TOKYO, Feb 15 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average rose
above the 30,000 level for the first time in more than 30 years
on Monday, as it regained the ground lost during decades of
economic stagnation.
Below are comparisons of Japanese markets and economy now
and back then.
TOP FIVE COMPANIES BY MARKET CAP
2021 1990*
Toyota Motors Industrial Bank of Japan(IBJ)**
SoftBank Group Fuji Bank **
Sony Corp Sakura Bank ***
Keyence Sumitomo Bank ***
NTT Dai-ichi Kangyo Bank**
* Ranking at the end of year
** Industrial Bank of Japan, Fuji Bank and Dai-ichi Kangyo
Bank merged in 2000 to form Mizuho Financial Group
*** Sakura Bank and Sumitomo Bank merged in 2001, and now
form Mitsui Sumitomo Financial Group
WHO OWNS THE MARKET?
2019 1990
Foreign investors 29.1% 4.2%
Japanese Companies 21.7% 29.5%
Trust banks* 21.5% 10.2%
Individuals 17.2% 20.5%
Banks 3.1% 15.7%
* Holdings of trust banks include assets held on behalf of
pension funds
WHO TRADES THE MARKET?
2019 1990
Foreign investors 70.9% 13.1%
Individuals 19.6% 30.9%
Financials 4.5% 27.3%
Investment trusts 2.4% 11.0%
MARKET METRICS
2020/21 1990
Total market cap 715 trln yen 452 trln yen
Dollar/yen 104.50 yen 149.30 yen
10-yr bond yield 0.075% 7.31%
BOJ policy rate minus 0.1% 5.25%->6% (Aug. 30)
ECONOMIC METRICS
2020/21 1990
GDP 539 trillion yen 460.7 trillion yen
Core inflation minus 0.2% 2.7%
Money stock(M2) 1,141 trln yen 488.7 trln yen
Population 126.2 million 123.6 million
Elderly ratio 28.4% 12.1%
Source: Refinitiv, Nomura, Japan Bond Trading
(Reporting by Tokyo Markets Team; Editing by Subhranshu Sahu)
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