Hiromi Yamaji, Chief Executive Officer of Japan Exchange Group Inc., on April 16.

Hiromi Yamaji, Chief Executive Officer of Japan Exchange Group Inc., on April 16.

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Ex-Banker Behind $1.7 Trillion Japan Rally Says It’s Just Starting

The head of Japan Exchange Group is credited with turning Tokyo into one of the world’s top-performing equity markets.

The man who helped spark a nearly $2 trillion rally in Japanese stocks says the rebound is just getting started.

Hiromi Yamaji, whose unconventional reforms and globe-trotting sales pitches have helped make Japan one of the world’s best performing equity markets, sees no reason why the nation’s stocks can’t keep rising after reaching an all-time high this month.