These kinds of problems tend to cool investors' buying sentiment.

Investors' expectations of steelmakers' earnings are high. Steel producers may lead the market this week.

The event is over and the market will enter an upward trend.

In order for the market to get out of this range-bound trading, we need stocks or sectors that can lead the way ... and steel stocks may assume that role.

Impact of economic expansion has finally spread to consumers.

But even if Koizumi loses, the chances are very small that Japan will change its structural reform policies.