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2008 | OriginalPaper | Chapter
Recent Developments and Outlook for Japan’s Capital Flows
Authors : Shinobu Nakagawa, Christopher Faulkner-MacDonagh
Published in: Japan’s Economic Revival
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan UK
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In recent years, capital flows have picked up sharply, reflecting a more outward-oriented attitude by private Japanese investors (Figure 10.1). Private holdings have been largely concentrated in debt securities, consistent with a widening of interest rate differentials, low market volatilities, and a generally conservative approach to investing. Households are also purchasing an increasing amount of equities in search of higher yield. Meanwhile, Japanese corporations are seeing a sharp increase in income from foreign assets, reflecting past projects that are now turning profitable.