On the recent rise in stock prices

If there's one thing that's been in the news lately, it's the rise in stock prices.

The economy seems to be picking up steam, albeit slowly, since it has been sluggish due to the coronavirus.

Even if it is difficult for Japanese stocks to keep going up, I think it is better to keep going up and down because investors all over the world are always checking and investing to make a profit from the movements of the stocks.

Until now, the stock prices of emerging countries such as India, China and Brazil have risen and fallen sharply, so investments from around the world have tended to be concentrated there.

In order to brighten up the Japanese economy, it is necessary to offer attractive interest rates and products (such as stocks and REITs) that will catch the attention of investors around the world.

Even in countries with few resources compared to Japan, there are countries that are making money by making good use of stock investment, trade and tourism.

In Japan, it seems that the average person is still less likely to invest in stocks than in the West.

I think it's important that the Japanese people take an interest in the economy as a whole.