Junichiro Koizumi

• Japan: Closed for Remodeling

  By Alexei Bayer  |  August 1, 2008

  Japan is amazing. Its economy stagnated for nearly two decades even as the rest of the world experienced dynamic economic growth, a technology revolution and...

• Tapping Into Japan's Postal Savings

  By Staff Writer  |  April 3, 2006

  Equivalent of $1.7 trillion moving to quasi-private accounts

• Japan Funds Get Imperial Treatment

  By Staff Writer  |  February 1, 2006

  Mutual funds that invest in Japan have blossomed. The average Japan stock fund soared 32.8% in calendar 2005, and registered an average annualized gain of...

• Money Floods Foreign Stock Funds

  By Staff Writer  |  January 3, 2006

  Foreign Equity Funds and ETFs -- Year-End 2005 Review and Outlook

• Foreign Equity Funds and ETFs -- Third-Quarter 2005 Review

  By Staff Writer  |  October 11, 2005

  World Stock Markets Soar Despite Uncertainties

• Is The Worst Finally Over For Japan?

  By Staff Writer  |  September 8, 2005

  On the eve of a crucial general election in Japan, many observers are wondering if an apparent economic recovery can sustain itself.