Masahiro Mochizuki

Japan’s Nikkei 225 Rises to August 2008 High on Yen

Japanese shares rose, with the Nikkei 225 Stock Average recording its highest close in 4 1/2 years, after the yen weakened to its lowest level since June 2009, boosting the earnings outlook for exporters.

Tokyo Reversing Slide in Office Rentals: Real Estate

Tokyo’s office market is showing signs of recovery after a two-decade decline, prompting companies such as Apple Inc. and Morgan Stanley to relocate before rents rise and vacancies fall.

Builders Best Japan Stocks Since Quake: Riskless Return

Construction companies posted the best risk-adjusted returns among Japanese stocks since the country was struck by a record earthquake and tsunami almost two years ago, as the government rebuilt infrastructure and a new administration seeks to stimulate economic growth.

Daiwa House Forecast Record Profit on Rebuilding After Japan Earthquake

Daiwa House Industry Co. , Japan’s biggest home builder, expects profit to rise to a record for the current year on higher sales following the nation’s biggest earthquake.

Tokyo Bay Home Demand to Drop as Quake Turned Land to Mud, Shattered Pipes

Developers in Tokyo’s bayside neighborhoods, where apartments were built on reclaimed land, are halting sales after Japan’s earthquake turned some of the landfill into mud, shattered pipes and severed water supplies.

Japan Orders Nationwide Check of Tunnels After Collapse

Japanese police raided the offices of a highway tunnel operator amid an investigation into a Dec. 2 collapse that killed nine people, the country’s deadliest tunnel disaster in 16 years.

BOJ Action Raises Developer Bond Sales to ’10 High: Japan Credit

Bank of Japan Governor Masaaki Shirakawa’s decision to boost purchases of real estate funds to stimulate the economy may spur debt sales by developers that reached the highest in 2 1/2 years this month.

Nippon Building Plans to Buy More Assets on Rent Increases

Nippon Building Fund Inc., Japan’s biggest real estate investment trust, plans to acquire more assets on expectations that office rents in Tokyo will recover, ending declines since 2008.

Japan Landlords to Stall Sales, Fundraising on Quake

Japan’s real estate investment trusts may stall property sales and suspend fundraising plans in the short term as the nation’s strongest earthquake , tsunami and nuclear crisis damp investor appetite for assets.

Mitsui Fudosan Rises to Highest Since March 2011: Tokyo Mover

Mitsui Fudosan Co., Japan’s biggest developer by sales, rose to the highest since March 2011 after saying fiscal first-half profit gained 62 percent after opening two shopping centers in Tokyo and as home sales improved.

"The sector may be in a short-term correction after rising too fast and a weaker yen gives preference to export-related stocks."

- Masahiro Mochizuki on Feb 05, 2013

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U.S., European Stocks Drop While Japan Equities Rebound

Google Said to Consider Buying Waze Presaging Bidding War

U.S. Stocks Fall as Investors Weigh Orders Data, Stimulus

European Stocks Fall for Second Day Amid Stimulus Debate

Orders for U.S. Durable Goods Increase More Than Forecast