Foreign investors sold a net ¥1.51 trillion ($9.5 billion) of Japanese equities
in the week to March 27, the most since September 2024, extending a three-week
outflow streak, Japan Exchange Group data show. The selloff coincided with the
worst monthly drop since 2008, with Topix and Nikkei 225 down over 11% in March.
Losses contrast with earlier gains driven by fiscal optimism under Sanae
Takaichi. Japan’s oil reliance heightens vulnerability to rising crude,
worsening pressure.
