S/ Yamaji Hiromi, Japan Exchange Group CEO/ I think we can say that the stock market has performed steadily this year as well. President Trump’s second term will begin, and there may be many turbulent factors, but we would like to continue putting in effort to improve (the Japanese market) into an attractive place.

Japan Exchange Group CEO Yamaji Hiromi looked back on this year’s stock market performance at a press conference on December 13.

This year, the Nikkei Stock Average recorded a historic high that reached over 42,000 at one point.

Yamaji said that reasons for favorable conditions could be due to the Japanese economy breaking away from deflation, foreign investors’ increased interest in Japanese stocks as the Chinese economy slows, and individual investments through Japan’s renewed tax-exempt investment scheme NISA.

The Tokyo Stock Exchange is asking listed companies to implement management that is conscious of capital cost and stock prices.

Yamaji said his group will continue to encourage companies to disclose information to investors as many of them are out of touch with investors and the market.