Weak Yen Brings Strong Businesses Result Reports; Foreign Tourism Boom Also Helps Nonmanufacturers

By Taku Sasaki / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writer
17:07 JST,
February 18, 2025
Financial results for the April-December period for companies listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange are now in. Many of them reported strong results, helped by an increase in the number of foreign visitors to Japan and the depreciation of the yen.
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