TOKYO -- Interim dividend payouts by listed Japanese corporations are hitting a new record, highlighting a strong appetite for rewarding investors despite declines in black ink.
Dividends for the six months ended in September edged up 1% from a year earlier to roughly 3.84 trillion yen ($34 billion) at 2,284 companies that close their books in March. This tabulation by Nikkei Inc. covers just payouts that can be compared with the previous year.
