Japanese stocks catch fire with global investors, but not at home

Foreigners' net purchases jump to $5.3bn in eighth straight week of buying

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Japanese retail investors are especially reluctant to join the stock-buying spree. © Reuters

MANAMI OGAWA, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- Even as foreign investors bought more Japanese stocks than they sold yet again last week, driving prices to three-decade highs, domestic market players have persisted in selling, Tokyo Stock Exchange data released Thursday shows.

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