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[EXTERNAL LINK] SuMi TRUST won Asia Asset Management's award for Best REITs Manager (Japan) for the second time, in recognition of its Japan Quality REIT Strategy (JQR). Find out what Shigemitsu Kurihara, Chief Portfolio Manager of the Japan Quality REIT Strategy, has to say in this recent publication with Asia Asset Management.

TOPIX rose for the fourth consecutive month. The Japanese equity market edged up in the beginning of the month in spite of disappointing US economic indicators. Towards the latter half of the month, the Japanese equity market closed higher after the BOJ reconfirmed its commitment to its ultra-loose monetary easing policy.

[EXTERNAL LINK] Katsutoshi Inadome, Senior Strategist at SuMi TRUST, recently shared his perspective on the Bank of Japan's decision to maintain its ultra-loose monetary policy at its recent monetary policy meeting.

[EXTERNAL LINK] Katsunori Ogawa, Chief Portfolio Manager of the Japan Sakigake Strategy, introduces two of the best Japanese travel and tourism stocks in this article with Forbes Advisor.

[EXTERNAL LINK] Yoshiki Takeda, Senior Portfolio Manager of the SuMi TRUST Active Asian Equity strategy, joins a roundtable of economists to discuss Asia's growth potential amidst the rise in recent geopolitical issues in the latest article by The Banker.

TOPIX rose for the third consecutive month. The Japanese equity market rallied in the beginning of the month on expectations of a steady recovery in economic activity in China. However, it fell sharply on concerns over the financial system in the U.S. and Europe.

[EXTERNAL LINK] SuMi TRUST's Satoshi Marui, Chief Portfolio Manager of the Japan Small Cap strategy, recently spoke to CityWire Selector's Ian Heath about the tough year for tech and why it remains a key sector in addressing long-term problems in Japan.

[EXTERNAL LINK] SuMi TRUST's Satoshi Marui, Chief Portfolio Manager of the Japan Small Cap Strategy, recently spoke to Wealth Briefing Asia to discuss the outlook for Japan and investment opportunities in the region.

TOPIX posted a positive return for two consecutive months. U.S. employment data for January and the U.S. Wholesale Price Index for January reduced expectations for a hike in U.S. interest rate hikes, which boosted the Japanese equity market.