Fresh faces line up for Tokyo listing, defying SoftBank flop

Strong showing for year's first offering points to brighter investor mood

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The Tokyo Stock Exchange is poised to ring in a wave of new listings this year.

TATSUHISA SHIRAKABE, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- The Japanese stock market is expected to host about 90 initial public offerings this year, and the first out of the gate has defied the malaise that followed last year's underwhelming float by mobile carrier SoftBank Corp.

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