iShares MSCI Japan ETF

EWJ

Market cap $16.7B

The case for diversifying internationally was strengthened in 2025 after a number of non-U.S.

Japan's Prime Minister, Sanae Takaichi, and the Bank of Japan have a chance to steer post-deflation the country onto a stable growth path.

While U.S. investors piled into domestic equities throughout 2025, Japan quietly delivered one of the year's strongest performances.

From AI dominance to gold's historic surge and global stocks beating the United States, 2025 was a blockbuster year for ETFs like GLD, GDX, EZU & IDV.

JGBs fell in price terms in the morning Tokyo session on the first trading day of 2026.

The hike comes against the backdrop of rising inflation and a weak Japanese economy.

Core inflation, which strips out prices of fresh food, remained unchanged from 3% in October, and came in line with Reuters-polled economists' average estimate.

Nikkei 225 struggles below 50,000 as upside momentum fades. Daily RSI drifts into neutral territory, signaling consolidation.

SoftBank drops 7% after Oracle fallout. Nikkei closes 0.9% lower at 50,149.

Real gross domestic product shrank 2.3% on an annualized basis in the third quarter, compared with preliminary estimates of a 1.8% fall.