26 Quotes by Masayoshi Okamoto

Concerns that direction could be a firming of the yen has investors a bit wary of holding export-oriented shares.

Stocks with higher dividends keep luring investors ahead of the fiscal year end.

In hindsight, yesterday's sell-off was a bit overdone.

If Japan were hit with fresh cases of suspicious mail, that would put an additional burden on the market.

Investors are betting some sort of policy response (to tackle deflation and banks' bad loans) will emerge as early as today or as late as tomorrow,

High-tech gains are sort of a given. But if bank shares continue to struggle after Monday's dismal losses, that could put a damper on the broader market.

This is no longer just short-covering, fresh money seems to be coming in.

The market will highly likely keep the 16,500 level.