Takashi Kamiya Strong Quotations

Exporters are gaining as a strong start to holiday sales eased concerns over any sudden slowdown in the U.S. economy, which has been a worry.

Basically any Japanese stocks can be bought. Strong output is having a ripple effect on other things such as wages and consumption.

The Fed minutes were a positive surprise as investors hadn't anticipated an end to interest rate increases at the time of the meeting. With strong earnings results both at home and in the U.S., all the good news came out at the same time and encouraged investors to bet on stocks.