Nikkei 225 Smashes 72,000: Takaichi's $2.3 Trillion Bet and What It Means for Japan's Tech Stocks
Overview June 22, 2026 will be remembered as a landmark day for Japan's capital markets. The Nikkei 225 index breached the 72,000-point barrier for the first time in history, touching an intraday high of 72,831 before pulling back slightly to close up roughly 1.4%. Behind the surge: a powerful combination of AI-driven momentum from SoftBank and Tokyo Electron, and the freshly unveiled growth strategy from Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's cabinet — a plan to mobilize 370 trillion yen ($2.29 trilli