TOKYO -- Japan's accelerating vaccine rollout and the end of an official state of emergency in its biggest cities have investors betting that beaten down businesses will rebound as people emerge from their COVID hibernation.
Among the 33 sector indexes of Japan's broad Topix benchmark, air transportation has risen steadily in recent weeks, gaining 9% in the last month. Ground transportation and real estate have outperformed sectors like machinery and information and communication.
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