tokyo’s stock market finished Monday, 8 December 2025, slightly higher, as a pause in recent yen strength and a rebound in property stocks outweighed a sharp fall in heavyweight SoftBank Group. The move came despite a surprisingly weak GDP revision

8 December 2025

BoJ Policy · Financial News · Japan Economy · Nikkei 225 · Stock Market

Nikkei 225 Pulls Back as BoJ Jitters Hit Japan While World Indices Hover Near Records (5–7 December 2025)

Japan’s Nikkei 225 spent the first week of December swinging between record‑adjacent highs and a sharp end‑of‑week pullback, just as U.S. and European benchmarks flirted with all‑time peaks. The period from 5–7 December 2025 encapsulates the big themes driving global

7 December 2025

Central Bank · Global Indices · Japan Economy · Nikkei 225 · Stock Market

Tokyo Stock Market Weekly Review (Dec 1–6, 2025): Nikkei 225 Whipsaws on BOJ Rate‑Hike Jitters and Fed Cut Hopes

Tokyo’s stock market ended a volatile first week of December with the Nikkei 225 at 50,491.87 on Friday, up about 0.5%from the previous week, while the broader TOPIX finished at 3,362.56, down roughly 0.5% over the same period. Investing.com+1 Behind those modest weekly moves was a dramatic tug‑of‑war:

6 December 2025

Japan Economy · Market Analysis · Monetary Policy · Nikkei 225 · Stock Market

Tokyo Stock Market Today: Nikkei 225 Falls Below 50,500 as Stronger Yen and BoJ Rate-Hike Bets Hit Exporters (Dec 5, 2025)

Data and analysis as of Tokyo close on Friday, 5 December 2025 (GMT+9). Tokyo stock market today: key numbers at the close Tokyo’s stock market pulled back on Friday as investors reacted to a stronger yen, weak household spending data

5 December 2025

Forex Impact · Japan Economy · Market News · Nikkei 225 · Stock Market

Japan Economy News Today, December 3, 2025: Services PMI Strengthens as Bond Yields Hit 17‑Year High and BOJ Eyes Rate Hike

Tokyo – December 3, 2025 Japan’s economy opened December with a mixed but increasingly dynamic picture: services activity is expanding solidly, factories are still struggling but stabilising, government stimulus and tax breaks are flowing through the system, and bond yields

3 December 2025

Business News · Central Bank Policy · Economic Indicators · Financial Markets · Japan Economy

Bitcoin Dumps Below $87K as Japan’s Yen Carry Trade Unwinds: BOJ Shock, Crypto Liquidations and the Viral “Japan Crashed Crypto” Tweet

As of Tuesday, December 2, 2025, crypto traders are still digesting one of the sharpest macro‑driven jolts of the year: a violent Asia‑session sell‑off tied to Japan’s bond market and the unwinding of the famous yen carry trade. Bitcoin slid

2 December 2025

Bitcoin · Cryptocurrency · Financial News · Japan Economy · Market Analysis

Japan Economy News 2 December 2025 - 15 December 2025