TOKYO -- Japanese brokerages are strengthening research operations in hopes of turning them into profit machines by tapping growing overseas interest in small and midsize businesses here.
Foreign investors seek insights into stocks less vulnerable to trade war winds

Brokerages are helping foreign investors find smaller, overlooked companies in Japan's crowded business world. (Photo by Kosaku Mimura)
TOKYO -- Japanese brokerages are strengthening research operations in hopes of turning them into profit machines by tapping growing overseas interest in small and midsize businesses here.