Tailwinds that drove Japanese stocks to new highs in 2024 were paradoxically headwinds for small- and mid-cap 1 stocks on the ...

With Japan's emergence from years of deflation, companies are not only reporting higher profits but are increasingly returning a substantial portion of these earnings to shareholders through dividends ...

Revenue rises 4.6 per cent YoY; profit dips 7 per cent; shares drop 3.4 per cent as brokerages remain divided on growth ...