30. May 2026
Basically, at the end of each month, I pick out articles that caught my attention from newspapers and magazines. I summarize them in no more than three lines and then add my own loose, biased comments from the perspective of an amateur investor, writing whatever comes to mind.
30. April 2026
Basically, at the end of each month, I pick out articles that caught my attention from newspapers and magazines. I summarize them in no more than three lines and then add my own loose, biased comments from the perspective of an amateur investor, writing whatever comes to mind.
26. April 2026
For several years before the COVID-19 pandemic, I was living in China alone for work. By that time, I had grown quite accustomed to life there. I had even obtained a local driver’s license and reached the point where I could drive myself and go shopping alone without any trouble. It was around then that this incident occurred.
23. March 2026
For example, in the world of sushi chefs, you almost never hear someone say, “The tuna prepared by that chef is exquisite, but his sea urchin is terrible.” Likewise, among students preparing for exams, it’s rare to hear, “She’s at the top of the class in Japanese, but she always fails mathematics.”
30. December 2025
Today marks the final trading day (大納会) of the Japanese stock market for 2025. The Nikkei Average (Nikkei 225) closed at 50,339.48 yen (up 25.9% from 39,989.4 yen at the end of last year), while the Tokyo Stock Price Index (TOPIX) ended at 3,408.97 (up 22.4% from 2,784.92 last year).
15. December 2025
It’s widely acknowledged that many listed Japanese companies are “rich”—that is, financially healthy—and that their products and services are attractive. This is why, even during the Lehman Shock or the COVID-19 crisis, most companies still managed to generate profits and pay dividends in one way or another.
31. October 2025
Take sports like kendo or tennis, or games like chess. What happens if a total novice challenges someone with experience?
30. September 2025
Buy low, sell high. This is the most basic principle of stock investing. Yet many beginner investors don’t realize that even this simple principle hides some unexpected pitfalls.
31. May 2025
According to a triennial survey conducted by the Japan Securities Dealers Association, the percentage of individuals holding securities such as stocks and investment trusts has reached 24.1%, a 4.5-point increase from the previous survey three years ago.
23. March 2024
In the stock market, where talented people gather from all over the world, it is said that only 10% are winners. When you think of winners in the stock market, what kind of person do you imagine?