In the Tokyo stock market, the Nikkei average stock price at one point rose to the 36,900 yen level this month. Vincent Mortier, Chief Investment Officer of Amundi, a major French asset management company, recently gave an interview to NHK.

Mortier said, 'Several corporate reforms have been implemented, which has had a positive effect' He also stated, 'More investors are selling Chinese stocks and buying Japanese stocks instead in order to capture growth opportunities in Asia'