"We're entering uncharted territory, " says Hiroki Tsujimura, chief investment officer at Nikko Asset Management Co.

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These are Nikko Asset Management, UFJ Partners, Japan Investment Trust Management and Sumisei Global Investment Trust Management.

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"After the momentum has been taken away, fundamentals will take over, " said John Vail, chief global strategist at Nikko Asset Management in Tokyo.

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"Japan could come out of this crisis as a real global leader, " reckons John Vail, chief global strategist at Nikko Asset Management in Tokyo.

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"Instead of betting on short-term cycles, people are investing in the longer-term story" of U.S. economic growth backed by innovation in shale-gas technology, said Kunihiro Asai, Nikko Asset Management's head of product development.

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Tim McCarthy, chief executive of Nikko Asset Management Co. in Tokyo, said he expects the yuan to appreciate at a muted pace next year as China shifts its attention to bolstering growth from fighting inflation.

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Nikko itself will keep its domestic retail brokerage business, asset management and little else.

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