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For a long-term investor, market turmoil can offer a chance to snap up the shares of solid businesses at a discount. Matthew Brett, a co-portfolio manager of Edinburgh-based Baillie Gifford & Co.’s £7 billion ($10 billion) Japanese equity fund, says his team has been buying shares of robot maker Fanuc Corp. and optical-product maker Topcon Corp. over the last couple of weeks. Fanuc shares have fallen 26% over the past year through Monday and Topcon shares have dropped 58%. Fears about China play a big role in that: The country is growing more slowly and shifting away from a heavy-industry-driven economy. In an interview, Mr. Brett talked about his picks.]]> https://blogs.wsj.com/japanrealtime/2016/02/16/qa-one-investors-picks-for-japan-during-market-turmoil/feed/ 2 https://blogs.wsj.com/japanrealtime/2016/02/16/automatic-for-the-people-nissan-shows-off-self-parking-chairs/?mod=_relatedInsights https://blogs.wsj.com/japanrealtime/2016/02/16/automatic-for-the-people-nissan-shows-off-self-parking-chairs/#comments Tue, 16 Feb 2016 05:58:33 +0000 http://blogs.wsj.com/japanrealtime/?p=21581 https://blogs.wsj.com/japanrealtime/2016/02/16/automatic-for-the-people-nissan-shows-off-self-parking-chairs/feed/ 5 https://blogs.wsj.com/japanrealtime/2016/02/15/5-takeaways-on-japans-gdp-contraction/?mod=_relatedInsights Mon, 15 Feb 2016 01:40:16 +0000 http://blogs.wsj.com/briefly/?p=6985 https://blogs.wsj.com/japanrealtime/2016/02/12/japanese-lawmaker-seeking-paternity-leave-to-resign-over-affair/?mod=_relatedInsights https://blogs.wsj.com/japanrealtime/2016/02/12/japanese-lawmaker-seeking-paternity-leave-to-resign-over-affair/#comments Fri, 12 Feb 2016 04:12:20 +0000 http://blogs.wsj.com/japanrealtime/?p=21577 https://blogs.wsj.com/japanrealtime/2016/02/12/japanese-lawmaker-seeking-paternity-leave-to-resign-over-affair/feed/ 8 https://blogs.wsj.com/japanrealtime/2016/02/12/a-surging-yen-is-washing-away-the-bank-of-japan/?mod=_relatedInsights https://blogs.wsj.com/japanrealtime/2016/02/12/a-surging-yen-is-washing-away-the-bank-of-japan/#comments Fri, 12 Feb 2016 00:43:49 +0000 http://blogs.wsj.com/moneybeat/?p=46150 https://blogs.wsj.com/japanrealtime/2016/02/12/a-surging-yen-is-washing-away-the-bank-of-japan/feed/ 15 https://blogs.wsj.com/japanrealtime/2016/02/12/top-wsj-stories-on-japan-yen-gains-strength-honda-motor-co/?mod=_relatedInsights https://blogs.wsj.com/japanrealtime/2016/02/12/top-wsj-stories-on-japan-yen-gains-strength-honda-motor-co/#comments Fri, 12 Feb 2016 00:34:29 +0000 http://blogs.wsj.com/japanrealtime/?p=21572 https://blogs.wsj.com/japanrealtime/2016/02/12/top-wsj-stories-on-japan-yen-gains-strength-honda-motor-co/feed/ 5 https://blogs.wsj.com/japanrealtime/2016/02/10/tokyos-jr-shinjuku-station-to-get-its-own-navigation-app/?mod=_relatedInsights https://blogs.wsj.com/japanrealtime/2016/02/10/tokyos-jr-shinjuku-station-to-get-its-own-navigation-app/#comments Wed, 10 Feb 2016 04:58:06 +0000 http://blogs.wsj.com/japanrealtime/?p=21570 https://blogs.wsj.com/japanrealtime/2016/02/10/tokyos-jr-shinjuku-station-to-get-its-own-navigation-app/feed/ 3 https://blogs.wsj.com/japanrealtime/2016/02/10/the-monetary-madness-thats-pushing-japanese-bonds-negative/?mod=_relatedInsights https://blogs.wsj.com/japanrealtime/2016/02/10/the-monetary-madness-thats-pushing-japanese-bonds-negative/#comments Tue, 09 Feb 2016 23:56:31 +0000 http://blogs.wsj.com/moneybeat/?p=46061 https://blogs.wsj.com/japanrealtime/2016/02/10/the-monetary-madness-thats-pushing-japanese-bonds-negative/feed/ 2 https://blogs.wsj.com/japanrealtime/2016/02/10/top-wsj-stories-on-japan-negative-bond-yields-nomura-holdings/?mod=_relatedInsights https://blogs.wsj.com/japanrealtime/2016/02/10/top-wsj-stories-on-japan-negative-bond-yields-nomura-holdings/#comments Tue, 09 Feb 2016 23:44:08 +0000 http://blogs.wsj.com/japanrealtime/?p=21565 https://blogs.wsj.com/japanrealtime/2016/02/10/top-wsj-stories-on-japan-negative-bond-yields-nomura-holdings/feed/ 2 https://blogs.wsj.com/japanrealtime/2016/02/09/amazon-japan-launches-free-sommelier-phone-service/?mod=_relatedInsights https://blogs.wsj.com/japanrealtime/2016/02/09/amazon-japan-launches-free-sommelier-phone-service/#respond Tue, 09 Feb 2016 04:16:09 +0000 http://blogs.wsj.com/japanrealtime/?p=21562 https://blogs.wsj.com/japanrealtime/2016/02/09/amazon-japan-launches-free-sommelier-phone-service/feed/ 0