Japan Economy News 8 December 2025

Tokyo stocks today: Nikkei starts 2026 higher as TEPCO, chip and defense names lead

TOKYO, January 5, 2026, 02:10 ET Japan’s Nikkei 225, a price-weighted index of blue-chip shares, jumped about 3% on Monday in Tokyo’s first session of 2026 as investors chased chip and defense stocks and looked past U.S. action in Venezuela.

5 January 2026

Defense Industry·Japan Economy·Stock Market·Technology Stocks

Japan Exchange Group stock in focus as Tokyo Stock Exchange set to reopen Jan 5

NEW YORK, January 4, 2026, 08:10 ET — Market closed. Japan Exchange Group, the operator of the Tokyo Stock Exchange, edged up 0.1% to $10.67 in its U.S.-traded American depositary receipt (ADR) on Friday, a U.S. certificate that tracks foreign

4 January 2026

Financial Updates·Investment News·Japan Economy·Stock Market

Tokyo Stock Exchange Outlook: Nikkei 225 Holds 50,750 as BOJ Rate Path, Yen Volatility, and Year‑End Holidays Set Up the Next Session

As of 7:57 a.m. in New York (ET) on Saturday, December 27, 2025, the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) is closed (it’s Saturday night in Tokyo). JPX That timing matters because Japan’s market is heading into a year-end stretch where liquidity

27 December 2025

Japan Economy·Market Analysis·Nikkei 225·Stock Market

Tokyo Stock Market Today: Nikkei 225 Set for a Cautious Christmas Eve Open as Wall Street Records Clash With Yen Volatility (Dec. 24, 2025)

Tokyo stocks are heading into the Dec. 24, 2025 opening bell with a familiar end‑of‑year mix: supportive global risk sentiment after another strong U.S. session, but thin holiday liquidity and currency swings that could quickly cap upside—especially for Japan’s exporter‑heavy leaders. Early indicators point to a range‑bound start rather than

24 December 2025

Japan Economy·Market News·Nikkei 225·Stock Market

Tokyo Stock Exchange Update (Dec. 20, 2025): BOJ Rate Hike, Yen Volatility, New ETFs, and the 2026 Outlook

Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) investors head into the weekend with a familiar Japanese-market paradox: the Bank of Japan (BOJ) has pushed rates to a three-decade high, yet the yen is still weakening—forcing portfolio managers to rethink what “tightening” actually means

20 December 2025

Investment News·Japan Economy·Market Outlook·Monetary Policy·Stock Market

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

Artificial Intelligence·Japan Economy·Monetary Policy·Stock Market

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

Japan Economy·Nikkei 225·Stock Market

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

Japan Economy·Market Analysis·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 This comes one day after a

9 December 2025

Financial News·Investment Ideas·Japan Economy·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

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

Financial News·Japan Economy·Nikkei 225·Stock Market

Japan Economy News 8 December 2025 - 5 January 2026