TOKYO -- While the world is on edge over the outbreak of the Chinese coronavirus, bargain hunters in Japan's stock market are following the adage that a crisis always holds an opportunity.
Foreign-favorite blue chips Shin-Etsu and Makita make gains amid gloom

Stocks have typically rebounded within a month of a disease outbreak. © Reuters
TOKYO -- While the world is on edge over the outbreak of the Chinese coronavirus, bargain hunters in Japan's stock market are following the adage that a crisis always holds an opportunity.