Outlook bullish for property and Japan market as a whole

Having outpaced growth in the US and Europe in three out of the past four quarters, the Japanese economy is showing no signs of slowing, according to Neil Rogan, manager of the Gartmore Global Focus fund. Rogan says: "We maintain a bullish outlook for the Japanese market. Macro economic data continues to paint a picture of steady economic growth and indices measuring both business and consumer confidence have recently reached levels last seen in the early 1990s. "The Bank of Japan's latest Tankan survey shows large companies also plan to increase spending by 2.7% this year, which will pr...