21 Quotes by Yoshihisa Okamoto

We are possibly facing one of the worst periods, with profit warnings likely to come out some more, and banks and corporations are stepping up unloading of cross-held shares into September,

Watching big-name high-techs revise down multiple times is very discouraging,

We're seeing some investors testing the tech waters, but the urge to sell after slight rises is extremely strong. This trend is unlikely to change soon given uncertainty over the high-tech profit outlook.

We're seeing massive buying in bank stocks on the back of economic optimism. What we need to see is this sort of targeted buying of lenders spreading to other industries. With that we will have further sustainable gains.

Machinery makers are enjoying steady increases in their production. Japan's strong economy is boosting domestic demand.

Share prices for property stocks are high and it's getting difficult to push them higher. Semiconductor demand is picking up and Japanese chip-related companies, as global players, will benefit.

Semiconductor demand is picking up. Chip-related companies, as global players, will benefit.

Japan's economy is clearly recovering and in response to the strengthened yen, investors are shifting money into domestic demand-related stocks that benefit from the country's economic expansion.

We have been witnessing how the currency move is boosting exporters' profits. Buying momentum is quite strong, stimulated by robust earnings.