The Japan Times66%
Goldman says U.S. buyers return to Japan stocks as war shock fades 100%
By Kanoko Matsuyama0% Momoka Yokoyama0%
4/22/2026, 3:37:00 AM
BS Summary: This article contains 18 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Authority, Overconfidence Bias, and Quote-first Misdirection, with Anchoring Bias as the most egregious example at 42.3% saturation with 58 hits. Analysis detected 572 faulty-reasoning hits from 137 analyzed words, generating a BS Score of 100% and a BS Rank of 100% (8 of 16,813 articles). This article is worse (more manipulative) than 100.00% of the article peer group.
U.S. investors are returning to Japanese stocks as confidence recovers from the initial shock of the Middle East crisis, according to Goldman Sachs Japan’s chief Japan equity strategist.
The shift, driven partly by a stabilizing yen, has spurred U.S. capital inflows into the tech-heavy Nikkei 225 Stock Average, as reflected in its divergence from the Topix, said Bruce Kirk.
With Japanese policymakers unlikely to tolerate a significant yen decline past current levels near 160 per dollar, unhedged U.S.-based investors may be more willing to buy Japanese stocks, he added.
“Japan actually looks like it’s in a reasonably solid position,” Kirk said in an April 20 interview.
“The buying comes in very very quickly” once the market shifts its focus from near-term to mid-term, he said.
Confirmation Bias
22.6%Confirmation Bias
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22.6%AuthorKanoko Matsuyama
15.1%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Anchoring Bias
42.3%Anchoring Bias
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42.3%AuthorKanoko Matsuyama
28.7%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Availability Heuristic
20.4%Availability Heuristic
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20.4%AuthorKanoko Matsuyama
13.6%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Representativeness Heuristic
0%Representativeness Heuristic
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0%AuthorKanoko Matsuyama
0%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Hindsight Bias
0%Hindsight Bias
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0%AuthorKanoko Matsuyama
0%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Overconfidence Bias
36.5%Overconfidence Bias
OverallThis article
36.5%AuthorKanoko Matsuyama
24.1%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Framing Effect
8.8%Framing Effect
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8.8%AuthorKanoko Matsuyama
5.8%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Loss Aversion
0%Loss Aversion
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0%AuthorKanoko Matsuyama
0%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Status Quo Bias
0%Status Quo Bias
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0%AuthorKanoko Matsuyama
0%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Sunk Cost Effect
0%Sunk Cost Effect
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0%AuthorKanoko Matsuyama
0%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Optimism Bias
34.3%Optimism Bias
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34.3%AuthorKanoko Matsuyama
19.7%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Pessimism Bias
0%Pessimism Bias
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0%AuthorKanoko Matsuyama
0%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Negativity Bias
0%Negativity Bias
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0%AuthorKanoko Matsuyama
0%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Self-Serving Bias
0%Self-Serving Bias
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0%AuthorKanoko Matsuyama
0%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Fundamental Attribution Error
0%Fundamental Attribution Error
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0%AuthorKanoko Matsuyama
0%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Actor-Observer Bias
0%Actor-Observer Bias
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0%AuthorKanoko Matsuyama
0%PublicationThe Japan Times
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In-Group Bias
0%In-Group Bias
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0%AuthorKanoko Matsuyama
0%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Out-Group Homogeneity Bias
0%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias
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0%AuthorKanoko Matsuyama
0%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Halo Effect
12.4%Halo Effect
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12.4%AuthorKanoko Matsuyama
4.1%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Horn Effect
0%Horn Effect
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0%AuthorKanoko Matsuyama
0%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Dunning-Kruger Effect
0%Dunning-Kruger Effect
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0%AuthorKanoko Matsuyama
0%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Recency Bias
13.9%Recency Bias
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13.9%AuthorKanoko Matsuyama
12.2%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Primacy Effect
0%Primacy Effect
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0%AuthorKanoko Matsuyama
0%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Blind-Spot Bias
0%Blind-Spot Bias
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0%AuthorKanoko Matsuyama
0%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Ad Hominem
0%Ad Hominem
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0%AuthorKanoko Matsuyama
0%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Straw Man
0%Straw Man
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0%AuthorKanoko Matsuyama
0%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Appeal to Authority
42.3%Appeal to Authority
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42.3%AuthorKanoko Matsuyama
38.2%PublicationThe Japan Times
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False Dilemma
21.9%False Dilemma
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21.9%AuthorKanoko Matsuyama
7.3%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Slippery Slope
13.9%Slippery Slope
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13.9%AuthorKanoko Matsuyama
4.6%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Circular Reasoning
22.6%Circular Reasoning
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22.6%AuthorKanoko Matsuyama
7.5%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Hasty Generalization
12.4%Hasty Generalization
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12.4%AuthorKanoko Matsuyama
18.7%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Red Herring
0%Red Herring
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0%AuthorKanoko Matsuyama
0%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Bandwagon
0%Bandwagon
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0%AuthorKanoko Matsuyama
4.6%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Appeal to Emotion
0%Appeal to Emotion
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0%AuthorKanoko Matsuyama
0%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Begging the Question
0%Begging the Question
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0%AuthorKanoko Matsuyama
4.6%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Post Hoc (False Cause)
20.4%Post Hoc (False Cause)
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20.4%AuthorKanoko Matsuyama
28.5%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Tu Quoque
0%Tu Quoque
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0%AuthorKanoko Matsuyama
0%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Burden of Proof
0%Burden of Proof
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0%AuthorKanoko Matsuyama
0%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Appeal to Nature
0%Appeal to Nature
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0%AuthorKanoko Matsuyama
0%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Composition/Division
0%Composition/Division
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0%AuthorKanoko Matsuyama
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Anecdotal
0%Anecdotal
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0%AuthorKanoko Matsuyama
0%PublicationThe Japan Times
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No True Scotsman
0%No True Scotsman
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0%AuthorKanoko Matsuyama
0%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Ambiguity (Equivocation)
21.9%Ambiguity (Equivocation)
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21.9%AuthorKanoko Matsuyama
7.3%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Gambler’s Fallacy
0%Gambler’s Fallacy
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0%AuthorKanoko Matsuyama
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Middle Ground
0%Middle Ground
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0%AuthorKanoko Matsuyama
0%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Personal Incredulity
0%Personal Incredulity
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0%AuthorKanoko Matsuyama
0%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Special Pleading
0%Special Pleading
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0%AuthorKanoko Matsuyama
0%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Genetic Fallacy
0%Genetic Fallacy
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0%AuthorKanoko Matsuyama
0%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Unattributed Quote
0%Unattributed Quote
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0%AuthorKanoko Matsuyama
0%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Quote-first Misdirection
36.5%Quote-first Misdirection
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36.5%AuthorKanoko Matsuyama
12.2%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Biased Writer Voice
20.4%Biased Writer Voice
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20.4%AuthorKanoko Matsuyama
6.8%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Indoctrination
13.9%Indoctrination
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13.9%AuthorKanoko Matsuyama
4.6%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Politically Left Leaning Bias
0%Politically Left Leaning Bias
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0%AuthorKanoko Matsuyama
0%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Politically Right Leaning Bias
0%Politically Right Leaning Bias
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0%AuthorKanoko Matsuyama
0%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Attempt to Sell a Product or Service
0%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service
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0%AuthorKanoko Matsuyama
0%PublicationThe Japan Times
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137 words analyzed.
Analysis
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