https://forexbullion.com/tags/japanese-stocks/Recent content in Japanese-Stocks on ForexBullion - Market News, Analysis & Live RatesHugoen-usForexBullion.com. All rights reserved.Sun, 01 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://forexbullion.com/indices/nikkei225/Sun, 01 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://forexbullion.com/indices/nikkei225/<h2 id="about-the-nikkei-225">About the Nikkei 225</h2> <p>The Nikkei 225 is Japan&rsquo;s most widely quoted and historically significant stock market index, tracking 225 leading companies listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. Calculated since 1950 and backdated to 1949, the Nikkei is price-weighted like the Dow Jones, meaning higher-priced stocks have a greater influence regardless of company size. Japan has the world&rsquo;s third-largest economy, and the Nikkei 225 includes iconic global brands such as Toyota, Sony, Keyence, Softbank, and Fast Retailing. The index has a dramatic history, including its peak of nearly 39,000 in December 1989 during the Japanese asset bubble, followed by decades of stagnation. In recent years, corporate governance reforms, a weak yen, and renewed foreign investor interest have driven a strong recovery that has brought the index back toward those historic highs.</p>