Japan asset managers eye global investors for domestic stock, bond funds

Wealth Management

Likely interest rate hike, rising shares make Japanese investments more attractive

Mizuho-affiliated Asset Management One plans to begin offering a Japanese bond fund to foreign investors. (Photo by Takuya Fujisawa)

KINU YONAGA

December 17, 2025 06:54 JST

TOKYO — Major Japanese asset management companies are set to begin marketing domestic stock and bond funds to overseas investors, hoping an anticipated interest rate hike and rising share prices draw more attention to Japan.