Asia stocks higher, as Japan surges on weak yen

Asia stocks higher, as Japan surges on weak yen

From marketwatch.com

Asia stocks moved higher Tuesday, although the extent of the gains varied across the region, with Japanese stocks the outperformers after another bout of yen weakness. Investors in the Japanese stock market returned from a three-day weekend to catch up with fresh multiyear lows for the yen, pushing the Nikkei Stock Average JP:100000018 +1.03% up 1.1%. Moves were less notable in other regional markets, with South Korea’s Kospi KR:SEU -0.43% inching up 0.1% and Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 index AU:XJO +0.17% rising 0.2%. U.S. stocks ended Monday’s session on a muted note ahead of earnings due this week from some of ... (full story)

will the weak yen translate into real and long term corporate profits for the jap companies?

This easing has come too fast. $100B Yen now, how much later?

Yup and BOJ's Shirakawa says the central bank will conduct 'appropriate monetary policy' next meeting on Jan 21-22 .. $USDJPT to 92 , GBPJPY to 1.50

at 200+% debt to gdp, who is going to buy the jpy debt? you first.